IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Professional Mumbai Indians show why they are the defending champions yet again. Defended a low total for second time in the tournament, on back to back occasions. Just the greatest death bowling unit in the tournament and they keep delivering the goods consistently. SRH have now lost third consecutive game, their middle order disappointing them yet again. Preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) play their third game of IPL 2021 against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday and will be aiming to open their account in the league. The David Warner-led side came agonisingly close to registering their first win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) three days ago but their middle order completely collapsed, leading to a six-run loss. SRH anxiously await the return of star New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson, who has already missed out on the first two games due to elbow injury. Yesterday, SRH’s Twitter handle posted a video on his injury update where the Black Caps captain said he is looking to return to full fitness within a week. When he will be making a comeback is still a question. However, he is doing some practice in the nets. Hyderabad would benefit immensly if returns against MI, who are one of the toughest opponents in the competition. [caption id=“attachment_8878141” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] File image of Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and Sunrisers Hyderabad David Warner. Image: Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] Mumbai Indians are not expected to make any changed in their XI. They pulled off a win in their last clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from the jaws of defeat and the win must have given the unit a huge boost of confidence. MI are known fighting till the end and pulling off such victories, the game against KKR was no different when their death overs specialist stepped up to deliver the goods. For SRH, the task would be to find the best XI for themselves and also have a second look at the batting order with Wriddhiman Saha consistently failing at the top and Jonny Bairstow unable to do much at No 4. Manish Pandey too has been consistently average for SRH although he scored a fifty in the first game. But his low strike rate has been a issue for Hyderabad. Squads: Sunrisers Hyderabad: Wriddhiman Saha(w), David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natarajan, Kane Williamson, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi, Jason Roy, Sandeep Sharma, Virat Singh, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Yudhvir Singh
IPL 2021, Live Cricket Score, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Professional Mumbai Indians show why they are the defending champions yet again. Defended a low total for second time in the tournament, on back to back occasions. read more
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Mumbai Indians pull off another professional win. The defending champions started off with a loss but have bounced back brilliantly. They always have a plan which they stick to and their players delivery almost every game. SRH, on the other hand, have a lot to ponder upon, especially their middle order. It seems beyond the top 3, they don’t have batters who can finish games for them.
Tomorrow, we meet again and guess what, it is the first double-header of IPL 2021 with RCB taking on KKR at Chennai in the afternoon and then DC battling out PBKS in the evening. Make sure you are back again with us for the coverage of the two games. It is a good bye from us for now
OUT! Boult cleans up Khaleel to seal the game for Mumbai Indians. They win by 13 runs and register their second victory in the tournament.
Khaleel Ahmed b Boult 1(2)
After 19 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/8 ( Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0 , Mujeeb Ur Rahman 0)
Bumrah delivers yet again. Shankar just could not connect well througout the over before departing. SRH need 16 off the last over. Bhuvi is still there but too much to ask from him really against Boult.
After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 130/7 ( Vijay Shankar 24 , )
Mumbai Indians showing why they are defending champions. Boult completes his third. Hardik yet again showing what an addition he is in any side. Isn’t bowling, failing consistently with the bat but has pulled off two spectacular run-outs in the game. Boult removes Rashid for a golden duck. SRH need 21 off 12 and they need Shankar to play till the end.
After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 124/5 ( Vijay Shankar 22 , Abdul Samad 3)
Bumrah time. Starts off with a flick-of-the-wrist off cutter to beat Samad. Single off the next ball. Bumrah brings it back to Shankar from back of the length and almost clips the bails. Bumrah appealed alone for the caught behind as well. He felt there was inside edge involved somewhere. Umpire was unmoved and so were de Kock and Rohit. Two dots in the over. Four off it, all singles. SRH need 27 off 18 balls.
Best bowling figures for Rahul Chahar in IPL:
4/27 v KKR, Chennai, 2021
3/19 V DC, Delhi, 2019
3/19 v SRH, Chennai, 2021*
After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 120/5 ( Vijay Shankar 20 , Abdul Samad 1)
Krunal Pandya back on. Shankar blocks the first ball and collects double off the second. He then hits two back to back sixes to keep SRH in the hunt and release some pressure off his shoulders. Teams go into strategic time out. Things usually change after this time out. SRH need 31 off 24 balls.
