IPL 2019 SRH vs MI in pictures: Alzarri Joseph takes 6/12 as Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad- as it happened
As it happened in Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians match in Indian Premier League.
Live Cricket Score, IPL 2019 SRH vs MI: IPL 2019 SRH vs MI: 22-year-old Alzarri Joseph returned the best bowling figures in IPL history 6/12 on his debut in this tournament as Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 40 runs in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Chasing 137, Sunrisers Hyderabad were all out for just 96 in 17.4 overs as MI bowlers successfully defended a par total. Earlier, Kieron Pollard (46 off 26 balls) had provided another finish with a flourish as Mumbai Indians reached the respectable total of 136/7.
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It was the third win for Mumbai Indians in five games while Hyderabad suffered their second loss in five matches.
Considering the stellar form of openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, 137 was expected to be a comfortable chase for Hyderabad. But they both were dismissed cheaply and that exposed the middle order which had not been tested much courtesy the devastating run of the openers. It was the first time this season that Hyderabad lost a wicket in the first six overs.
Young West Indies pacer Joseph bowled a dream first over in the IPL, dismissing Warner in a wicket maiden. In his following over, the 22-year-old got rid of Vijay Shankar to leave Hyderabad at 43 for three in seven overs and spice up the contest.
Leggie Rahul Chahar picked up two important wickets to increase the pressure on the home team which was reduced to 62 for five in the 12th over.
The hosts needed 53 off the last 30 balls and ended up well short of the target with Joseph running through the opposition line-up.
Earlier, it seemed Hyderabad would limit Mumbai to a sub-120 total before Pollard's brute power came to the fore, enabling the visitors to collect 39 crucial runs off the final 12 balls.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bowl first. Rohit Sharma said that he wanted to bat also. Bhuvneshwar continued to lead the Sunrisers side as they made no changes from the last game. On the other hand Mumbai Indians made two changes as Ishan Kishan and Alzarri Joseph come in for Yuvraj Singh and Lasith Malinga.
Rohit Sharma was lucky as he survived a close LBW call and then was dropped by Siddharth Kaul. However, he could not use these lifelines as he was soon out for just 11 to Nabi. Sandeep Sharma then removed Suryakumar Yadav (7) to make it 28/2 after 5 overs. (Image: AFP)
In-form opener Quinton de Kock (19) departed after trying to increase the scoring rate against Siddharth Kaul. The pacer also removed Krunal Pandya (6) soon. (Image: AFP)
Ishan Kishan. included in the side in place of Yuvraj Singh, was looking in good touch before falling to run out for 17. (Image: AFP)
Rashid Khan made life tough for the opposition batsmen and finally sent back Hardik Pandya (14). Rahul Chahard added 19 runs. (Image: AFP)
Pollard provided the much needed final flourish in the death overs by smashing Kaul for three massive sixes in the 19th over that went for 20 runs. Bhuvneshwar's final over went for 19 runs with Pollard collecting two fours and a six taking Mumbai to 136/7. (Image: PTI)
Chasing 137, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost the dangerous duo of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow early. Bairstow fell to Rahul Chahar for 16. Alzari Joseph then bowled David Warner to make it 33/2 for SRH. (Image: AFP)
Alzari Joseph soon dismissed Vijay Shankar (5) to get his second wicket. SRh kept losing regular wickets - Manish Pandey (16) and Yusuf Pathan (0) - as they were struggling at 62/5 in 11.2 overs. (Image: PTI)
Deepak Hooda and Mohammad Nabi then added 26 runs off 26 balls to keep SRH's hopes alive. However, Alzarri Joseph returned to remove Hooda (20) and Rashid Khan (0) to dash their chances. (Image: AFP)
Alzarri Joseph removed Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2) and Siddharth Kaul (0) to finish with 6/12- the bowling figures in IPL. Sunrisers were all out for 96 as Mumbai Indians won the match by 40 runs. (Image: AFP)