IPL 2017, Highlights, SRH vs MI in Hyderabad, cricket scores and updates: Sunrisers win by 7 wickets

What a clinical all-round display by Hyderabad today, as they keep their playoff hopes alive by humbling leaders Mumbai Indians!  Right from getting early wickets to slam the brakes on Mumbai’s innings, to the match-winning partnership between Henriques and Dhawan after the dismissal of Dhawan. SRH thus regain their confidence with this win, and are now on the verge of sealing their spot in the playoffs.

This was the first Man of the Match award for Shikhar Dhawan while playing for SRH in IPL.

If KKR beat KXIP tomorrow then KKR, RPS and SRH will join MI in the playoffs. 

Shikhar Dhawan adjudged the Man of the Match for his innings of 62 from 46 deliveries

Most runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL:

708 – Suresh Raina

536 – SHIKHAR DHAWAN*

531 – MS Dhoni

510 – AB de Villiers 

501 – Shaun Marsh 

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s today’s win against Mumbai Indians ensured that DD are out from the playoffs’ race.

After 18.2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 140/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 62 , Vijay Shankar 15)

Bumrah to bowl the penultimate over. No run off the first ball. Vijay Shankar goes over the top and gets a boundary at long on. And with that SRH wrap up the match in their favour. 

SRH win the match by 7 wickets and that’s a big boost to their chances to make the play-offs.

After 18 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 136/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 62 , Vijay Shankar 11)

McClenaghan back into the attack. Dhawan drives the second ball through cover. Fine timing. Two runs. The nest ball is cut away. The Sunrisers are doing this easily. Just strolling their way to a win. Doesn’t make for a breathtaking stuff exactly, but SRH doing what is necessary. Looked to be a change in bowling action from McClenaghan with his fifth ball. For a moment that looked like Bumrah. A left-handed one. Seven runs from that over. SRH need 3 runs from 12 balls.

After 17 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 129/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 58 , Vijay Shankar 8)

Malinga bowls the 17th over. The second ball is a fullish one. Good-looking on drive from Shankar. Two runs. Banged in short. Shankar pulls. Huge appeal from Parthiv and Malinga. Nothing doing, says the umpire. What’s worse, he calls it a wide. Replays suggest their was not bat touch. Could well be a strategy from Parthiv to put the ump off and prevent the wide call. Mischievous smile from Parthiv. Good change of pace from Malinga has Dhawan skying one. Pollard tries a catch at long on. May have just about got his fingertips to the ball. Eight runs from the over again. SRH need 10 runs from 18 balls.

Didn’t see any point in SRH sending Yuvraj out with an injured finger especially when they were in firm control of the proceedings with a plenty of wickets left. Could’ve put his participation in the remainder of the tournament in danger by further aggravating his injury. Anyway, Dhawan should do the job of carrying the side across the finish line.

After 16 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 55 , Vijay Shankar 4)

Bumrah continues. Four runs off the first three balls. Dhawan goes over the cover fielder on the fourth ball. Two runs. Turns the next ball towards midwicket for a single. The last ball is on a yorker length. Squeezed out by Shankar behind point. Eight runs from that over. SRH need 18 runs from 24 balls.

After 15 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 113/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 51 , Vijay Shankar 0)

Malinga back into the attack. Dhawan takes a single. Looked like he had completed his fifty with that shot, but was a leg bye. Dhawan finally gets to his fifty off the third ball of the over. Malinga gets rid of Yuvraj with the next ball, as the batsman mistimes one in the air and Hardik at sweeper cover completes the catch. Yuvi checks his finger while going back. The dismissal would just be a blessing in disguise for Yuvi. Vijay Shankar comes in to bat at the fall of that wicket. Four runs from that over. SRH need 26 runs from 30 balls.

OUT! Yuvraj mistimes one in the air. Hardik takes an easy catch. SRH 112/3 in the 15th over.