After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 104/5 ( Vijay Shankar 5 , Abdul Samad 0)
Two wickets in the same over for Rahul Chahar. Quite an ordinary outing for Virat Singh, just 11 off 12 balls and could not really get going thoughout the innings. New man in is another youngster Abhishek Sharma. Chahar starts off the over with a wicket and then two dots. That forces Abhishek to play a jail-break shot, a sweep and the top edge baloons into the air, Rohit could not reach the ball even with extension of both arms. But Abhishek does not survive for long, falls on the next ball, courtesy a one-hand catch from Milne. Just two off the over, and two wickets as well. SRH need 47 off 30.
After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 102/3 ( Virat Singh 11 , Vijay Shankar 5)
Milne back on. The boundaries are hard to come by now for SRH since the departure of Warner. The SRH captain is looking tensed sitting across the ropes. 100 up for SRH and now someone needs to take the charge of scoring those boundaries. They need at least one per over from here. Just six off the over. SRH need 49 off 36 balls.
After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 96/3 ( Virat Singh 9 , Vijay Shankar 3)
Chahar continues. Virat works the ball to the leg side for a single. Shankar plays a dot before collecting a single. Two dots in the over, MI will be looking to increase the number of dots and get the required rate up. Four off the over. SRH need 55 runs off 42 balls.
After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 92/3 ( Virat Singh 7 , Vijay Shankar 1)
Alright, the momentum seem to be changing. Warner gone and two new batters in the middle as Vijay Shankar joins Virat in the middle. Hardik Pandya with a stunning throw in one motion from point has done the job for MI. SRH need 59 off 58.
OUT! Big moment in the game as Warner has fallen short of the crease at the striker’s end. Virat tapped the ball to point and Warner called for a run, he took off from the other end but could not reach in time. Hardik’s throw reached before him and hit the stumps. Brilliant fielding.
Warner run out (Hardik Pandya) 36(34)
After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 85/2 ( David Warner (C) 35 , Virat Singh 2)
Warner welcomes Rahul Chahar in the new over with a six off the first ball. What a hit, came straight out of the middle of the bat and cleanly hit. Virat looked hurried up on the first ball he faced from Chahar. Sweeps his way out off the next for a single to rotate the strike. Warner is looking to run hard in the middle so extra pressure on Virat to keep up with the skipper. 11 off the over.
After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 74/2 ( David Warner (C) 26 , Virat Singh 1)
Kieron Pollard, right-arm medium, comes into the attack. Guess Rohit wants to take the pace off the ball in these middle overs. We are halfway into the chase and SRH despite losing two wickets still have their nose ahead. They need 77 off 60 balls.
After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 71/2 ( David Warner (C) 24 , )
Rahul Chahar, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and delivers. Removed Manish Pandey who was under pressure to play with a decent Striker Rate and has perished trying to play the big shot early on in the innings. Virat Singh has joined Warner.
Here’s an interesting little stat on Bairstow’s dismissal
Finally Mumbai Indians managed to take a wicket against Sunrisers after conceding 218 runs in 24.3 overs!
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) April 17, 2021
Warner and Saha had added 151 runs without being separated at Sharjah in IPL2020 in the last match between these two sides.#MIvSRH #SRHvMI
After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 68/1 ( David Warner (C) 23 , Manish Pandey 1)
Krunal into the attack again and he has a wicket. That was a weird way to get out. Threw his wicket away by getting too deep in his crease. Manish Pandey has joined Warner in the middle. Mumbai a little relieved seeing the back of Bairstow who smashed 43 off just 22 balls. SRH need 83 off 72 balls.
After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 67/0 ( David Warner (C) 23 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 43)
Milne returns to the attack. No run off the first ball. Cuts the seaming in second delivery for a single down to third man. Later in the over, gets a half-tracker from Milne and he slams it over deep mid-wicket for six runs. The sound off the bat echoed all over Chepauk. 10 off the over.
Could single-handedly win the game for SRH tonight!
