IPL: Sunrisers Restrict Mumbai Indians to 162/5
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers dished out a clinical performance to restrict Mumbai Indians to 162 for five in their Indian Premier League game here on Thursday.
Mumbai, May 2 (PTI) Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers dished out a clinical performance to restrict Mumbai Indians to 162 for five in their Indian Premier League game here on Thursday.
The Sunrisers need a win to stay in the hunt and their bowlers, led by pacer Khaleel Ahmed (3-42), pegged Mumbai back after Rohit Sharma decided to bat first wrong.
He was ably supported by Afghan spin duo of Rashid Khan (0-21), Mohammed Nabi (1-24) and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (1-29), while Basil Thampi (0-40) had an off day.
For Mumbai, only South African Quinton De Kock hit a hard-fought unbeaten 69 off 58 balls and waged a lone battle. A late cameo from Krunal Pandya (9 not out off 3 balls) ensured Mumbai at least crossed the 160-run mark.
De Kock, who hammered 6 fours and 2 sixes in his 58 ball-knock on a difficult Wankhede track, lacked support from the other end.
The left-handed batsman, who opened the innings, made his intentions clear in the fourth over by hammering Bhuvaneshwar for two fours.
He along with Surya Kumar Yadav (23 off 17 balls, 3x4, 1x6) tried to rally the Mumbai innings with a 54-run stand for the second wicket after a well-settled Rohit Sharma (24; 5 x4) departed in the fifth over.
Surya gave Khaleel his second wicket after giving an easy catch to Rashid Khan in the 12th over, after which there was a middle-order collapse for Mumbai with Evin Lewis (1) and Hardik Pandya (18 off 10 balls) falling in quick succession.
Even hard-hitting West Indian Kieron Pollard (10) also could not display his usual attacking game.
Earlier, Rohit and De Kock added 36 runs for the first wicket, in which Rohit hit five fours. But leg-spinner Rashid Khan put the brakes on Mumbai's run-rate as he conceded a single in the fifth over.
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