Match Details
Rahul Tripathi played a magnificent knock (76 of 44) and took the team past the 150-run mark and was ably helped by Nicolas Pooran who smashed 33 of 22. Ramandeep was the pick of the bowlers for MI, he scalped 3 wickets at took them at crucial junctures of the game which pegged SRH back, at one stage it looked like they would go past the 210 mark but ended with just 193.
Momentum was with Mumbai Indians after finishing with the ball well, but it was a tricky chase. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan came out to bat with an aggressive intent and made full use of the powerplay scoring 51 for no loss. The skipper looked like he was back in prime form and some of the pick-up shots he played were simply magnificent. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Fazalhaq Farooqi started proceedings with the ball for SRH, they missed their lines and allowed the MI openers to get their eye in.
Washington Sundar was introduced into the attack and he managed to get the big wicket of Rohit Sharma who was looking to take this game away from SRH. It was a downslide after this for Mumbai, they lost wickets in quick succession and were 4 down with 127 runs on the board. The game looked like it was done and dusted after Stubbs got run out but the man from Singapore had plans and he was looking unstoppable in the 18th over, tonking Natarajan for 3 sixers in a row, Mumbai needed just 19 over 13 delivery and David lost his wicket in trying to steal a single of the last ball and keep strike.
Mumbai were still in the game with 19 required off 12 delivery but then one of the best overs in IPL history was bowled by the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He bowled a maiden wicket and had the game sealed for SRH. With 19 required off the last 6, Ramandeep fancied his chances of finishing it but fell short of 3 runs. One of the best games of the season by far, this game had everything. Drama in the end and a Heart-Break for all the Mumbai Indians fans.