Yuvraj c Hardik Pandya b Malinga 9(11)

After 14 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 109/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 49 , Yuvraj Singh 8)

McClenaghan back into the attack. Tests Yuvi with a yorker. Yuvi is struggling with pain and struggling to score. The fourth ball is short and pulled away to the boundary. Yuvi fights back. That brings out a clap from his coach Tom Moody. The next delivery is full. Yuvi squeezes it away. Had one hands off the handle. Two runs to mid wicket though for Yuvi. Hits the last ball straight down the ground for another couple. SRH need 30 runs from 36 balls.

After 13 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 99/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 48 , Yuvraj Singh 0)

Bumrah into the attack. Rolled his fingers around the ball. A slow off-spinner. And Henriques gets a leading edge. Easy catch for Rohit. Yuvraj is the new man in. He had hurt his finger while batting and is clearly feeling the pain. Yuvi should walk off if he is uncomfortable, one feels.. He would not want to aggravate the injury any further with the Champions TRophy coming up. That’s not what India would want, given the fact that he is such an important man of Team India. The SRH also have the match well under control. Hit on the body then by Bumrah. Bumrah affords bo favour to his senior India teammate. Talk about intensity. Yuvi swings and misses on the last ball. Strategic timeout taken. Thankfully so, for Yuvi.

Yuvraj Singh’s average of 15.63 against Mumbai Indians in IPL is the lowest among all the batsmen who have scored atleast 100 runs against them in IPL. He has scored 250 runs from 16 innings at a strike rate of 112.11 in IPL before today.

End of a brilliant partnership between Dhawan and Henriques. The two never hit the panic button after the early loss of Warner, took their time to settle at the crease, and kept the boundaries coming in at regular intervals while rotating the strike. Just what the team needed in their chase.

OUT! Henriques gets a leading edge off a slower one fro Bumrah. Rohit takes the easiest of catches. SRH are 98/2 in the 13th over.

Henriques c Rohit b Bumrah 44(35)

After 12 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 98/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 47 , Moises Henriques 44)

Harbhajan continues. Three runs from the first three balls. Henriques then plays one straight back at the bowler. Just short of Bhajji. The next ball has Henriques in a spot of bother again. Gets an inside edge to short fine leg. Appeal for LBW on the last ball against Dhawan, but the ball has hit hi outside the line of off stump.

After 11 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 94/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 45 , Moises Henriques 42)

Malinga bowls the 11th over. Three runs off the first two balls. The third ball is short and slowish. Henriques pulls, but the ball came off the splice of the bat. Falls just short of Bhajji at mid wicket. The next ball is an attempted yorker. Ends up being a full toss. Short arm jab by Henriques. Four at wide long on. The next ball is banged in short again. Climbed on Henriques and he pulls it away in front of square for consecutive boundaries. 11 runs from the over. Malinga doesn’t seem to be the menace he used to be any longer.

After 10 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 83/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 44 , Moises Henriques 32)

Harbhajan in for the 10th over. Dhawan plays the reverse sweep. In the air, but through the gap between short third man and backward point. Wasn’t much of a gap there. Dhawan very lucky. Three runs from the next four balls. At the halfway stage, this match is for the SRH to lose.

After 9 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 76/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 38 , Moises Henriques 31)

Karn Sharma continues. The first ball is swept with disdain for a boundary. There is an appeal for stumping off the next ball. The umpire goes upstairs. Replays show Dhawan had his foot firmly inside the crease. Not out. Dhawamn comes down the track on the next ball. Karn shortens the length. Dhawan quietely plays it back to the bowler. The fifth ball has Dhawan coming down the track again and hammer it over long on. Fetched that one from way outside off as the ball was angling away. Opens the face of the bat and plays the last ball of the over to short third man. Deft.

After 8 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 65/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 27 , Moises Henriques 31)

Hardik into the attack now. Starts with a back of a length delivery. Single. The third ball is short and drifting down leg. Henriques brings out the pull. Four. That’s the fifty run partnership between Henriques and Dhawan. Good comeback freom Hardik. A slower ball. Hardik gets an inside edge onto his pads. Dhawan pushes the fifth ball through mid off. Great timing on that. Pollard pulls it back inside the boundary and saves a run. The last ball is cracked to the backward point fence. 13 runs from that over.

