| 0.0 : TOSS - Mumbai have won the toss and they have elected to BOWL first. |
| Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan. |
| Impact Players for Mumbai -Â Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd. |
| Mumbai (Playing XI) - Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Tim David, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara. |
| Impact Players for Hyderabad -Â Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Umarn Malik. |
| The captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya says that they will bowl first. Tells that there might be something in the surface with the new ball. States that it is about playing for pride, badge and for the fans who have been with them through thick and thin. Informs that Anshul Kamboj makes his debut and he replaces Gerald Coetzee. |
| Pat Cummins, the skipper of Hyderabad, announces Mayank Agarwal's return to the squad, positioning him at No. 3 in the batting order. Acknowledging the potential impact of dew, Cummins expresses confidence in their batting prowess. With four games remaining, the team aims to secure at least two wins to secure a top-4 spot. Cummins highlights the historical significance of Wankhede Stadium and anticipates a vibrant atmosphere with enthusiastic Mumbai supporters filling the stands. |
| Travis Head, from Hyderabad, is up for a chat and he says that he looks at the wicket and decides his game plan is for him. He adds that it's not always about power hitting, he likes to look at the field and plays accordingly which gives him an extra layer of cushion and decreases risk. He further says that not being playing for a few years and then getting back has been a blessing for him and he enjoys the way he is playing right now. Â He talks about his batting and adds that he wants to score |
| The atmosphere is as electric as ever at the Wankhede Stadium as the two umpires make their way out to the centre. Mumbai are seen in a huddle near the ropes before they take their places on the field. They are followed by Hyderabad's explosive opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Nuwan Thushara is at the top of his mark and he is raring to go. The countdown is done and dusted. Away we go... |
| 0.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 2 WIDES! Too much swing on this occasion from outside the leg stump to the left-hander Abhishek Sharma. Ishan Kishan puts in a good dive but is unable to stop the ball completely. The batters take a single along with the WIDE signal by the Umpire. |
| Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Pitches another one on the leg stump line with another swinging delivery. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads outside the line of the leg stump and the ball goes back to Ishan Kishan. Abhishek Sharma takes a review to check the wide and wastes a review at the start. |
| 0.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, No run. |
| 0.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run. |
| 0.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Travis Head blocks it off towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four! |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? It will be the debutant, Anshul Kamboj. The right-arm pacer is starting with a slip in place. |
| 1.1 : Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Wide! |
| Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run. |
| 1.2 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Holds the length back outside off again. Travis Head taps it to the left of covers for a quick single. |
| 1.3 : Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, Misses the outside edge this time. Anshul Kamboj bangs the ball short and outside the off stump. Abhishek Sharma looks to run it down to third man but misses the ball completely. |
| 1.4 : Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! BANG! Plants his foot deep in the crease and swings through the line! Anshul Kamboj falls short again outside the off stump line this time and Abhishek Sharma slams the ball away over covers and gets a huge six. |
| 1.5 : Anshul Kamboj to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Swings one into the batter from the length. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads and runs a single from square leg as LEG BYES. |
| 1.6 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Four! |
| 2.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, LEG BYE! Too much swing again outside the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma gets a hit on the pads looks to flick it but gets a single. |
| 2.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run. |
| 2.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 2.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Abhishek Sharma, Holds the length back on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, Four! |
| 2.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Travis Head, No run. |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack as the first change. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, 1 run. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Bowls another yorker and gets it to swing away from the left-hander. Travis Head drives it to the right of mid off and gets a single. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run. |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run. |
| 0.0 : Change of ends for the debutant, Anshul Kamboj. |
| 4.1 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Travis Head drives the ball off the front foot straight to mid off. |
| 4.2 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Six! |
| 4.3 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Swing and a miss! Anshul Kamboj hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Travis Head looks to make room and slash the ball but misses it completely. |
| 4.4 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Bowls another length ball on the leg stump line. Travis Head slogs it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 4.5 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, NO BALL! Anshul Kamboj gets the off stump of Travis Head out of the picture but as the team went in for joy, the Umpire signals a NO BALL for Over stepping and Anshul Kamboj loads back to bowl a Free-Hit delivery. |
| Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, No ball and Four! |
| Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, FOUR! Same delivery same result! Anshul Kamboj tries to bowl another yorker from around the wicket and only manages to bowl a fuller ball allowing Travis Head to once again play it over the head of Jasprit Bumrah at mid on for another boundary. |
| 4.6 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 5.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, FOUR! Nicely done! Angling in, on a good length, on off, Travis Head gets on his toes and dabs it to the right of short third. The fielder there gets low but fails to get his body behind the ball and concedes a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Strays at the hips, on a back of a length, Travis Head whips it through square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 5.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, No run. |
| 5.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, Goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off, Abhishek Sharma caresses the drive but can't get it past cover-point. |
| 5.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jasprit Bumrah draws the first blood for Mumbai! A loose shot by Abhishek Sharma and he pays the ultimate price. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out to bat now? |
| 5.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mayank Agarwal, Pitches it right up to the batter, shaping in, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets right behind the line of the ball and turns it to mid-wicket. End of a wicket-taking over by Bumrah. At the end of the Powerplay, Hyderabad are 56/1. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Hyderabad are 56/1 after 6 overs in the First Innings of the match. Travis Head is still at the crease on 38 and he is joined by Mayank Agarwal who has just come in for Abhishek Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah gets Mumbai the important wicket as the players recharge themselves. Let's see what happens after the break. |
| 6.1 : Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Four! |
| 6.2 : Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Pulls his length back a touch, on off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it square to deep point for a single. |
| 6.3 : Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Mayank Agarwal gets on his toes and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Comes from around the wicket and goes fuller in length, on off and middle, Travis Head looks to hit through the line but gets it off the inner half of the bat to long on for one more run. |
| 6.5 : Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, Directs it around the off-stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal stabs it down the deck with a straight bat. |
| 6.6 : Hardik Pandya to Mayank Agarwal, FOUR! Creamed away! A bit too full from Pandya and the width is also there, on off, Mayank Agarwal drives it crisply as the ball pings off his bat and races away to the deep cover fence for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Good-length delivery from the debutant, on off and middle, Travis Head does not move his feet much but does well to cover the line of the ball and defends it on the off side. |
| 7.2 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, DROPPED! OH DEAR! Imagine being Anshul Kamboj right now! First, he breaches the defences of Travis Head but it is called a no ball and now, Nuwan Thushara puts down a sitter. |
| 7.3 : Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, Honing in, around the leg stump line, on a length, Mayank Agarwal misses the clip and gets pinged on the thigh pad. |
| 7.4 : Anshul Kamboj to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! b Anshul Kamboj. |
| 7.5 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full and shaping in, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy clips it to the right of mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : Nitish Kumar Reddy walks out to bat. |
| 7.6 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run. |
| 8.1 : Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Beaten! Length delivery, in the channel on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 8.2 : Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller in length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy pushes at the delivery away from his body. Gets an outside edge that races along the ground to the deep third fence for a four. |
| 8.3 : Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 1 run. |
| 8.4 : Hardik Pandya to Travis Head, Slanting in from around the wicket, aimed at the stumps, on a good length, Travis Head works it in front of square on the leg side for a run. |
| 8.5 : Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! Lovely shot! This is on a short of a good length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets on his toes and angles the bat face to glide it to the right of backward point and also beats the sprinting fielder in the deep for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Serves it on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy runs it down to deep third and retains the strike with a single. Another over from the Mumbai skipper that goes for 11 runs. |
| 9.1 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hurls it around the off-stump line, on a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy walks across his stumps and clips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs more. |
| 9.2 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Play and a miss! Bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy presents a straight bat for the drive but the ball nips away a touch and zips past the bat. |
| 9.3 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, This is on a back of a length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy hops back and stabs it beside the pitch on the leg side for one. |
| 9.4 : Anshul Kamboj to Travis Head, Serves it on a hard length, over middle, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and punches it to deep point for one. |
| 9.5 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, At 129.6 kph, on off, on a back of a length, Nitish Kumar Reddy covers the line of the ball and adjusts well to defend it down the deck. |
| 9.6 : Anshul Kamboj to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Just wide! Angling in, on a hard length, over middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy backs away early and shapes up to go over mid off. The ball comes off the cue-end of the bat but luckily for him, gets it to the right of mid off. The long on fielder runs around and mops it up. Two runs taken. Anshul finishes with figures of 4-0-42-1. He has bowled better than those figures suggest. |
