IPL Highlights, SRH vs MI 2024: It was a game that saw the most runs scored in a T20 match as well as the most maximums nailed between the two teams, a whooping 38. Despite chasing the highest-ever total in IPL history – 278 – Mumbai Indians put up a strong chase but fell short by 31 runs as Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a memorable win at home, their first set of points in IPL 2024. Tilak Varma scored 64 whilst Tim David, Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma had big contributions for MumbaiRs 20.5 crore for Pat Cummins at the auction raised eyebrows. Not just for the sum, but whether it was worth spending that amount on a cricketer who hasn’t really nailed down the T20 format. Yet. Then he was made Sunrisers Hyderabad captain too, when there was a case to be made that he might not be a nailed on starter as one of the four overseas picks. But on the other side, everything he touches these days turns to gold. Perhaps that is what SRH were banking on.
One match doesn’t prove either case of the argument, but Cummins had plenty to smile towards the backend of the run-fest. On a night when 523 runs were scored on a road, the 15th over bowled by Cummins went for just 3 runs. He finished with 2/35, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma. That over was preceded and followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jaydev Unadkat applying the handbrakes as well. Overs 13, 15 and 16 bowled by those three combined went for 13 runs, comfortably the mos decisive spell enjoyed by the bowlers on the night. And their captain led the way.
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Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma share stage For the first time since Indian hearts took a beatdown for the ages last year, Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma will play on the same field. The difference being, this is an IPL game, and of course, only one of them will arrive at the toss. It’s still too early in the season to believe that the MI fans would’ve gotten used to seeing Hardik Pandya as the skipper, with Rohit Sharma still playing, but it’s the reality now.
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| SRH | 277/3 |
| MI | 265/5 |
To be fair, their first outing almost went their way. A six-run defeat shouldn’t worry them as of now, especially considering the fact that it was in their opening game, losing which has been part of their successful title-winning era. SRH lost the game by an even finer margin – four runs – but given their recent outings in the league, the franchise would want two points in their stride in the second go. Some big names in the offering, hopefully some good cricket as well. Stay tuned as we take you through the buildup to the very last ball.
SRH – 277/3, MI – 265/5
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Pathan not impressed with Hardik’s call, nor is ShamiA lot of the discourse after Mumbai’s loss was on the captain deciding to hold himself back for later in the innings. Irfan Pathan would dive into it afterwards. “When they were chasing, they sent Tim David higher up the order. He sent Tim David when Rashid Khan had an over left. I felt Hardik Pandya maybe didn’t want to face Rashid Khan after having not played cricket for a long time,” said Pathan.Jasprit Bumrah once again had to wait for his turn as Kwena Maphana, who became the third youngest overseas player to debut in IPL, steamed in with the new ball after Mumbai opted to bowl first. Skipper Hardik Pandya shared the new ball with Maphaka but Travis Head and Mayank Agarwal gave Sunrisers a bright start with a full house enjoying Head’s fireworks. It was a poor call from the new Mumbai skipper, as Bumrah emerged to be the best of the lot, but Sunrisers were up and running when the pacer was introduced into the attack.
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Head was given an early chance as Tim David dropped him at mid-off in Pandya’s first ball with the batsman batting on 5 and the Australian made sure Mumbai paid the price by punishing Maphaka for 22 runs in the third over. The South African, who made his debut after being picked as a replacement for Dilshan Madushanka, came under a cropper as Head smashed two consecutive sixes – first over long-on and then a fierce pull over the deep mid-wicket. The flow of runs continued with two back-to-back boundaries.Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. lightbox-infoAgarwal had a forgettable outing as Pandya, switching ends, surprised the batsman with a short delivery, and the opener couldn’t connect the pull as David held the catch this time at mid-on to end the 45-run opening stand. Although the Sunrisers lost a wicket, Head got to his fifty in 18 deliveries with a solid club through mid-off and then finished the PowerPlay with a firm pull over the deep square leg. With 81 runs in the bank inside the PowerPlay, the march towards posting a big total was on.
Abhishek trumps down
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There was no stopping for Abhishek as he stole the record for the fastest half-century by an SRH batsman in a space of 20 balls– his knock laced with six sixes and two boundaries. Chawla finally got a breakthrough by removing Abhishek, who fell for a brilliant 23-ball 63. The 200 was up in the 15th over with Klaasen nailing a Bumrah short delivery for a maximum.RELATED: List of records broken in Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians clashPathan not impressed with Hardik’s call, nor is ShamiThe second fifty-run partnership of the innings was up as both Klaasen and Markram continued to belt the Mumbai bowlers. It wasn’t an evening to remember for young Maphaka who made a costly debut by leaking 66 runs in his quota of four overs. Runs came thick and fast on a belter of a track as Klaasen reached his half-century in 23 balls. The 100-run partnership was up as a plethora of landmarks came down crashing with Klaasen bringing up the highest team score in the IPL with a couple of sixes, the one over long-on being the pick of the shot as the last five overs yielded 75 runs without any wicket. Mumbai offered gifts and the Orange Army batters gleefully accepted them with Klaasen once again top-scoring with an unbeaten 80 off 34 balls and picking up the Orange
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The chase
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan came out all guns blazing as the opening pair forged a brilliant 56-run partnership in 20 balls, with Rohit taking on Jaydev Unadkat with back-to-back sixes and then Ishan looting 23 runs from Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s over. However, it was Tilak Varma who turned the course of the game and gave Mumbai hope with a 24-ball half-century.Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Varma plays a reverse shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. lightbox-infoSunrisers needed a breakthrough and Unadkat returned to end the 84-run partnership between Tilak and Naman Dhir. Tilak played a scintillating knock, keeping Mumbai in the run chase with some ferocious hits. The southpaw took the aerial route to unsettle the bowlers, found the gaps at ease and destroyed Shahbaz Ahmed’s economical figures by smashing 22 runs in an over.The chase, however, fizzled out when Cummins returned into the attack to remove Tilak, who fell for a brilliant 34-ball 64. Pandya, who started with a bang by smashing a six and a boundary, was joined by Tim David but the spell by Cummins, where he gave three runs in his over, saw the game swing in the home side’s favour.