After 7 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 52/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 23 , Moises Henriques 22)

Karn Sharma into the atack. Dhawan comes down the track and blasts the second delivery over long on for a six. Went against the turn. Dhawan hits the next delivery to deep midwicket. Henriques comes down the track now. Karn fires it down leg. A leg bye taken. Nine runs from that over.

Dhawan and Henriques have done well to bring Hyderabad back to their feet, going after the pacers to stitch a formidable-looking second-wicket stand. The run-rate is not a worry right now, with the target being a manageable one. With Yuvraj’s fitness in doubt after he hurt his finger while fielding earlier this evening, this stand is all the more crucial.

After 6 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 43/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 15 , Moises Henriques 22)

McClenaghan into the attack. Bowls round the wicket to Henriques. Short and wide and cut hard by Henriques to the backward point boundary. McClenaghan over the wicket now. The third delivery is full, Henriques goes through cover. The fifth ball is a slower one and full. Dhawan turns it away to mid on. Henriques comes down the track and clobbers the last ball, but unluckily, can’t beat the fielder at mid off. Six runs from that over. Time for a strategic timeout at the end of that over. SRH have made steady progress in the powerplay.

After 5 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 37/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 14 , Moises Henriques 17)

Bumrah into the attack. The third ball is back of a length and brings out a sublime cover drive from Henriques. Finds the gap between cover and point and the ball races to the boundary. Surely the shot of the innings so far. The next ball is driven again. Goes to backward point, but no more than a single. Dhawan gets up on his toes and pulls the next ball to the boundary. Not a pretty shot but effective. 11 runs from that over.

After 4 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 26/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , Moises Henriques 10)

Harbhajan comes into the attack. Three runs from the first two balls. Dhawan gives the charge on the next ball. Was not to the pitch of the ball. Plays it away to long off. Some ‘yes’ and ’no’ on the next ball. No cause for alarm for SRH in the end. The last ball is on the legs and turned to midwicket for Henriques for a single.

After 3 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 21/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 9 , Moises Henriques 6)

Malinga to bowl the third over of the innings. The first ball is turned away to long leg. The third ball is on the pads of Dhawan, who flicks it away backward of square. The ball flies to the fielder. The fifth ball is driven through the cover region for four. Looks like the news of selection to India’s Champions Trophy squad has done Dhawan’s confidence a world of good. Punches the next ball to wide mid off. Two runs. Good timing on that one. 11 runs conceded by Malinga in his first over. The ace pacer did not look comfortable.

Not the best of starts for SRH at all. The early loss of Warner, who went for his on-drive a bit late and got a bit of an inside-edge that the umpire didn’t detect, is a huge blow for the hosts. Much like Mumbai in their innings, SRH are in for a slow power play which could hamper their chase.

After 2 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 10/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 2 , Moises Henriques 2)

McClenaghan in for the second over. Full and straight from the bowler. Warner rapped on the pads. The SRH skipper was late on the shot. Given out by Marais Erasmus and he is one of the best in the business. Replays show the faintest of edges. Can’t blame the ump there. That’s very hard to pick up. Moises Henriques is the new man in. Pulls the first ball he faces. Banged in short and Henriques goes towards mid wicket. Three runs rom that over and a wicket. MI have started well inb= their defence of a small total.

OUT! McClenaghan bowls full and straight and Warner is caught right in front of the stumps. Huge blow for SRH. They are 7/1 in the 2nd over.

