Mumbai Indians defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 34 Runs

CNI Desk: Mumbai Indians (MI) go to the top of the table after inflicting a 34-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the first of two IPL 2020 encounters on Sunday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

After winning the toss, MI opted to bat first and posted 208/5 at the end of 20 overs. Quinton de Kock’s 67-run knock established the base of the innings early on, before Kieron Pollard (25) and Krunal Pandya (20) ravaged the Hyderabad bowlers towards the end.

 In their chase, SRH started well through their openers but after Manish Pandey (30) got dismissed on 94/2, their innings crumbled under pressure.

 

David Warner’s brave 60-run knock went to waste in the end as SRH ended on 174/7.

Jasprit Bumrah removes Abdul Samad and Abhishek Sharma in the 19th and Kieron Pollard gives nothing away in the final over as Mumbai Indians pocket this match in Sharjah.

David Warner got stuck in as SunRisers Hyderabad remained on course to chase 209. But he was dismissed for 60 by James Pattinson.

Manish Pandey smashed 30 off 19 to make up for the loss of Jonny Bairstow, who hammered 25 off just 15 balls to give SRH a good start against Mumbai Indians.

A slower ball by Trent Boult got Bairstow dismissed inside the Powerplay and another slower one by James Pattinson brought about Manish's fall.

Earlier, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard got going at the death as they crossed 200 and finished 208/5 in their 20 overs. Krunal Pandya's final-over flourish – 6, 4, 4, 6 off the last four balls gave Mumbai the momentum going into the second innings.

 

Pollard remained unbeaten on 25 off 13 even as Hardik was dismissed in the last over for 28 off 19. Quinton de Kock set things up for Mumbai with 67 off just 39 balls.Trent Boult was man of the match.