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Follow highlights from match 8 of TATA IPL 2024 between SRH and MI here.
Updated : Mar 27, 2024, 11:34 PM IST
Sunrisers Hyderabad is determined to bounce back from their disappointing start to the IPL 2024 season as they prepare to face Mumbai Indians in their first home game at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium today. Led by Pat Cummins, SRH narrowly missed out on victory in their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders, falling just four runs short of chasing down 208 runs.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians, captained by Hardik Pandya, are also seeking redemption after a close six-run defeat to Gujarat Titans in their season opener. The five-time champions are adjusting to new leadership and will be feeling the pressure to avoid a second consecutive loss at the beginning of the 2024 edition.
Although SRH has only managed to secure one victory in their last five encounters against Mumbai Indians, today's match promises to be a closely contested battle. Both teams are eager to claim a crucial win and set the tone for the rest of the season.
Shepherd hits a wide ball out of the park for a six! He follows it up with another boundary, pulling the ball down the ground for four. Another four is scored as the ball is driven through the offside. Unfortunately, Shepherd misses his final shot, and SRH secures a 31-run victory over MI.
SRH 277/3 (20)
MI 246/5 (20)
Markande continues his spell. Hardik miscues the lofted shot and falls in front of the deep cover fielder. It's a six! The ball is full outside off, and Tilak confidently lofts it over the extra cover boundary for a maximum. Tilak then follows it up with a quick double to midwicket.
Four runs! A beautifully executed shot, creamed through the covers for a boundary. Tilak Varma reaches his fifty with that impressive stroke! Another four runs! A slower ball outside off, deftly guided between third man and point for another boundary. And there's a wicket! Naman hits the full delivery straight to cover, ending his innings.
Another six runs scored as the ball is expertly guided over fine leg with precision. And another six follows, this time courtesy of Tilak. With the ball directed towards his body, Tilak adeptly positions himself to execute a flawless hook shot over fine leg.
Bhuvneshwar bowls to Kishan, and it's a FOUR! The ball edges over third man. Kishan follows up with a powerful SIX, pulling it over mid wicket. Another SIX follows as he smashes it over long on. And yet another SIX as Kishan confidently hits a knuckle ball down the ground for his third six of the over.
Jaydev Unadkat delivers to Rohit, who manages to score a single as he attempts to guide the ball towards third man. Despite the ball rising on him, it ends up crawling towards the slips, allowing the batters to complete a run. Kishan follows up with a powerful straight drive for four runs. Then, he hits two consecutive sixes - the first one pulled away behind square and the second a classic shot by Rohit, who confidently steps down the track and smashes the ball over mid-wicket.
FOUR! Klaasen smashes the ball straight down the ground. SIX! Over mid-wicket, narrowly avoiding the fielder. This is the highest score in the IPL. ANOTHER SIX! This time, the ball is powerfully hit over the on-side. The over ends with two runs.
Maphaka bowled a wide to Markram to start the over. Markram then drove the first ball to deep cover for a single. The next delivery was a slower ball, which Klaasen read well and smashed over the bowler's head for a boundary. The following ball was over-pitched, and Klaasen launched it straight down the ground for a massive six. To end the over, Klaasen elegantly lofted another over-pitched delivery for a four.
Six! Abhishek confidently connects with the good length ball and sends it soaring over long on for a magnificent six. However, his aggressive approach proves to be his downfall as he attempts another cross-batted slog, only to be caught out at deep mid-wicket. A promising innings cut short by a risky shot selection.
Four byes! A short delivery from Coetzee rises above Ishan Kishan and races away to the fence for four runs. Another boundary is scored as Abhishek lofts a short of a length delivery over cover. WICKET! Coetzee dismisses the danger man as Head cuts a short and wide delivery uppishly, only to be caught by Bumrah at deep point.
Coetzee delivers a short ball, and Abhishek responds by pulling it over deep square for a powerful six. Head follows suit by lofting a full delivery through deep midwicket for a boundary. Continuing his impressive performance, he then moves away and expertly drives the ball through extra cover to reach his fifty.
Head showcases his exceptional batting skills with a series of impressive shots. First, he confidently lofts the ball over long on for a powerful six. Then, he cleverly makes room for himself and smacks another six into the stands. Following this, Head expertly drills a full delivery straight down the ground for a boundary. Finally, he showcases his finesse by guiding a short ball over short third man for another boundary.
Hardik Pandya is now in the attack. The ball is dropped and it goes for four runs! The delivery was back of a length, and Head smashes it through mid-off, narrowly escaping the hands of Tim David and reaching the boundary. Another four runs are scored as Hardik goes short, and Mayank pulls the ball through midwicket for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya: We are going to bowl first. Looks like a good track, we were solid in the last game. Didn't plan properly, that cost us the game. 13 games to go, we need to keep doing the right things. We are positive and looking forward to the challenge. Just trying to spend time with all the players. Getting to know them better. One change, Luke misses out.
Pat Cummins: Looks like a good wicket. Not too upset. It's a tough tournament, the crowd and conditions will help. A couple of changes. Head comes in for Jansen. Natarajan has a niggle. We got a great squad, the players playing tonight got to give their eveything.
Captain Pat emphasizes Bhuvi's importance to the team and we cannot agree more! #SRHvMI pic.twitter.com/Zb9KuM0gvq
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) March 27, 2024
Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Shams Mulani, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Naman Dhir, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Shreyas Gopal, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Kwena Maphaka
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Travis Head, Glenn Phillips (wk), Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Nitish Reddy.