Warner lbw b McClenaghan 6(6)

Barring a partnership between Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard, Mumbai failed to have any going. A target of 139 would be hard to defend against the likes of David Warner and Co. But if anybody can then it’s Mumbai with the kind of bowling attack they have got. A win here for Mumbai would really give them a biig boost ahead of the play-offs

After 1 overs,Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/0 ( David Warner (C) 6 , Shikhar Dhawan 1)

Warner goes for the reverse sweep off the very first ball. Well tossed up by Harbhajan and Warner misses the line completely. Parthiv whips the bails off behind the stupmps and appeals. He looks to be very excited. But Warner had his foot firmly grounded. The next ball is shortish and spinning away. Warner cuts through the gap between cover and point abd fetches the first boundary of the innings. Dhawan tries a sweep of the fourth ball, but doesn’t get all off it. Seven runs from the first over.

David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan opens the batting for SRH. Harbhajan bowls the first over.

After 20 overs,Mumbai Indians 138/7 ( Harbhajan Singh 1 , Mitchell McClenaghan 2)

Bhuvi to bowl the last over of the innings. The first ball tails in at the pads of Pollard. it is a full toss, but Pollard mistimes it. Easy catch to Vijay Shankar at deep midwicket. He had misses a sitter earlier,. but makes no mistake here. The MI batsman should have crossed though, which would mean Karn Sharma, who have been batting for a while, would have faced the next ball. Pollard looked to be too dejected to try the run. Hrabhajan Singh is the new man in. The next ball is a wide, but then Bhuvi comes up with a briliant yorker. All Bhajji could do is to dig it out. Bhajji plays and misses the next delivery. But two runs conceded by SRH as ‘keeper Ojha fails to gather the ball cleanly. Karn Sharma reaches out for a wide one and gets an edge to Ojha behind the stumps. Mitch McClenaghan comes in for the last ball. Pulls a shortish delivery to wide long on for a couple. MI end with 138/7. A smallish total for MI and SRH would fancy themselves to win this, especially at home, where they have had a great record.

Lowest totals defended by Mumbai Indians in IPL:

120 v Pune Warriors, Gahunje, 2012

139 v Chennai Super Kings, Wankhede, 2013

142 v Delhi Daredevils, Wankhede, 2017

The Sunrisers were as clinical in the death overs as they were at the start of the innings, and getting rid of Rohit Sharma at this stage was key in restricting Mubai to a sub-par 138/7 at the end of the innings. The batsmen, though, cannot afford to take it easy, as their loss to Pune in their previous game at this very venue would still be fresh in their minds.

OUT! Karn Sharma chases a good length, widish deivery and gets an edge to the ‘keeper. SRH 136/7 in the 20th over.

Karn Sharma c Naman Ojha b Bhuvneshwar 5(5)

OUT! Pollard tries to slog a full toss towards leg, but does not get the distance. Caught at deep midwicket. SRH 132/6 in the 20th over.

Pollard c Vijay Shankar b Bhuvneshwar 5(9)

After 19 overs,Mumbai Indians 132/5 ( Kieron Pollard 5 , Karn Sharma 5)

Kaul to bowl the 19th over. The first ball is short and very wide. Rohit drags it onto the stumps. That delivery did not deserve a wicket really. Lucky break for SRH. Karn Sharma is the new man in. Kaul gets some out swing going. Beats  Karn’s bat. The fourth ball is a full toss on the pads. Lucky to get away with that is Kaul. The last ball is an attempted yorker. Kaul doesn’t get it right. Squeezed away to the backward point fence. Six  runs from that over.

OUT! Rohit drags on a short and wide elivery from Kaul. SRH 126/5 in the 19th over.

Rohit b S Kaul 67(45)

After 18 overs,Mumbai Indians 126/4 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 67 , Kieron Pollard 4)

Bhuvi back into the attack. The second ball ihs pulled away with authority by Rohit over mid wicket for a six. Shorter, slower delivery. Picked up well by Rohit. 14 runs off that over.

After 17 overs,Mumbai Indians 112/4 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 56 , Kieron Pollard 3)

Rashid in for his last over. Induces an outside edge off the first ball. Rohit tries a reverse weep off the third. but misses by a mile. Beats Pollard with a beauty on the fifth ball. Beats Pollard again with the last ball. Rashid completes his quota. Two runs off that over. Four overs for 22 and a wicket. Sunrisers’ Afghan recruits have vindicated their selection every bit.