Great start. Bairstow has made it easier for everyone else. Couldn't have asked for more in the power play
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 17, 2021
After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 57/0 ( David Warner (C) 15 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 41)
Bumrah returns and the move was always on the cards as Rohit needs wickets. He always turns to his go-to man. Just 2 off the over and no wicket. Both teams go into the strategic time out. End of the powerplay.
Jonny Bairstow’s SR PP overs in IPL:
2019 : 149.2
2020 : 117.9
2021 : 187.5
Overall : 137.1
After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 55/0 ( David Warner (C) 14 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 40)
Krunal comes into the attack and Jonny boy goes after him as well, smacks the second ball for a six. Pollard with an outstanding diving effort in the deep to stop the boundary. But Boult with an ordinary effort on the last ball of the over and Warner collects a boundary. 13 off the over. SRH go past fifty without a loss of wicket.
After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 42/0 ( David Warner (C) 8 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 33)
Milne comes to the atatck, pitches it up and gets smashes for four. Warner tries to be cheeky next ball, goes for a paddle scoop and misses it completely. Collects a quickly single and gives Bairstow the charge to go after the debutant. He smashes two consecutive sixes to make sure the runs keep coming. A mix-up between the two batters in the middle but no damage done. 19 off it.
After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 23/0 ( David Warner (C) 3 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 20)
Boult taken to cleaners in his second over as Bairstow goes after him. Three boundaries and one six. SRH on the move now in the chase. 18 off the over.
After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 5/0 ( David Warner (C) 3 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 2)
Huge appeal on the first ball of the second over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. The ball nipped back in sharply to Bairstow and it appeared it had kissed the inside edge to the keeper who collected it safely. Umpire Chris Gaffaney was spot on as he shook his head in negative. MI went upstairs to check it and lost the review. Top-class piece of umpiring that from Chris Gaffaney. MI may have lost it but it was worth going for the review for that one. Good over from Bumrah. Just 3 off it.
After 1 over,Sunrisers Hyderabad 2/0 ( David Warner (C) 2 , Jonny Bairstow (W) 0)
First ball from Boult nips back into Warner and hits him on the front thigh. Second ball is slightly short and Warner punches it back to cover fielder, no run again. Warner lets the third ball go. He finally steals two off the last ball to get off the mark.
Kieron Pollard in IPL:
4s : 199
6s : 201
After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 150/5 ( Kieron Pollard 35 , Krunal Pandya 3)
Bhuvneshwar bowls the 20th over after all. The swing specialist, who had been the most expensive in the SRH attack so far today, does a decent job initially in the final over, giving away a single off each of the first three deliveries, with Pollard having to dash back for a second off the fourth. All the good work, though, is undone in the last two balls as he misses his lengths, Pollard making the most of it with back-to-back sixes straight down the ground and over cow corner to help Mumbai breach the 150-run mark.
17 runs off the final over, as Bhuvneshwar gets smashed for 45 runs without getting a wicket today. Pollard’s unbeaten 22-ball 35, during the course of which he goes past 200 sixes in the IPL, has given the MI attack something to bowl to.
SIX! Kieron Pollard collects back-to-back sixes off Bhuvneshwar Kumar to end the Mumbai innings on a high! Smacks this over the cow corner fence as the pace spearhead once again misses his length. '
Mumbai Indians post 150/5 after 20 overs after opting to bat
After 19 overs,Mumbai Indians 133/5 ( Kieron Pollard 20 , Krunal Pandya 1)
Couple of close shaves for Pollard in the penultimate over, a thick outside edge flying past a diving Bairstow off the first delivery, followed by Vijay Shankar dropping a sitter at deep midwicket two balls later. Hardik though, is not so lucky as he takes a fine catch near sweeper cover after a thick leading edge, his second grab of the innings, giving the left-arm seamer from Tonk his first wicket of the innings. Hardik’s brother Krunal walks out next, and gets off the mark with a single first ball. Khaleel finally gets one in his wickets column, signing off with 1/24.