| 10.1 : Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, Holds the length back on the off stump. Travis Head stays back and taps the ball to long off for a single. |
| 10.2 : Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tosses it up fuller on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy drives it to long on for a single. |
| 10.3 : Piyush Chawla to Travis Head, OUT! c Tilak Varma b Piyush Chawla. |
| Heinrich Klaasen comes out to bat now. |
| 10.4 : Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, No run. |
| 10.5 : Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Heinrich Klaasen slams the ball straight but Tim David denies him a boundary with a good piece of fielding and keeps the run to a single. |
| 10.6 : Piyush Chawla to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bowls the ball up on the stumps. Nitish Kumar Reddy tucks the ball to long on for a single. |
| 11.1 : Hardik Pandya to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! c Anshul Kamboj b Hardik Pandya. |
| Marco Jansen is in at number 6. |
| 11.2 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Beats the outside edge of Marco Jansen from a good length outside the off stump. Hardik Pandya bowls it at 136 kph to start the innings of Marco Jansen. |
| 11.3 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen taps the ball towards sweepers for a single. |
| 11.4 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Hits the good length hard on top of the off stump. Heinrich Klaasen drives the ball to the right of point and runs a single. |
| 11.5 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Marco Jansen looks to slog it away towards mid-wicket but gets beaten completely. |
| 11.6 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Marco Jansen drives the ball in the air but into the gap between mid off and covers and runs a couple of runs to end the over. |
| 12.1 : Piyush Chawla to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! TIMBER! Piyush Chawla gets his second and what a time to send back Heinrich Klaasen! Tosses the ball up on the middle stump line and gets the ball to spin away from the right-hander. Heinrich Klaasen goes for a big heave and gets an inside edge of the bat onto the leg stump and walks back to the hut. |
| Shahbaz Ahmed is the new man in. |
| 12.2 : Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls a googly on the off stump line to the right-hander. Marco Jansen drives it to long on for a single. |
| 12.4 : Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Holds the length short and wide outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed plays at it late and gets the ball to run down the third man area for a couple of runs. |
| 12.5 : Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bowls a flipper outside the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed looks to cut it hard but misses the ball. |
| 12.6 : Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, 1 run. |
| 13.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Bangs the ball short outside the off stump. Shahbaz Ahmed tucks the ball to the left of deep third man for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : An aggressive move by Hardik Pandya as he brings Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-9-1) back into the attack. |
| 13.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run. |
| 13.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drops the ball down on the crease towards point and runs a quick single. |
| 13.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Too short this time from Jasprit Bumrah this time. Marco Jansen ducks down and lets the ball go. The Umpire signals a WIDE. Hardik Pandya takes a review to check the WIDE! |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, Holds the length back again at the batter. Marco Jansen flicks the ball towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, Pitched up on the stumps. Shahbaz Ahmed drives it to long on for a single. |
| 13.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Shahbaz Ahmed, No run. |
| 14.1 : Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Just short on the off stump line. Shahbaz Ahmed flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, 1 run. |
| 14.3 : Piyush Chawla to Shahbaz Ahmed, Tosses up a googly on the leg stump line and Shahbaz Ahmed sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single again. |
| 14.4 : Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Bowls it up outside the line of the off stump and Marco Jansen looks to play a scoop but gets a hit on the thigh pads. |
| 14.5 : Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Six! |
| 14.6 : Piyush Chawla to Marco Jansen, Four! |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Mumbai have dominated the middle phase but the job is not done yet. They cannot afford to lose their grip over the game and need to ensure that they finish strongly with the ball, keeping Hyderabad to a manageable total. |
| 15.1 : Hardik Pandya to Shahbaz Ahmed, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Hardik Pandya strikes again! The Mumbai skipper is slowly starting to find his mojo with the ball. Hyderabad lose a wicket just after the break. Pandya goes full and at the stumps, Shahbaz Ahmed stays put and has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the toe end of the bat and skies it high in the air in front of long on. Suryakumar Yadav patrolling the long on fence, runs in and slides in front to take the catch. |
| 15.2 : Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Lands it on a hard length, on off, Abdul Samad gets on his toes and punches it square to deep point for a single. |
| 15.1 : Abdul Samad comes out to bat for Hyderabad. |
| 15.3 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, On a good length, outside off, Marco Jansen makes room and slaps it aerially to the left of deep point for a run. |
| 15.4 : Hardik Pandya to Abdul Samad, Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Abdul Samad helps it off the back foot down to fine leg for one more run. |