End of a superb spell by Rashid, and he has done his bit in bringing the control back in SRH’s hands by dismissing Hardik. He has been the revelation of the tournament so far, and his spell today was another case in point. Now for Bhuvneshwar and the rest to bowl a few more tight overs to keep the MI under 150.

After 16 overs,Mumbai Indians 110/4 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 55 , Kieron Pollard 2)

Siraj to bowl the 16th over. Rohit takes a couple to the sweeper cover to bring up the 100 for MI. Drives straight and hits the stumps at the non-striker’s end. The ball deflects to long on and that fifty up for Rohit off 34 balls. MI would need Rohit to stay till the end and take them past 150 and to 170 may be. The fourth ball is hit to backward point by Rohit. Yuvi fields, but looks like he has hurt his finger. SRH would want him to be fit when they come out to bat. The last ball produces another audacious shot by Rohit. Guides a short-pitched one over the ‘keeper for a boundary. 11 runs off the over.

This is Rohit Sharma’s first fifty while batting first after 10 innings in IPL. Before today, he scored a fifty while batting first in IPL was against Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata in 2015.

Players to score 200-plus runs in each season of IPL:

Suresh Raina

MS Dhoni 

Gautam Gambhir 

ROHIT SHARMA*

After 15 overs,Mumbai Indians 99/4 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 47 , Kieron Pollard 1)

Rashid back into the attack. The second ball produces a wicket. Hardik played against the turn and skied a catch to Henriques at cover. Kieron Pollard is the new man in. Rashid is gettig good spin and has the batsmen in all sorts of trouble. Four runs and a wicket off that over.

OUT! Rashid gets rid of the big-hitting Pandya. Good old leg spin and Pandya hit against the turn, getting a top edge that went high in the air and Henriques took a well-judged catch. SRH 96/4 in the 15th over.

Hardik Pandya c Henriques b Rashid Khan 15(24)

Rohit and Hardik have forged a solid stand so far in the innings, and that should send the alarm bells ringing for the home team captain. Bringing Rashid’s leg-spin into play against Rohit might be a viable option for the hosts, though the MI captain seems far more comfortable facing those deliveries now than he was at the start of the tournament.

After 14 overs,Mumbai Indians 95/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 44 , Hardik Pandya 15)

Henriques into the attck. The first ball is a widish half volley, and Rohit throws it bat at it. Gets four at cover. Brilliant placement. No chance for the boundary rider. Comes down the track on the next ball and hits it to sweeper cover for a single. The fourth balln has Rohit driving. Sends the ball past cover and also beats the man at the boundary. That is like threading the eye of a needle. Perfection! Rohit gets another four off the next ball. Opened the face of the bat to run the ball down towards third man. The man at short third man gives chase, but the ball was always running away from him. 15 runs from that over. MI needed that. Strategic timeout taken.

After 13 overs,Mumbai Indians 80/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 30 , Hardik Pandya 14)

Bhuvi back into the attack. The second ball is pulled on the front foot by Rohit. In the air, but goes on the bounce to the fielder at long on. Bhuvi bowls one wide and Rohit has a nibble at it. Can’t find the gap past short third man. the next ball is cracked over men at backward square leg and short third man and into the boundary. Bhuvi running in to bowl the last ball of the over. Rohit dances down the track even before the ball is delivered. Plays it away to long off.

After 12 overs,Mumbai Indians 72/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 24 , Hardik Pandya 12)

Kaul replaces Siraj. Some mix-up between the MI batsmen. Henriques fields well at cover. Needed a direct hit and Rohit was short of his crease. Henriques has a shy but the ball hits the edge of one of the practice pitches and bounces way over the stumps. Reprieve for the MI captain. Five runns from that over.

