A morale boosting win for MI.
Lasith Malinga's four-wicket did all the diference as SRH failed to match the mounting run-rate.
Despite Shikhar Dhawan's fine 42, Malinga's heroics ensured that they crash to a 20-run defeat.
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Over 20
SRH - 137 for 8 lose by 20 runs
And MI win this one!
Single.
23 from 1 needed.
Dot ball.
23 from 2 needed.
FOUR! Consolatory hit by Bhuvi.
MI have won this for sure now!
27 from 3 needed.
Dot ball.
27 from 4 needed.
Good bowling by Vinay.
Single again.
SLINGA MALINGA has turned it for MI!
28 from 5 needed.
Two runs.
Over 19
SRH - 128 for 8
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
SRH - 127 for 8
Malinga on a hat-trick!
WICKET AGAIN! Styen goes for a duck...skies it to Pollard.
SRH - 127 for 7
MI have almost clinched it now.
BOWLED! And Praveen goes for a duck...Malinga on fire!
31 from 10 needed.
Praveen swings and misses!
Dot ball.
SRH - 127 for 6
WICKET! Vihari goes for 16...Malinga entices an edge to the keeper.
Over 18
SRH - 127 for 5
End of Over.
Dot ball.
31 from 13 needed.
K Sharma is the new batsman.
SRH - 126 for 5
WICKET! Bopara goes for 23...good catch at deep-mid wicket by Pandya.
33 from 16 needed.
Single.
McClenaghan has to control the run flow here!
Single.
Dot ball.
Over 17
SRH - 124 for 4
End of Over.
FOUR! Glanced away to fine-leg by Vihari.
Dot ball.
MI have the momentum as for now.
38 from 20 needed.
Single.
MI need more of those now.
GOOD BALL! Bopara had no answer to a superb yorker.
FABULOUS STUFF!
AMAZING STOP! Pandya makes a superb stop at the boundary..saves a certain boundary!
These time outs making the game less interesting #MIvSRH #SRHvMI
— #SaveMyTwisha (@muralinaaga) April 25, 2015
What a time to conceede that.
FREE HIT!
NO BALL!
He needs to get a wicket fast!
Single.
Malinga to bowl this over.
Over 16
SRH - 114 for 4
FOUR! That ine flies behind the keeper.
SRH are in pressure as for now!
48 from 26 needed.
FOUR! Slapped to deep-forward mid-wicket by Vihari...wonderful shot!
Mumbai is blue today #IPL2015 #MIvSRH
— Ajay (@ajays91) April 25, 2015
Single.
Bopara is on 17...steady knock by him!
53 from 29 needed.
Vinay to bowl this over.
Vihari is the new batsman.
Over 15
SRH - 104 for 4
Dot ball to end the over.
SRH - 104 for 4
WICKET! Rahul goes for 25...Rayadu takes an easy catch at wide-long off.
54 from 32 needed.
Single.
McClenaghan is steaming in here...but is it a tad too late for MI now?
Single.
Great going by the Orange army!
SRH reach 100.
Single.
Over 14
SRH - 99 for 3
Five off the over.
59 from 37 needed.
KL Rahul is on 24 while Bopara is on 13.
Bhajji to bowl this over.
Over 13
SRH - 94 for 3
End of Over.
Pollard tried his best...but could not avert it.
FOUR! Bopara hits a rocket down the track...amazing hit!
Single.
SIX! Rahul smacks that over deep-mid wicket...no chance for the leaping fielder!
Suchit is the bowler.
Over 12
SRH - 81 for 3
Single to end the over.
80 from 50 needed.
Dot ball.
When you see your X in public. #MIvSRH #IPL2015 https://t.co/eSf8dPbdKZ
— BULLA (@Uncommon_man) April 25, 2015
Have MI lost the plot?
Bhajji to bowl this over.
Over 11
SRH - 77 for 3
Single to end the over.
Single again.
Single.
Suchit to bowl this over.
Over 10
SRH - 74 for 3
Single to end the over.
Rohit almost caught that at point!
Two runs.
After a solid start #SRH looking for a good partnership stints #MIvSRH in today's double header in #IPL2015
— kiran kumar (@KiranKotha12) April 25, 2015
Two runs...good running by Bopara-Rahul here!
Dot ball.
89 from 64 needed.
SRH still have work to do.
Vinay is the bowler.
Single.
Dot ball.