| 15.5 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, WIDE! Takes pace off and serves it full but gets the line wrong. Slips it beyond the tramline on off. Marco Jansen lets it go for a wide. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the keeper and goes for the review to overturn the wide call. The ball is just outside the wide guideline and it will stay as a wide. |
| Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, OUT! b Hardik Pandya. |
| 0.0 : Who comes out to bat now? |
| 15.6 : Hardik Pandya to Pat Cummins, Hurls it on a good length, on off, Pat Cummins stays on the back foot and pats it in front of mid on for a single. |
| 16.1 : Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Wide! |
| Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Tosses it up, at the stumps, Pat Cummins goes back to a full delivery but does well to defend it out. |
| 16.2 : Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, SIX! A tempter and Pat Cummins pounces all over it! Loos it up, full but ends up offering width on off, Pat Cummins reaches out in front and drags the big hit towards wide long on for a biggie. |
| 16.3 : Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Keeps it full and on middle, Pat Cummins turns this one in front of square on the leg side and rotates the strike. |
| 16.4 : Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, Slips in the googly, slower through the air and the length is pulled back a touch, on off, Abdul Samad slogs it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.5 : Piyush Chawla to Pat Cummins, Dishes out another googly but it is a bit too short, on middle, Pat Cummins waits on the back foot and whips it in front of deep square leg for a run. |
| 16.6 : Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, WIDE! Fires it in, shorter in length, but it goes beyond the wide guideline on off, Abdul Samad reaches out to cut but misses. Wide called. |
| Piyush Chawla to Abdul Samad, OUT! A big, big shout for LBW and up goes the finger. This looks dead straight but Abdul Samad takes the review after having a word with his skipper at the other end. This one goes straight, on a nagging length, on middle, it is slower as well, Abdul Samad makes the mistake of playing across the line and gets beaten in the flight too. He plays for the ball turning away from him but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and raps Samad on the front pad. The Bal |
| 0.0 : Sanvir Singh is the new man in for Hyderabad as the Impact Player for Hyderabad in place of Abhishek Sharma. |
| 17.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Takes pace off straight away and goes full, near the tramline on off, Pat Cummins reaches out and pushes it to deep point for one. |
| 17.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, At 120.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Sanvir Singh knocks it off the toe-end of the bat down to long off for a single. |
| 17.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, 2 runs. |
| Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, NO BALL! Oh, no! Nuwan Thushara has gotten it horribly wrong! |
| 17.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Keeps it away from the reach of the batter, on a back of a length, Sanvir Singh pushes it without much timing towards point for a single. |
| 17.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Slower and on a short of a good length, wide on off, Pat Cummins punches it down to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 17.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, WIDE! Looks to keep it away from the arc but gets the line slightly wrong, slower and on a length, wide on off. Sanvir Singh lets it go for a wide. |
| Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Great stop! This is on a back of a length, on off, Sanvir Singh gets on top of the bounce and thumps it hard towards extra cover. Suryakumar Yadav puts in a dive to his right and keeps it down to just a single. Saved a certain boundary there. |
| 18.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Rolls his fingers over the ball and it is full, on off, Sanvir Singh drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Expertly played! At 121.5 kph, fuller and width on offer on off, Pat Cummins gets low to make the connection. Gets done by the lack of pace but adjusts well to glide it to the left of short third for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Oh my! How did that miss the off pole? A searing yorker near the base of the off-stump with an upright seam, Pat Cummins is late to get his bat down as the ball zips through and scoots past the off stump. |
| 18.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Another yorker nailed to perfection, on middle, Pat Cummins backs away and does extremely well to get bat on it. Steers it wide of backward point for one. |
| 18.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Sanvir Singh, Angling in, full and on middle and leg, Sanvir Singh clips it through mid-wicket for one more run. |
| 18.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Attempted yorker goes slightly wrong for Bumrah, low full toss, on off, Pat Cummins knocks it to the right of cover for a single to keep the strike. That is Bumrah done for the night as he finishes with figures of 4-0-23-1. |
| 19.1 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, WIDE! Sees the batter shuffle towards the off side early does Nuwan Thushara and goes even wide on off. Pat Cummins cleverly lets it go for a wide. |
| Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Length delivery, outside off, Pat Cummins has a swipe across the line but gets it off the bottom part of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.2 : Nuwan Thushara to Sanvir Singh, Pitches it right up, outside off, Sanvir Singh dabs it wide of backward point and rotates the strike. |
| 19.3 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, Misfield! Keeps it full and near the batter's crease, on off, Pat Cummins jams it out towards backward point where a fumble results in Cummins coming back for the run. The throw towards the batting end is wayward but it is backed up well. Two runs off it then. |
| 19.4 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, SIX! Just over! |
| 19.5 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, FOUR! How did Cummins get it there? Invaluable runs from the Hyderabad skipper. Nails the yorker, tailing in, on middle and leg, Pat Cummins gets his bat down in time and clears his front leg to squeeze it towards deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : Nuwan Thushara to Pat Cummins, A couple of runs then to end the innings! This is on a length, outside off, Pat Cummins reaches out, clears his front leg and hacks it to the left of long on for a couple of runs. 17 runs off the over and Hyderabad end up with 173 on the board. |