The Sunrisers have done brilliantly so far to restrict the run-flow, with MI crawling away to the 59-run mark at the halfway stage. But they know for a fact that this is the partnership to watch out for, with the stand reaching the 31-run mark at the end of the 11th over. They need a breakthrough right now before Rohit runs away with a captain’s knock

After 11 overs,Mumbai Indians 67/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 22 , Hardik Pandya 9)

Rashid continues. The first ball is miscued by Rohit. Chance at deep backward square leg. Falls just short of the fielder. Rashid beats Hardik with two absolute beauties. Just enough spin to go beat the batsman. Rohit spoils Rashid’s figures a bit by getting a six off the last ball. Overpitched from Rashid and Rohit goes straight.

After 10 overs,Mumbai Indians 59/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 15 , Hardik Pandya 8)

Siraj back into the attack. Rohit comes down the track and hits to the cover region for a single. Hardik plays one of the most audacious shots that you will ever see. It was a slower deivery and Hardik waited and played it away towards third man. Deepak Hooda pulls out a fantastic stop at the boundary. Six runs from that over.

Superb start by the Sunrisers in their quest to boost their playoff chances, and now have the Mumbai Indians living dangerously, with opposition skipper Rohit Sharma surviving a couple of appeals and edges. The key here has been putting a plug on the boundaries, which has forced the MI top order to make mistakes.

After 9 overs,Mumbai Indians 53/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 13 , Hardik Pandya 5)

Rashid introduced in the attack. Starts with a beauty. Bowled from back of the hand, beats the outsude edge of Hardik’s bat as he tentatively pushes forward. Rohit plays a deft shot on the third ball to third man for a boundary. Hardik rapped on the pads on the last ball. Was going down. Eight runs from that over. And it is time for strategic timeout.

After 8 overs,Mumbai Indians 45/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 8 , Hardik Pandya 2)

Nabi in for his last over. Bowls a very tidy over. A run out chance on the last ball, but the throw was wide. Nabi completes a fantastic spell. Four overs for 13 runs and a wicket. That is the most economical spell for the SRH this season. The Afghan boys Nabi and Rashid have been one of the big success stories of the IPL.

After 7 overs,Mumbai Indians 42/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 7 , Hardik Pandya 0)

Kaul continues. The first ball of the over produces a wicket as Parthiv is foxed by change of pace. Chips a catch to long on where Warner runs around and takes a good low catch. Hardik Pandya is the new man in. Rohit is not in control of a bouncer off the next ball. The third ball is cracked through cover. Kaul comes back with a well-directed bouncer. The ball kisses the glove of Rohit and crashes on his helmet before popping up. The catch is taken. Huge appeal, but the umpire clearly has not seen the edge. Not out given. Warner looks incredulous. You really need DRS in IPL, don’t you? Six runs from that over.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first, when the popular choice for them and perhaps for most teams has been to field first. But with Mumbai already qualified for the play-offs it was a good decision to test themselves while batting first. However it has been a bad start for the Mumbai Indians so far. Sunrisers Hyderabad have bowled with discipline, but it’s been the case of poor shot selection from Mumbai so far. The situation, though presents a golden chance for Rohit Sharma to get some runs under his belt and justify his selection in India’s Champions Trophy squad

OUT! Parthiv misjudges the knuckle ball from Kaul and Warner takes the catch in the deep. SRH 36/3 in the 7th over.

Parthiv Patel c Warner b S Kaul 23(17)

After 6 overs,Mumbai Indians 36/2 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 23 , Rohit Sharma (C) 1)

Nabi bowls the sixth over. The second ball is slog swept by Parthiv to the boundary. Parthiv got down on one knee and dragged the ball from outside off. Three runs from the next four balls. Mumbai have not made a lot of progress inj the powerplay overs.

After 5 overs,Mumbai Indians 29/2 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 16 , Rohit Sharma (C) 1)

S Kaul to bowl the fifth over. The first ball produces a wicket. Rana tried to hit out. The MI batsmen were feeling the pressure. Runs were difficult to come by. That delivery was bopwled back of a length and Rana skies it. Bhuvi settles under it and takes the catch at mid off. Rohit Sharma is the new man in. The batsmen had changed ends as the catch was being taken. Parthic cuts the next ball in the air. A simple chance to Vijay Shankar at backward point. But dropped! How many easy catches will go down in the IPL this season? You have to take these at this level. Five runs in the four balls.

