Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Indian Premier League - 62nd match – Live Score and Update
Sunrisers Hyderabad 178 v Sunrisers Hyderabad 184 - Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
The 62nd of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was won by Mumbai Indians who beat their rivals Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets with three balls remaining in the match at Wankhede Stadium, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
Sunrisers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, who chose to bat first, gave their opponents a modest target of 179 runs to win the match, however, it was their bowling that failed to deliver as their opponents reached the target in 19.3 overs.
Starting the innings, Sunrisers Hyderabad openers PA Patel and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Huzefa-Mohammed-Patel-c63657, who fell with 26 runs to his name. With the opener back in the pavilion it was time for GH Vihari to take the field.
Dhawan and Vihari halted the bowling onslaught as the two batsmen forged a spectacular partnership by hammering the bowlers all around the park without a hint of remorse.
The two batsmen were instrumental in helping their side gain an upper hand in the match as they pulverised the bowlers and kept the fielders on their toes.
It was imperative for the fielding side to break this lethal combination in order to comeback in the match; however, they faced tough resistance from the batsmen, who showed no signs of weakness.
Finally after leading their side towards 111 runs this partnership met its demise on the wicket of Dhawan, who was removed by Johnson after hammering a stupendous knock of 59 runs off 41 deliveries.
Vihari was then joined by CL White and the two batsmen continued the batting onslaught, punishing the bowlers with some outstanding shots.
This partnership managed to take the side towards 166 runs, before the former perished after clobbering a knock of 41 runs. Meanwhile, his batting partner stayed unbeaten on 43.
Mumbai didn’t have a great start to their run chase as they lost their first wicket with only 26 runs on the board.
However, the second-wicket partnership between SR Tendulkar and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 was productive as it took the score to 94, before Tendulkar retired with 38 runs to his name.
Later in the innings, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, hammered an unbeaten 66-run knock to see his side cross the finish line.
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