Over 9
SRH - 68 for 3
Dot ball to end the over.
Ravi Bopara is the new batsman.
MI suddenly look set to barge back in!
SRH - 68 for 3
He goes for 9.
WICKET! Ojha holes out to Pollard at wide-long off.
Suchit is the bowler.
Two runs.
Over 8
SRH - 64 for 2
Single to end the over.
WIDE!
Gosh the Wankhede looks like it's been taken over by The Smurfs. #MIvSRH
— Nigel Britto (@NigelBritto) April 25, 2015
Dhawan's early show helped them.
SRH still have the momentum with them.
99 from 76 needed.
Single.
Vinay Kumar in the attack.
Over 7
SRH - 57 for 2
Single to end the over.
SRH dealing with singles.
Good over by Suchit so far.
Naman Ojha is the new batsman.
Over 6
SRH - 52 for 2
BIG WICKET! Dhawan is out for 42...Malinga takes a great catch!
Single.
Dhawan has had a rollicking IPL 8 so far!
Never ever saw Malinga sledge or giving send off to any one! Until this very moment! Warner deserves it though! #MIvSRH
— Saurav Jha (@sauravjha_) April 25, 2015
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
FINE KNOCK!
Dot ball.
He races to 40.
FOUR! And Dhawan cuts that to third-man off McClenaghan.
Noticing closely find Dhawan's techinque to be pretty similar to Marcus Trescothick. Play pacers vry similarly agree? @BumbleCricket #MIvSRH
— Saurav Jha (@sauravjha_) April 25, 2015
KL Rahul is the new batsman.
Over 5
SRH - 45 for 1
WICKET! And Warner goes for 9...slices it to Rayadu at deep-fine leg.
FOUR! Straight down the track...he is on 35 now.
SRH are flying post Dhawan's assault in the previous over!
Malinga to bowl this over.
Over 4
SRH - 39 for 0
Great over for SRH.
FOUR FOUR FOUR AND SIX! Dhawan is hammering Bhajji here!
Over 3
SRH - 21 for 0
End of Over.
FOUR! A bad delivery is hit away to square leg by Warner.
MI somehow need to win this one.
Slinga Malinga!
GOOD BALL! A slower one beats Warner.
Single.
GOOD BALL! Malinga shows flashes of his past with a yorker that just misses Dhawan's furniture!
Malinga has had a forgettable outing in IPL 8 so far.
Two runs...quick off the feet Dhawan!
No run.
Malinga to Shikhar.
#MI are doing a La Manchester United. They will be back next year. #MIvSRH
— AD (@PunnyFellow) April 25, 2015
Over 2
SRH - 14 for 0
Single to end the over.
GOOD SHOT!
FOUR! Caressed through extra-cover by Dhawan.
Dhawan left that one into the keepers' gloves.
GOOD BALL!
Single.
McClenaghan in the attack.
Over 1
SRH - 9 for 0
End of Over.
No run.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Cut away to square-leg...Warner gets off the mark.
'David-Dhawan' ... whadda jodi for SRH!
#MIvSRH David Dhawan will be the difference today.. Jodi No. 1.
— Ashutosh Sharma (@ashu_sharma_31) April 25, 2015
Dot ball.
Good Shot!
FOUR! And Dhawan hits that through the cover area off Harbhajan.
Can the duo close this one out for SRH?
David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan.
And the two 'D's have walked in to bat.
And MI finish on a respectable 151 for 8. Not a huge total still good enough to be defended.
Highlights were Lendl Simmons' fine 51 and Kieron Pollard's impressive 33.
Apart from that nothing much to talk about for MI's batting.
Over to the SRH run-chase now!
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Over 20
MI - 157 for 8
Two runs to end the innings.
Last ball.
Two again!
Two runs.
Three balls to go now.
WIDE!
Single.
McLenaghan on strike.
Bhuvi on a hat-trick here!
MI - 149 for 8
WICKET! Ojha takes a beauty behind the wicket...Vinay Kumar is out for zero.
A hash of a shot that was!
MI - 149 for 7
BOWLED! Pollard loses his stumps to Bhuvi...he goes for 33.
Over 19
MI - 149 for 6
Single to end the over.
Two runs.
Single.
MI need Pollard to go for it now!
Go polly! #MIvSRH
— Karan! (@10hottkaran) April 25, 2015
Single.
Pollard reaches 30.