OUT! Fine catch by Virat Singh, running foward from sweeper cover, after Hardik gets a thick leading edge while attempting to smash Khaleel for a maximum. Was a slower delivery from Khaleel that Hardik failed to get any power on to. MI 131/5
Hardik c Virat b Khaleel 7(5)
After 18 overs,Mumbai Indians 126/4 ( Kieron Pollard 14 , Hardik Pandya 7)
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the 18th over (and perhaps the 20th as well). New batsman Hardik Pandya gets off the mark with a thick outside edge that carries the ball between the keeper and short third man. He then keeps the scoreboard ticking, smacking the ball towards long off for a brace off the third and bringing Pollard back on strike with a single off the fourth. Bhuvi fails to gather the ball at the non-striker’s end after an accurate throw by Warner from long off, allowing Pandya to avoid getting run out after responding to a risky second. Pollard keeps the strike with a single towards midwicket. 11 off the over — MI’s 2nd best of the innings and their most productive since the end of the powerplay.
After 17 overs,Mumbai Indians 115/4 ( Kieron Pollard 10 , Hardik Pandya 0)
Mujeeb’s punished for a half-tracker first up in the over as Pollard takes full toll of the delivery to smash the ball 105 metres into the 2nd-tier stands beyond long on. The off-spinner though, keeps it tight for the remainder of the over, giving away just two runs while getting rid of the struggling Kishan with a carrom ball off the fifth delivery. He signs off with 2/29 from his quota.
OUT! Superb catch by Bairstow behind the stumps as Mujeeb gets rid of Kishan with a carrom ball, one that gets a bit of Kishan’s glove. The Englishman had a fraction of a second to react to that, and pulled it off superbly in the end. MI 114/4
Kishan c Bairstow b Mujeeb 12(21)
After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 107/3 ( Ishan Kishan 12 , Kieron Pollard 3)
Rashid to bowl out his final over as we approach the death overs. Kishan pulls towards wide long on off the second delivery, with Warner putting in a slide in the deep to save a couple of runs for his side. Appeal for LBW off the penultimate ball, but the googly produced enough turn for the umpire to think it was missing leg. Two more googlies after that, producing a wide and a leg-bye. Six off the over, as Rashid caps an economical performance with figures of 0/22 from four.
Kieron Pollard SR in the death overs in IPL – last two years:
2019 : 182.1
2020 : 221.9
After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 101/3 ( Ishan Kishan 9 , Kieron Pollard 2)
Pollard walks out to bat at No 5 today, and he’s nearly run out while attempting a risky single off the first delivery of the over — Warner’s throw from mid off ultimately missing timber. Just three singles collected in this over, with the disciplined Sunrisers bowlers keeping the Mumbai batsmen on a tight leash in the middle overs. Unless Pollard, Kishan and the remainder of the middle order are able to get a few big hits against the run of play, another 140-150 total is very much on the cards. Time for another strategic timeout.
After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 98/3 ( Ishan Kishan 8 , Kieron Pollard 0)
Mujeeb replaces Rashid, SRH perhaps saving the latter’s remaining over for the business end of the innings. And the off-spinner delivers in getting a key breakthrough in the form of De Kock, who ends up offering long on a simple catch while attempting to clear the fence for his first six. Four runs and a wicket from what is an excellent over. MI’s run rate, meanwhile, has slowed down to seven-an-over at the moment.
OUT! Mujeeb strikes this time, as De Kock’s attempt to collect his first maximum of the innings results in his dismissal. MI 98/3
De Kock c sub(Suchith) b Mujeeb 40(39)
After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 94/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 38 , Ishan Kishan 6)
Shankar’s back in action, and he starts off with a couple of slower deliveries to de Kock, the first one nearly resulting in a catch for Rashid at deep backward square leg. De Kock makes the most of the dropped chance to come back for a second run. Two balls later, he chips the ball down the ground for a single. Kishan follows suit next ball, guiding the ball in the same direction for a single. QDK keeps the strike with a single off the last delivery. Shankar, who has been the standout bowler so far in the innings, has one more over left in his kitty.
Batsmen scoring 50-plus runs against Rashid Khan in IPL without being dismissed by him:
82 : Shane Watson
61 : Ambati Rayudu
50 : Ishan Kishan
After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 89/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 34 , Ishan Kishan 5)
De Kock picks Rashid’s googly off the first delivery, pulling it towards cow corner for a brace, with a single coming off each of the next two deliveries. Rashid changes his angle to round the wicket to De Kock, the latter edges the ball past short third man while attempting reverse sweep, collecting his fifth boundary in the process. A single and a dot off the last two balls of the over.