| 0.0 : After a shaky start and with wickets falling on regular intervals, Hyderabad have managed to finish on a high all thanks to their skipper Pat Cummins who finishes Not Out on 35 runs. Hyderabad have put up a first-inning score of 173 runs and have asked Mumbai to chase a target of 174. As the first innings draws to a close, Hyderabad concludes their innings with a total of 173/8 on the scoreboard. The late surge provided by their skipper, Pat Cummins, proves crucial in bolstering their total. |
| Undeterred by the loss of his partner, Head persists, capitalizing on a couple of opportunities that come his way. His resilience sees him anchoring the innings for a significant period. Nevertheless, Mumbai's bowlers, led by their skipper Hardik Pandya and spinner Piyush Chawla, tighten their grip, striking at crucial intervals. Both Pandya and Chawla clinch three wickets each, dismantling Hyderabad's middle order. By the end of the 17th over, Hyderabad finds themselves struggling at 136/8, wit |
| 0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Ishan Kishan and Mumbai are away! Bhuvneshwar gets the ball to swing away but the line is on the pads and it is full as well, Ishan Kishan clips it through square leg and picks up a boundary. |
| 0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ishan Kishan, Four leg byes! Gets the line wrong does Bhuvneshwar, on the pads, on a length, Ishan Kishan misses the tickle but the ball brushes off his pads towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ishan Kishan, Full and swinging away, on off, Ishan Kishan steers it down to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Beaten! Shaping in, on a back of a length, on off, Rohit Sharma pokes at the delivery and he is lucky not to nick this one behind. |
| 0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Up and over! |
| 0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rohit Sharma, Full and sliding onto the pads, Rohit Sharma looks to help it away but the ball brushes his pads and goes through to the keeper. |
| Marco Jansen bowls the second over for Hyderabad. |
| 1.1 : Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, 5 Wides! |
| Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Ishan Kishan blocks it off the front foot towards covers. |
| 1.2 : Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Holds the length short outside the off stump line with pace and Ishan Kishan stands on the crease and throws his bat at it, slashing the ball over point for a superb boundary. |
| 1.3 : Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, 4 LEG BYE! Drifts down the leg side this time from a good length. Ishan Kishan gets a hit on the thigh pads and the ball runs away to the fine leg boundary for 4 Leg Byes. |
| 1.4 : Marco Jansen to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Marco Jansen gets his man this time and sends Ishan Kishan back to the hut. Mumbai are 1 down. |
| Who walks in now? |
| 1.5 : Marco Jansen to Naman Dhir, No run. |
| 1.6 : Marco Jansen to Naman Dhir, LEG BYE! Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Naman Dhir gets a hit high on the pads and runs a single as leg byes. |
| 2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, No run. |
| 2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, 4 BYES! Big swing from a good length into the right-hander, zips into the gate and flies over the stumps, beating Heinrich Klaasen behind the stumps as well. Superb ball. |
| 2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, Pitches it up on the off stump line. Naman Dhir drives the ball straight to mid off. |
| 2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, No run. |
| 2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, Another pitched-up ball on the off stump line. Naman Dhir takes out the front foot and knocks the ball off towards covers. |
| 2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, Fuller again on the off stump, with some away movement. Naman Dhir drives the ball to covers off the front foot to end the over. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, Targets the pads of the batter, on a good length, Rohit Sharma shuffles across a bit and covers the line of the ball to keep it out on the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out now? |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Rohit Sharma, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Pat Cummins strikes in his first over! Another low score for Rohit Sharma. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav gets greeted with a beauty! Honing in around the off-stump line, on a good length, Suryakumar Yadav plays inside the line of the delivery as he presents a straight bat to defend. The ball nips away off the deck and whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, And again! Serves it on a back of a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav stays leg side of the ball and looks to punch it through covers. The ball moves away again off the surface to beat the outside edge. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Trifecta of plays and misses! |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, A wicket-maiden by Pat Cummins! Sensational stuff by the Hyderabad skipper. Shaping in, on a good length, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav hangs back to flick it away off his pads. The ball nips in this time to beat the inside edge and raps Suryakumar high on the front pad. |
| 4.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Naman Dhir, OUT! c Marco Jansen b Bhuvneshwar Kumar. |
| 0.0 : Tilak Varma comes out to bat now for Mumbai. |
| 4.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tilak Varma, Gets the ball go away from over the wicket, on a good length, outside off, Tilak Varma does not go chasing at the delivery and plays inside the line of the ball and sees the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 4.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tilak Varma, Leg bye. |
| 4.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, No run. |
| 4.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Four! |