Single.
Boult has had a quiet game so far.
WIDE!
Dot ball.
Boult to Pollard.
Over 18
MI - 141 for 6
Single to end the over.
watching a test match???? #MIvSRH
— i make media works (@imakemediaworks) April 25, 2015
WIDE!
76 meters.
SIX! Hammered away to deep-mid wicket....Pollard on fire!
Suchit is on non-strike.
FOUR! Pollard cuts that to square....fine shot!
MI - 128 for 6
WICKET! Bhajji goes for 0....easy catch for Bhuvi at wide-long off.
Dot ball.
Pollard is on 18.
Single.
WIDE!
Praveen is the bowler.
Over 17
MI - 126 for 5
Dot ball to end the over.
Bhajji needs to unleash himself now...literally!
Single by Harbhajan.
MI - 126 for 5
WICKET! And Rayadu goes for 7...easy catch for Boult at wide-long off.
Bhuvi is the bowler.
FOUR! Pollard glides that through covers...good shot!
Over 16
MI - 121 for 4
FOUR! Top edged by Rayadu behind the keeper....lucky hit!
Pollard was lucky to connect to that one.
Single...great in-swinger by Steyn!
Two runs.
It's @DaleSteyn62 with the ball again. He will be pumped up after that wicket last over #SRH #OrangeArmy #MIvSRH
— IPLT20 (@iBollywoodTadka) April 25, 2015
Good show by him so far.
He is literally banging it in!
Styen is the bowler.
Over 15
MI - 112 for 4
Single to end the over.
Aaj Akkha mumbai Khelega #MIvSRH
— Sagar (@11SagarpatelTFM) April 25, 2015
MI need a calculated assault from now on.
Single.
Single.
Boult is the bowler.
Over 14
MI - 108 for 4
End of Over.
Dot ball.
Ambati Rayadu is the new batsman in.
MI - 108 for 4
WICKET! Rohit goes for 24....Bhuvi takes a sitter at long-off.
"@cricbuzz: Lendl Simmons has been the Mr. Consistent for #MI. Gets to yet another fifty #MIvSRH" not for windies!
— karuna prakash (@karunthebiker) April 25, 2015
Single.
Single.
Karn is the bowler.
Over 13
MI - 104 for 3
End of Over.
FOUR! Pollard responds with one to the boundary.
Styen is in his elements!
GOOD BALL! That one is just about fended away by Pollard.
Styen vs Pollard...battle royale.
Styen has got two wickets so far...impressive!
And Kieron Pollard walks in to bat.
Was not needed by him.
A wild slog went awry for Simmons!
MI - 100 for 3
WICKET! And Styen gets his man...Simmons is castled for 51.
FOUR AND FOUR! Simmons reaches fifty...Styen is getting hammered here!
Over 12
MI - 92 for 2
End of Over.
Single.
He has reached 21...good effort!
FOUR! Good shot by Rohit...welcomes Karn with a boundary.
Over 11
MI - 83 for 2
End of Over.
Single.
SIX! Smashed down the bowlers head by Rohit...fine tuned.
Simmons is on 39...well deserved!
Single.
Here is the double of Shikhar Dhavan. Option for SRH #MIvSRH pic.twitter.com/ZE7NPkUH94
— Vaibhav Rawoot (@vaibhavrawoot) April 25, 2015
Single.
Praveen is the bowler.
Single.
Over 10
MI - 72 for 2
End of Over.
Single.
SIX! Hammered over mid-wicket...Simmons on fire!
Dot ball.
Lendl Simmons in last IPL for #MI 38, 68, 12, 62, 100*, 35, 12, 67 #MIvSRH
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 25, 2015
Karn to bowl this over.
And a sprinkling of SRH fans spotted in the stands!
Over 9
MI - 62 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
Well played!
Simmons is on 29.
Single.
FOUR! Rohit hits that to deep-square leg...good shot!
Single.
Praveen back to bowl.
Dot ball.
Over 8
MI - 56 for 2
Single.
7.02 is the run-rate as for now.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Edged behind the keeper by Simmons...good shot.
As someone who was recently in Mumbai, I cannot fathom how anyone can play cricket in that humidity. #IPL #MIvSRH
— Deano (@The5BallOver) April 25, 2015
Dot ball.
MI need a big one from him today!
And skipper Rohit Sharma is on strike.
Single.
