Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik Sunrisers Hyderabad have kept their slim hopes of an IPL playoff alive with a three-run win over Mumbai Indians. Tripathi scored 76 runs in 44 balls to take Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging score of 193 runs for six wickets. it was a perfect complement Priyam Garg (42) and Nicholas Pooran (38). Malik (3/23 in three overs) then delivered a sensational performance, while the experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar Despite best efforts from Rohit Sharma (48), a one-wicket maiden was bowled in the crucial 19th over to restrict MI to 190 for seven. Ishaan Kishan (43) and Tim David (46).
The win keeps SRH in the race for the playoffs on paper as they reach 12 points. They need to win their last game and hopefully other results will come in handy.
Chasing 194, Rohit was at his best and looked set for a big total. He gave a solid start to Mumbai’s chase with Kishan, with whom they shared a 95-run partnership.
The duo conceded 17 runs in the ninth over bowled by Malik, with the fast bowler bowling two no balls and one wide.
But after two overs, Kane Williamsondecide to bowl Washington Beautiful (1/36) paid dividend because Rohit Jagdish Suchith in depth.
An uneasy looking Kishan against Malik’s short deliveries chased down his captain in the next over, as the Jammu pacer redeemed himself in an already terrifying over. He bowls the ball over the stumps from round the wicket to complete a fine catch at mid on for Priyam Garg.
The duo provided another breakthrough as Malik forcefully bowled another bouncer Daniel Samso Drag. Garg leaps over his head with his hands fully extended to complete a brilliant catch at midwicket.
With 44 needed off 18 balls, David smashed 46 off just 18 balls to keep Mumbai’s hopes of a fourth win this season alive.
David bowled four sixes in the 18th over T NatarajanIncluding a monstrous 114m hit, to bring the equation down from 12 to 19. However, Natarajan (0/60) managed to redeem himself off the last ball as David was run out.
The experienced Bhuvneshwar bowled the 19th over to turn the game back in SRH’s favour.
Earlier, Tripathi, who scored his third fifty of the season with nine fours and three sixes, set himself up for a memorable innings.
Invited to bat, Sunrisers gambled on Garg playing in the top order. The 21-year-old played a brilliant innings, sharing a 78-run partnership with Tripathi after the in-form Abhishek Sharma (9) Sent back in the third over.
Garg, who was dismissed for 10, made good use of his relief as he hit the ball four times over the fence and twice in his 26-ball innings.
At the other end Tripathi looked into his element. he laughed Jasprit Bumrah (1/32) One six and one four after the other in the fifth over.
Tripathi and Garg scored 57 runs in a productive powerplay and maintained a healthy run rate that was close to 10 runs per over while batting responsibly.
Once Garg was caught and bowled by the medium pacer. Ramandeep Singh (3/20), Pooran, who was promoted to No. 3, joined the party.
The flamboyant left-hander hit two consecutive sixes at long on and deep backward square off Riley Meredith (1/44) in the 13th over. mayank markande (0/31) for a boundary and a maximum in the next over.
The MI bowlers, led by Ramandeep, were able to make a mini comeback as they saw Pooran, Tripathi and Aiden Markram (2) In place of eight balls.
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Batting down the order, skipper Kane Williamson (8 not out) struggled as he was unable to hit big shots.
Sunrisers, who looked set to post 200-plus, could only manage one boundary in the last two overs, scoring 19 runs.
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