After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 80/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 26 , Ishan Kishan 4)
Afghan spinners from both ends now, with Mujeeb replacing Shankar. The offie is able to restrict the two left-handers to singles, with three of them coming in this over in addition to a wide and a leg bye. De Kock’s well set at the crease at the moment, but his strike rate dropping below 100 will be a cause for concern.
After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 75/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 24 , Ishan Kishan 3)
Ishan Kishan’s served a couple of tricky googlies by Rashid in the latter’s second over — the first one turning sharply away from the southpaw, while the second one nearly gets a nick. Tight over from the leggie as he gives away just three singles off it. At the halfway stage in their innings, MI are scoring at seven-and-a-half an over with eight wickets at their disposal.
After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 72/2 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 23 , Ishan Kishan 1)
Suryakumar executes a beautiful inside out lofted drive off the second delivery that clears the extra cover fence for his first six, but Vijay Shankar has his revenge off the very next delivery, collecting an easy return catch to dismiss the in-form Mumbai Indians No 3 for 10. Ishan Kishan, the new batsman, has a lucky miss, nearly chopping the ball onto his stumps off his first ball. Eight runs and a wicket from the over, as the Sunrisers are starting to show signs of fighting back.
OUT! Right after that gorgeous six off Suryakumar’s bat, Vijay Shankar strikes for a second time as he grabs an easy return catch from Surya to dismiss him for 10. The Sunrisers are starting to fight back after struggling through the powerplay. The umpire signals timeout after the dismissal. MI 71/2
Suryakumar c and b Shankar 10(6)
After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 64/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 22 , Suryakumar Yadav 4)
Afghan star Rashid Khan’s brought into the act in the eighth over, and he sends out a warning with a googly off the second delivery that beats de Kock completely. The South African keeper-bat, though, responds two balls later with a well-timed sweep behind square that gives him his fourth boundary. A single and a dot off the last two balls of the over, with Rashid conceding five off his first of the evening.
After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 59/1 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 17 , Suryakumar Yadav 4)
All-rounder Vijay Shankar brought in now, as frontline seamers Bhuvneshwar and Khaleel get a breather. And his introduction does the trick for the Sunrisers as Rohit holes out to deep midwicket after hitting off the cue end of the bat while hoping to clear the fence once again. Suryakumar Yadav walks in at his usual No 3 spot, and gets off the mark with a boundary off his second delivery, thanks to a misfield by Abhishek Sharma near mid off.
OUT! Shankar with the breakthrough, as Rohit fails to get the distance while looking to clear the midwicket fence, resulting in an easy catch for Virat Singh near the boundary. Hit off the toe end of the bat, did the MI skipper, who departs after getting off to a confident start. MI 55/1
Rohit c Virat b Shankar 32(25)
After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 53/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 16 , Rohit Sharma (C) 31)
Left-arm spinner Abhishek Sharma bowls the final over of the powerplay, with de Kock and Rohit choosing to rotate the strike between themselves through the ones and twos. Five off the over, with the pair bringing up the fifty stand. Just the kind of start Mumbai were hoping to get after opting to bat.
After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 48/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 15 , Rohit Sharma (C) 27)
So it’s back to pace from both ends for now, with Khaleel bowling the fifth over. After a couple of dots, Khaleel bowls a slightly short and wide delivery that Rohit promptly slashes behind point for a boundary. The boundary forces Khaleel to change his angle to round the wicket. A wide and a single off the next two balls, with de Kock ending the over with a boundary, scooping a length delivery over short fine in cheeky fashion. 10 off the over. Has been an excellent start from the Mumbai Indians so far.