Karn to Simmons.
Over 7
MI - 49 for 2
WICKET! And Chand goes for 5...hooks it into Dhawan's hands at forward square.
Single...fine yorker by Kumar.
Good over by Kumar so far.
Dot ball again.
Dot ball.
Its Bleed Blue Everywhere at the Stadium. @mipaltan Great to See the Kids Cheering with Flags #EducationForAll #MIvSRH #ApunKaSuperstar
— Shwetank_sd (@shwetankrocks) April 25, 2015
Styen had a verbal chat with Chand earlier....aggro!
Single.
Single.
Praveen is the bowler now.
Over 6
MI - 46 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
146 km/hr...was that deliver...FIRE BALL!
FOUR! Cracked away through covers by Chand...fine shot!
MI - 42 for 1
Patel goes for 17.
WICKET! Same shot but this time it lands into Vihari's hands.
FOUR! Flicked away to square-third man...good shot Patel.
Not a good tourney so far for Styenji!
Single.
Styen is back in the attack.
Single.
Over 5
MI - 36 for 0
Single to end the over.
Dot ball.
FOUR! Patel lashes that one through extra-cover...fine shot!
Single.
Dot ball.
Dot ball.
Bhuvi to Simmons.
Over 4
MI - 30 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
Single.
FOUR! Edged behind to deep-third man...nice shot Simmons!
Single.
Good opportunity for Steyn to prove his worth today.
Dot ball.
That one swung wickedly!
Single.
Steyn to Simmons.
Over 3
MI - 23 for 0
Single to end the over.
17k #EducationForAll Children at the Wankhede ! Tremendous , Kudos to the Reliance Foundation . #MIvSRH
— S M Nadeem Mahdi (@Nadeem_Mahdi) April 25, 2015
Dot ball.
Simmon-Patel need to consolidate the innings further.
MI have got off to a steady start here.
Single again.
Single.
SRH need a 'Boult from the Blue here'!
Boult back in the attack.
Over 2
MI - 19 for 0
Single to end the over.
What is happening to Bhuvi here?
WIDE AGAIN...THIRD IN A ROW!
WIDE AGAIN! Off radar Bhuvi?
WIDE!
FOUR! Flicked to deep- cover point...nice sho by Patel!
Another dot ball...this one raps Patel on the pads.
Dot ball.
Dot ball.
Bhuvi to Patel.
Over 1
MI - 11 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
FOUR! A 141 delivery flies to the leg side boundary...fine shot Simmons!
There's no orange in the stands!!! #SRH supporters, where are you? #MIvSRH
— Alina (@roobeedeedada) April 25, 2015
140.2 km/hr...fire ball from Steyn!
WIDE!
FOUR! And the first boundary of the game by Simmons...races through cover.
Well played through covers.
Two runs.
Dot ball to Simmons.
Trent Boult to bowl the first over.
And Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel are opening for MI.
Starting XI -
MI - Simmons, Patel, Chand, Sharma*, Pollard, Rayudu, Harbhajan , R Vinay Kumar, McClenaghan, Malinga,Suchith
SRH - Dhawan, Warner*, Bopara, Ojha†, Vihari, Rahul, K Sharma, P Kumar, B Kumar, Boult, Steyn
TOSS TIME - And MI are batting first after winning the toss!
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Welcome to LIVE Coverage of Match 23 of IPL 8 which has beleagured Mumbai Indians facing resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium.
Here is the Match Preview of the game which begins on 16:00 IST.
The Rohit Sharma led side lost their previous game against Delhi Daredevils which has all but left their qualification chances on a knife's edge.
MI have been woeful in the tournament so far and are struggling with both bat and ball.
Of course the win over RCB has long been forgotten thanks to the loss against DD which has all but shed water on momentum for MI.
SRH on the other hand have had a see-saw tournament so far which they will aim to end soon.
The close win over KKR surely has done enough to push momentum back for the David Warner led side, with the skipper himself playing a stellar knock in that encounter.
The David Warner-Shikhar Dhawan opening partnership will be key for SRH if they are to deliver the knock-out blow to struggling MI.
Meanwhile, Dale Steyn surprisingly has looked out of sorts for SRH and the Proteas speed-gun needs to up the ante if SRH are to win this one comprehensively.
While it remains to be seen as to whether SRH will clinch this one against faltering MI, still the orange army are clear favourites to win the contest given current form.
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