| 4.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, No run. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, FOUR! 'Fetch that', says Tilak Varma! |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, 1 run. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, This is on a back of a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav punches it square to deep point for one. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Not where Suryakumar Yadav but he will take it! Angling in, on a good length, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav shapes up to heave it behind square on the leg side. Gets a top edge that goes high and clears the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, Four! |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, Angling across the left-hander, on a good length, outside off, Tilak Varma shoulders arms and lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 6.1 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Shot and a half! Jansen hits the deck hard and bowls it on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav plays this one with a straight bat as he whips it to the right of mid on for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Two in two and this has been hit with real authority! Goes fuller in length, on off, Suryakumar Yadav gets the weight on the front foot and drills it back past the bowler. Jansen sticks out his left boot but the ball is already past him and it races away for four more runs. |
| 6.3 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! A Suryakumar Yadav special! Drags his length back and bowls it around leg, Suryakumar Yadav picks the length and line early and gets inside the line of the ball. Plays his favourite shot as he helps it over the fine leg fence for half a dozen. |
| 6.4 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, Hurls it on a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav drives it towards deep cover and gets to the other end. |
| 6.5 : Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, Tailing in, on a fullish length, on the pads, Tilak Varma clips it wide of mid on for one more run. |
| 6.6 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! And again! Suryakumar Yadav helps it away with utmost ease! |
| 7.1 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Glorious! Goes full in search of swing, outside off, Tilak Varma leans into the drive and caresses it between cover and mid off for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, Honing in at the stumps, on a length, Tilak Varma reads it well and stabs it down on the leg side. |
| 7.3 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, Slanting in again into the left-hander, on middle, a bit fuller, Tilak Varma covers the line of the ball and plays it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.4 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, 1 run. |
| 7.5 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Takes pace off and pulls his length back, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav waits for the ball to arrive and dabs it towards cover. |
| 7.6 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Good comeback by T Natarajan after being hit for a boundary on the first ball. Just one run off the next five balls. Pitches it up, full and on off, Suryakumar Yadav times the drive with a straight bat but can't get it past Pat Cummins at mid off. |
| 0.0 : Strategic Break! Mumbai after losing both their openers and Naman Dhir were struggling with the swinging ball of Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar but Suryakumar Yadav has turned things around in no time and now Mumbai are 79/3 after 8 overs with Surya and Tilak Varma on the crease building an important partnership. It will be Nitish Kumar Reddy to bowl after the break. |
| 8.1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Tilak Varma looks to cut the ball hard but misses it this time. |
| 8.2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Tilak Varma flicks the ball straight to mid-wicket from the crease. |
| 8.3 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, Another superb ball from Nitish Kumar Reddy as he beats the outside edge of Tilak Varma's bat. Hits the good length hard outside the off stump and Tilak Varma looking to run it down to deep third but misses the ball. |
| 8.4 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, FOUR! That beats deep backward square leg to his right and goes into the fence. |
| 8.5 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, Pitches the ball on the good length on top of the off stump line. Tilak Varma blocks it off well from the front foot. |
| 8.6 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, Holds the length back on top of the leg stump. Tilak Varma taps it towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.1 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump line. Suryakumar Yadav offers a solid block towards covers off the front foot. |
| 9.2 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Pitches it up fuller on the stumps. Suryakumar Yadav keeps it down towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Bowls it on the good length outside the off stump. Suryakumar Yadav drives it towards mid off. |
| 9.4 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Holds the length back outside the off stump. Suryakumar Yadav blocks it away towards covers. |
| 9.5 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, Bowls on the good length on top of the off stump line. Tilak Varma blocks it down towards mid-wicket to end the over. |
| 10.1 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, 2 runs. |
| 10.2 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, In the air...but safe! Slows it up again and it is a bit wide on off, full in length, Suryakumar Yadav slices it up and over cover for a couple of runs. |
| 10.3 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Skillfully done! Pace on and it is full, angling across, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav angles the face of his bat perfectly to glide it to the right of backward point for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, This is on a back of a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav gets on his toes to play at it but the ball skids through to go under the bat. |
| 10.5 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller in length this time, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav gets a good stride in and drives it with a straight bat to the right of long off for a run. |