OUT! Rana hits one way up in the air. Bhuvi takes the catch. SRH 22/2 in the 5th over.

Nitish Rana c Bhuvneshwar b S Kaul 9(11)

After 4 overs,Mumbai Indians 22/1 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 10 , Nitish Rana 9)

Nabi continues. Parthiv tries to go over the top of the bowler’s head, but gets no timing on it. Only a single. No run on the next four balls. Rana comes down the track, but Nabi almost gets through his defence. The batsman seemed to have missed the flight. Gets an inside edge to backward square leg. Two runs from that over.

After 3 overs,Mumbai Indians 20/1 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 9 , Nitish Rana 8)

Siraj comes in to bowl the third over. The second ball is short and wide and Parthiv flashes at that one. Goes over third man for the first six of the match. Rana gets a four then as he dabs one past short third man. Found the gap to perfection. The fifth ball produces a copybook off drive. No stopping that. 16 runs from that over.

After 2 overs,Mumbai Indians 4/1 ( Parthiv Patel (W) 2 , Nitish Rana 0)

Mohammad Nabi with the second over. Gets rid of Simmons with the ball that straightened. Simmons tries to hoick it away, Ugly shot. Was nowhere near the ball. Simmons, the hero of the last match, throws his wicket away. Great start for Nabi and SRH. Nitish Rana is the new man in. Gets beaten off the last ball. Good loop and spin beats Rana’s drive. The ball leaves the outside edge of Rana’s bat. A run and a wicket from that over.

OUT! Nabi has the ball straightening a bit after pitching. Simmons has a wild swing and misses completely and has his stumps pegged back. SRH 4/1 in the 2nd over.

Simmons b Nabi 1(5)

After 1 overs,Mumbai Indians 3/0 ( Lendl Simmons 1 , Parthiv Patel (W) 1)

The first ball is pitched up to Simmons and a hint of swing straightaway. Simmons takes a single. The second ball is wide. Some swing away from Parthiv on the next ball too. Bhuvi has almost made the Purple Cap his property this season. He has been in top form. A quick single off the 4th ball. Simmons squared up on the next. Meanwhile the ground looks to be terribly scarred. There has been some heat and then rain in Hyderabad lately. Three runs from the first over.

Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel at the centre to open for MI. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts the bowling for SRH.

MI XI: Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel(w), Nitish Rana, Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga.

Mumbai go with the same team that played against Delhi Daredevils.

SRH XI: David Warner(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Nabi, Vijay Shankar, Naman Ojha(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Mohammed Siraj.

3 changes for SRH — Mohammad Siraj, Mohamad Nabi and Vijay Shankar come in place of Ashish Nehra, Kane Williamson and Bipul Sharma respectively.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s economy rate of 5.46 against Mumbai Indians in the IPL is the best for any bowler against a team which the bowler has bowled a minimum of 200 balls. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken 14 wickets from 11 matches against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. 

Mumbai Indians have a 5-4 record against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. However, at Hyderabad (RGS), both teams have won two matches each against each other.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bat.

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Big news day for Indian cricket today, with the Indian selectors naming the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy that is to start from 1 June. This came after a COA reprimand asking the BCCI to “immediately” name the squad, after the BCCI, embroiled in a spat with the ICC over revenue-sharing, had missed the 25 April deadline to submit the squad.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 48 of IPL 2017. Mumbai Indians travel to Hyderabad to take on the Sunrisers. It is a clash of the titans as the table-toppers face the defending champions. Mumbai have already qualified for the play-offs. They would want to continue their winning momentum and ensure a finish among the top-two, after the group stage, which would give them two chances to qualify for the final. Sunrisers are yet to seal their play-off berth, with two matches to go. and must win this match and the next to book their place in the play-offs. It should be another exciting contest. Follow Firstpost for all live scores and updates from the match.