Sidelights:
This game was one of those games which do not entertain you to the core. It was one of those keep calm games of T20. SRH had survived many times here during the last season despite putting low scores hence 157 should have given them enough confidence but MI who won just the 3rd game this season out of the 9 games they have played looked more focused and well planned to win the game. If you take a look of SRH’s score 157 runs and the loss of only 3 wickets means they should have got 15-20 runs more even if they had to lose a few more wickets in the process and that’s exactly what they might have felt once the game was over. MI can still not smile as they have really a remote chance to reach the playoffs.
IPL 7 | Match 36 | SRH Vs MI
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Toss: SRH and elected to bat first
Playing XIs
SRH: Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, David Warner, Naman Ojha, Moises Henriques, Irfan Pathan, Karan Sharma, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar
MI: Lendle Simmons, CM Gautam, Ambaty Rayudu, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Aditya Tare, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Pragyan Ojha
Mini Score Card
SRH 157/3 (20) Run rate: 7.85
Aaron Finch 68 (62) | Lasith Malinga 2/35 (4)
David Warner 55* (31) | Jasprit Bumrah 0/24 (4)
MI 160/3 (18.4) Run rate: 8.57
Ambaty Rayudu 68* (46) | Bhuvaneshwar Kumar 2/21 (4)
Lendle Simmons 68 (50) | Moises Henriques 1/23 (3)
Result: MI won by 7 wickets
Points: MI 2 (Total 6) | SRH 0 (Total 8)
Man of the match: Ambaty Rayudu (MI)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena | Vineet Kulkarni | Pashchim Pathak (3rd) | A Nand Kishore (Reserve)
Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama
How they played the game
Powerplay: SRH 43 runs, 1 wicket | MI 38 runs, 1 wicket
First 50 runs: SRH 43 balls | MI 46 balls
50-100 runs: SRH 46 balls | MI 29 balls
100-150 runs: SRH 30 balls | MI 39 balls
EXTRAS: MI 6 (LB 1, 5 Wd) | SRH 3 (3 Wd)
Best Partnership
SRH: 3rd wicket – 63 runs off 54 balls between Warner 39 (27) and Finch 22 (27)
MI: 2nd wicket – 130 runs off 87 balls between Rayudu 63* (42) and Simmons 67 (45)
Fours and SIXES
SRH 16 Fours – 7 by Finch, 6 by Warner, 2 by Dhawan, 1 by Rahul | 5 SIXES 2 each by Finch and Warner, 1 by Ojha
MI 15 Fours – 7 by Rayudu, 5 by Simmons, 3 by Sharma | 6 SIXES 4 by Simmons, 2 by Rayudu
In the PIC: Ambaty Rayudu helped MI to win an easy victory
Picture Courtesy: ESPN – Cricinfo