| 10.6 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, Nearly sneaked through! Angling in, at 134.7 kph, on a good length, on middle, Tilak Varma looks to go back over the bowler's head with a straight bat. Gets an inside edge back onto the pads. No bat on it would have resulted in the ball going on to crash into the stumps. |
| 11.1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Suryakumar Yadav, Oh what happened there? Low full toss, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it through square leg for a single. Suryakumar grimaces in a bit of pain as he reaches the other end and it looks to be an issue with his groin. He is fine to continue though. |
| 11.2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Smeared away! This is bowled on a length, on off, Tilak Varma swivels in his crease and swats across the line. Keeps it along the ground and hits it to the left of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, Width on offer on off, Tilak Varma frees his arms and drills it to deep point for a single. |
| 11.4 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Poor delivery and it gets the treatment! Errs in length does Nitish Kumar Reddy and slips in a full toss, at the stumps, Suryakumar Yadav stays deep in his crease and flicks it to the left of fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Suryakumar Yadav, Digs it in short, on off, it is not short enough to trouble the batter, Suryakumar Yadav drags the pull down to long on for a single. |
| 11.6 : Nitish Kumar Reddy to Tilak Varma, At 110 kph, on a length, on off, Tilak Varma waits for the ball to arrive and nudges it to mid-wicket. Retains the strike with a single. Nitish Kumar Reddy could not quite follow up his first over which went for just 4 runs as this goes for 12. |
| 12.1 : Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, Lands it on a back of a length, on off, Tilak Varma gets on top of the bounce in front of cover. Suryakumar Yadav jogs to the other end. |
| 12.2 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav jogs back for the second run and that brings up his FIFTY! This has been a knock of the highest order from Suryakumar and he will look to guide his side to a win here. However, the groin has started to trouble him, and it will be interesting to see his approach from here. Slower and fuller, on off, Suryakumar Yadav carves it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs to bring up his fifty off 30 balls. |
| 12.3 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, Wide! |
| Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, Four! |
| 12.4 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! The length stays the same and so does the result! Keeps it full and angling away, on off, Suryakumar Yadav plays it with the angle and goes up and over mid off for four more runs. |
| 12.5 : Marco Jansen to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run. |
| 12.6 : Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, Tries to go full again but ends up serving a waist-high full toss, at the batter, Tilak Varma hurriedly turns this one in front of deep square leg for one. Tilak has a look towards the square leg umpire but the umpire is unmoved and Mumbai do not challenge the call. |
| 13.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tilak Varma, Wide! |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Tilak Varma, Fuller in length, on off, Tilak Varma looks to work it across the line. Gets a soft leading edge that rolls past cover. Marco Jansen lands awkwardly on his right shoulder but gets back up quickly. They cross. |
| 13.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Honing in at the stumps, full as well, Suryakumar Yadav drives it down to mid on. |
| 13.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Uh oh! This does not look good for Suryakumar Yadav! |
| 13.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Length delivery, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav slaps it hard but fails to beat the man at extra cover. |
| 13.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! BANG! In the arc and out of the park! |
| 13.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav frees his arms and cuts it hard to deep point. Retains the strike with a single. |
| 14.1 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it with the arm, full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav presses forward and clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Tilak Varma, Drops it short and on middle, Tilak Varma goes on the back foot and turns it to deep square leg for one. |
| 14.3 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Swept away nicely! Shahbaz Ahmed slips it down leg, on a fuller length, Suryakumar Yadav reaches out in front and sweeps it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav sweeps again and finds four again! Pulls his length back and this is on middle, Suryakumar Yadav reaches out in front again and controls the sweep well to hit to the left of deep backward square leg for four more runs. |
| 14.5 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Drags his length back and bowls it on off, Suryakumar Yadav hangs back and pats it to cover. |
| 14.6 : Shahbaz Ahmed to Suryakumar Yadav, Slower through the air, short and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav punches it down to wide long on for another single. |
| 15.1 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Bowls a slower bumper outside the off stump line. Suryakumar Yadav looks to play the cut shot but misses the ball. |
| 15.2 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! T Natarajan goes for another short ball with pace off and Suryakumar Yadav stands and waits on it this time and slices the ball over the head of point and runs away to the fence. |
| 15.3 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, Pitches the ball up on the off stump and Suryakumar Yadav plays the scoop over the head of the wicketkeeper and runs a single. |
| 15.5 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, FOUR! The second boundary of the over and this time it's Tilak Varma who stands tall to a short ball at him and pulls it late towards the vacant fine leg area to find the boundary. |
| 15.4 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Tilak Varma slaps it down towards point from the crease. |
| 15.6 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, Hits the length outside the off stump line. Tilak Varma taps it down to deep third man for a single to end the over. |
