Mumbai Indians convincingly beat defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
In their opening Indian Premier League game against Rising Pune Supergiant, Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma surprised all by not including a certain Harbhajan Singh in the playing XI. The move not only raised eyebrows, but also handed the former champions a defeat.
Realising their mistake of not playing the senior pro, Sharma brought him back in the next and the Punjab off-spinner showed why he is a champion bowler. After impressing in the Kolkata Knight Riders game at the Wankhede earlier on Sunday Bhajji once again came good for Mumbai Indians -- this time against defending champions and in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad at home on Wednesday night.
The offie opened the bowling with the new ball and he did well to concede just two before being hit for back-to-back boundaries in the next over by Hyderabad captain David Warner. Even as Hyderabad looked set for a bigger total, being 81/0 at one stage, Sharma once again introduced Bhajji for his second spell. And guess what? Harbhajan turned the game on its head by getting Warner in second ball of the 11th over before sending back the dangerous Deepak Hooda with a doosra in the next over.
This triggered a major collapse for Hyderabad who were once looking to post a challenging total. However, some tight death bowling from seamers Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga and Hardik Pandya saw them restrict the visitors to 158 for eight in 20 overs.
Mumbai sIndians chased down the total with four wickets in hand and eight balls to spare, but not without going through some anxious moments. Nitish Rana (45), Parthiv Patel (39) and Krunal Pandya (27) saw them cruise to their second win of the IPL.
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