After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 38/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 11 , Rohit Sharma (C) 22)
Bhuvi returns, albeit from a different end. Rohit nearly perishes in the second delivery, getting an inside edge that narrowly misses the stumps, instead allowing him to collect a single. De Kock runs the ball towards fine leg for a single off the next delivery. Just when it seemed Bhuvi would end things on an economical note, Rohit executes another flawless pull, once again clearing the midwicket fence. The MI skipper then retains the strike with a single off the last delivery.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman economy rate in PP overs in IPL:
2018 : 5.56 (11.2 overs)
2019 : 9.38 (8 overs)
2020 : 6.00 (2 overs)
After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 29/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 10 , Rohit Sharma (C) 14)
Spin introduced as early as the third over, with Mujeeb replacing Bhuvneshwar. Meanwhile, skipper Rohit finally tees off as he smashes a four and a six — both towards the midwicket boundary — off successive deliveries from the Afghan offie as 13 runs are added to the total in this over.
After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 16/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 9 , Rohit Sharma (C) 2)
Khaleel Ahmed, who replaces T Natarajan today, from the Pavilion End. Rohit gets off the mark with a single off the first delivery, albeit in risky fashion as he pulls in the direction of deep backward square leg, the ball ultimately falling short. De Kock runs the ball towards third man for a single next delivery, which also witnesses the no-ball hooter go off after Khaleel is found to have overstepped. Four leg byes in the free hit as the ball beats the diving keeper after brushing past Rohit’s thigh. The left-arm seamer, though keeps it tight for the remainder of the over, giving away just one single.
After 1 over,Mumbai Indians 8/0 ( Quinton de Kock (W) 8 , Rohit Sharma (C) 0)
De Kock starts off in style, smashing the ball down the ground off the very first delivery of the innings to get off the mark with a boundary. Bhuvneshwar follows it up with three dots, before a misfield by Vijay Shankar at extra cover gives QDK his second four of the over. Appeal for caught-behind against the southpaw off the last delivery, but the umpire isn’t interested and Warner decides against taking it upstairs.
Interesting!
Mumbai Indians have only won seven of the 16 matches they've played against Sunrisers Hyderabad, giving them a win percentage of 44%. That's the lowest win percentage they have against any currently active IPL team. #IPL2021
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) April 17, 2021
Adam Milne to make his MI debut!
The New Zealand pacer is set to make his maiden appearance in Mumbai Indians colours this evening, getting his cap during a team huddle minutes before toss in Match 9 of IPL 2021. Milne had earlier represented Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), making a total of five appearances across two seasons in 2016 and 2017.
Matthew Hayden and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan analyse the Chepauk pitch for today:
MH: We’re back to the very first wicket block. RCB had chased down a moderate total. This is a wicket of two faces. The first 10 overs — doesn’t matter whether you bowl or chase, it’s relatively easy to score runs. The scoring zones are very much up to the front. The second phase sees scoring rates going much more to the on side. Spin has played its role as per usual. It’s a bit of conundrum (opting to bat or bowl) on this wicket.
LS: Spin plays a significant factor in Chennai, and that would be the pattern of play. The turn in the second innings is going to be a lot more as the tournament progresses.
It hasn’t been long since Kyle Jamieson made his IPL debut and the New Zealand bowling all-rounder is already impressed with Virat Kohli’s leadership. Jamieson, who was bought by RCB for a whopping Rs 15 crore in the player auction in February, wants to ‘adopt’ Virat’s style of leadership and the way he approaches the game.
Full story: Kyle Jamieson says he wants to ‘adopt’ Virat Kohli’s aggressive style of leadership
An interesting battle to watch out for between two superstars of the game later this evening
The magician vs the hard-hitter 💪#MIvSRH #OrangeOrNothing #OrangeArmy #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/BrY0otO2Sk
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 17, 2021
Here are the two squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Wriddhiman Saha(w), David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natarajan, Kane Williamson, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi, Jason Roy, Sandeep Sharma, Virat Singh, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Piyush Chawla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, James Neesham, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Yudhvir Singh
Chahar’s clinical effort, Moeen’s method, Punjab’s precarious position – takeaways from CSK’s win over PBKS.
Click here to read Yash Jha’s analysis on last night’s game between CSK and PBKS.SRH are at the bottom of the table and need a win to open their account in this season.
MI are placed third and the win today will strengthen their position.
Getting the combination right would be topmost on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s to-do list when they take on a qualitatively superior Mumbai Indians in an IPL encounter here on Saturday, trying to arrest an early slide after back-to-back defeats.
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