| 0.0 : Strategic break! Lots to think about for Hyderabad as Mumbai are cruising towards their fourth win of the season. Suryakumar Yadav has not missed a beat since his arrival and with Tilak Varma for company, he has put on a real show at the Wankhede Stadium. With just 25 runs needed off the last four overs, it is Mumbai's game to lose and only a heap of wickets can get Hyderabad back into the contest. Pat Cummins brings himself back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, Pitches the ball up straight on the middle stump line. Tilak Varma drives the ball to long on for a single. |
| 16.2 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! Wayward outside the line of the off stump line. Suryakumar Yadav looks to cut it but misses. The Umpire signals WIDE! |
| Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Bowls another slower bumper at the batter and Suryakumar Yadav gets an inside edge towards fine leg as he looks to pull the ball. Runs a single. |
| 16.3 : Pat Cummins to Tilak Varma, Holds the length back at the batter. Tilak Varma makes room and slashes the ball to deep third man for a single. |
| 16.4 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Pat Cummins runs his fingers over the ball and drops it short outside the off stump and Suryakumar Yadav walks around and slogs the ball to the left of deep square leg and gets FOUR. |
| 16.5 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, Four! |
| 16.6 : Pat Cummins to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Moves onto 96 with that mammoth hit to Pat Cummins as he drops the ball short again with mid-wicket back at the fence and Suryakumar Yadav this time slogs him all the way over the fence and into the crowd for a SIX. |
| 17.1 : T Natarajan to Tilak Varma, fuller on the stumps. Tilak Varma flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single to get Suryakumar Yadav back on strike as he is batting on 96. |
| 17.2 : T Natarajan to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Suryakumar Yadav finishes off in style and gets his HUNDRED! Full toss outside the line of the off stump line and Suryakumar Yadav launches the inside out over the head of long off and the ball goes into the stands. Mumbai win the match and it is a world-class innings from Suryakumar Yadav. |
| 0.0 : TAKE A BOW, SURYAKUMAR YADAV! Innings of the highest order by one of, if not the best in T20 cricket, and the Mumbai fans, who have endured a tough season, were treated to something really special. With this emphatic win, Mumbai lift themselves off the bottom of the standings. In their pursuit of 173 runs, Mumbai were off to a brisk start as they were helped by the extras bowled by the Hyderabad new ball bowlers. The start soon became a shaky one as their top three were blown away in real quick |
| Having reduced Mumbai to 31-3, Hyderabad had a real shot at taking home those two points and moving out of the mid-table muddle. However, they came up on the wrong side of a Suryakumar Yadav masterclass and just did not have enough runs on the board. Having scored 39 runs off the last three overs of their batting effort to finish with 173, Hyderabad had the momentum with them at the halfway mark. However, they could not translate that into their bowling effort in the first couple of overs as |
| Earlier in the game, after inserting Hyderabad into bat, the Mumbai bowlers did not get the reward they deserved early on but did well not to allow the explosive Hyderabad opening pair to get away. It was an unusual struggle for Abhishek Sharma, but Travis Head got going as he always does. Head got a couple of reprieves off the bowling of the debutant, Anshul Kamboj, once when he was bowled off a no ball and later when he was dropped. However, he could not make the most of those lives, and Nitis |
| Hyderabad's captain, Pat Cummins, reflects on the innings, noting they might be a couple of runs short. He acknowledges the challenging conditions in the initial overs, crediting Sunny's presence for their final score of 170. Despite contemplating the impact of a fast bowler, Cummins maintains uncertainty in T20 cricket outcomes. He highlights SKY's performance, emphasizing its pivotal role in altering the game's dynamics. Looking ahead, Cummins hopes for thrilling moments in future matches, emb |
| Tilak Varma of Mumbai reflects on their approach, emphasizing the return to basics and playing with a straight bat, especially with Suryakumar Yadav's presence, which kept them competitive. Varma admits being surprised by Yadav's aggressive approach against Jansen, deviating from their planned strategy. He stresses the importance of readiness for diverse pitch conditions. Varma highlights his focus on adapting to different game situations and exploring scoring opportunities. Expressing support f |
| Time for the presentation ceremony... |
| The captain of Mumbai, Hardik Pandya says that they want to focus on playing good cricket. Feels that they gave 10-15 runs more but the batting was excellent. Shares that he likes bowling in good areas and see how the wicket behaves. Tells that Piyush Chawla took wickets of batters who can take the game away. Reckons that in T20s, consistency is more important than change-ups. Adds that Chawla was consistent and he was rewarded for it. Mentions that Suryakumar Yadav was unbelievable and feels |
| Suryakumar Yadav is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant ton under pressure. He reflects on his performance, highlighting the challenge of fielding and batting for extended periods after a long gap since December 14th. Despite fatigue, he recognized the importance of anchoring the innings after Mumbai lost early wickets. Yadav credits his traditional shot-making, honed through Mumbai's cricketing culture, for his success in navigating the seam movement. He emphasizes maintaining intent thr |
| Right then, that's all we have from this entertaining game that ebbed and flowed, but it was Mumbai who emerged victorious and are still mathematically alive in the tournament. The 2024 Indian T20 League is off to an exciting start this week, and if the first game is any indication, we are in for a thrilling ride. Next up on Tuesday, the 7th of May, Delhi will square off against Rajasthan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Rishabh Pant's squad will be determined to return to winning ways, while Sanju |
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