Ryan Rickleton’s hundred went down the drain as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down the target of 244 with eight balls to spare and six wickets in hand, extending their unbeaten streak to five games and return to the third spot on the points table. The fourth highest run-chase in Indian Premier League history was powered by blazing half-centuries from Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen.
In a contest where close to 500 runs were aggregated thanks to two half-centurions and a centurion, it was Eshan Malinga’s spell through the middle and the death overs that proved to be the point of separation on the Wankhede featherbed. The pacer conceded only 29 runs and bagged one wicket in his full quota of four overs.
Brief Scores: Mumbai Indians 243/5 in 20 overs [Ryan Rickleton 123* (55), Will Jacks 46 (22); Eshan Malinga 1-29] lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad 249/4 in 18.4 overs [Travis Head 76 [30], Heinrich Klaasen 65* (30); AM Ghazanfar 2-51) by 6 wickets
Where do the teams stand now?
While Sunrisers Hyderabad have regained their third spot on the table and plumped their case for a place in the playoffs with their sixth win of the season, Mumbai Indians languish in the ninth spot with their sixth loss in eight games, putting their campaign in serious jeopardy.
Where do they go next?
While Sunrisers Hyderabad will head back home to host Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday afternoon, Mumbai Indians will fly to Chennai to face Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.
