Sunrisers Hyderabad continued their dominant run as they chased down a massive total to beat Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede. It was a spectacular high scoring thriller. Mumbai Indians were batting first
and the new opening combination of Jacks and Rickelton got them to a flier. Rickelton smashed a century and Hardik provided the final flourish as Mumbai Indians posted 243 at the end of the first innings. Chasing the target, Sunrisers Hyderabad cruised it as both openers smashed fifties. Mumbai Indians took three quick wickets in the middle overs but Heinrich Klassen with a supreme half century ensured that Sunrisers Hyderabad won the game.
Abhishek Sharma | Orange Cap holder
If you see, every team is scoring, I just need to stick up and play well for the team. Whatever you do in the PP matters, and that's what (Travis) Head and I look to do. I always try to get something out of Head, but he's very quiet and does his talking with the bat. But he suggested I watch the ball closely and hit it, which gives you confidence. We always congratulate each other on the 50-run and 100-run partnerships, but we just watch the ball react. Credit to the bowlers, the way they've stepped up in the last few games is the reason we've been winning. We have done well as a batting unity, but bowling is a tough job, we're asking a lot from them - (Eshan) Malinga, Patty (Cummins) and others are just sticking to the plan and the way Pat has been speaking to the players has been so helpful.
Hardik Pandya | MI Captain:
(How difficult was it with the dew and the opening partnership SRH had?) I don't think dew played much of a role, just that they played some good shots, we bowled some bad balls, they got to a flyer. I think we did pull it back, but it was not enough. (Batting seems to have improved from previous games) Yes, I enjoyed, I had fun today on the ground. Yeah, I think 244, I think I'll back my bowlers to stop it, but some other day today we could not execute. Myself, really enjoyed bowling as well, barring the last three balls, but other than that, really enjoyed myself. (Missed chances in the field) Yes, I think it's been that kind of season. When you get a couple of chances, you grab them, that's when the luck and momentum changes. If you don't, it kind of hurts you, but it's still fine. All the boys tried really well. They gave everything, it did not work out. (How do you address the issues with bowling?) I think this season we don't have much option, we really need to see what all differences we can do. I won't put my bowlers under the bus. I think as an overall unit, we have not been able to do what exactly Mumbai Indians stands for. We really need to see what all we need to work on and it's fine. I think we have passionate owners, we have passionate support staff. We always figure out something. (The crowd keeps coming out to support) Yes, I think we have not given them much opportunity to back us. But yeah, they have been quite fantastic. They have been loyal. They have been fantastic. Yeah, sometimes it hurts when the opposition team comes and they start chanting their names. We need to entertain them more to make sure we get that love and trust from them.
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Pat Cummins | SRH captain:
I always thought it was tough to start with, but knowing our batting lineup and obviously a very good pitch, definitely thought it was within our sights. A few things had to go right, but I thought it was chaseable. (That opening combo that you possess, has fear completely gone out of their lives?) Hope so. You know, you see when the pitch is good, the way they play, they've got so many different shots. So I mean, I'm glad I'm not bowling at them. They look pretty scary. (What do you make of all these youngsters coming through?) It's super impressive. Salil (Arora) hasn't really got much of a chance this season yet, but really impressed in the preseason. They've all just got that fearless attitude. So credit to the coaching staff as well for instilling that in these young guys. I don't think they realize how good they are. (Do you at all worry how many you're conceding?) Of course! (laughs) Don't give that impression. I think you've got to be realistic though. It's different to what it was five years ago, IPL. It's, you know, 200 used to be kind of tough going to chase. Now, even 12 and over, you feel like you can chase it as a batting unit. So you just got to reset your expectations a little bit as a bowling group. (Can you put your bowler's hat on and search for any sympathy at all for bowlers?) Yeah, I've got a lot. How long do we have? (laughs) I think I said last game, it's these high-scoring games, there's not a lot in it for the bowlers. But you do feel like, even at the end there, if you nail one really good yorker, it can still be the difference in the match. So bowlers - and really good bowlers - you know, like Eshan (Malinga) in our team, he's a big reason why we've been winning these games as well. I think he's got the purple cap as well. You can still have a huge impact.
Heinrich Klaasen | Player of the Match
No, not really (on his thoughts after the loss of three quick wickets). There was a big gap in the cow corner - so you have to take a risk a little bit earlier. The wicket was good. You're chasing 9 or 10 runs every over for about 10 overs and they've got a quality bowling line-up. So you had to take a chance just to see if you could create some momentum from the situation. (Asked about his inside out drives) The left shoulder's given me some issues over the last year, so I'm not strong over cow-corner anymore. And our lovely slinger has been feeding stuff over extra cover for me, so things are going nicely right now. No, not at all. Humble. Tomorrow's a new day. I'm probably going home, hoping the baby isn't screaming, so daddy duty is up now. It's nice to contribute to the team. It's a great win for us and hopefully we can repeat it at home. Like I said earlier, if they're going at 15, 16, it's going to make your life a little bit easier (on the openers). So when I got in, I think we needed just under 10s chasing 250, so that's an incredible job from them.(On salil Arora) I told him he needed, I think it was 11 or 12 or 6 or something like that. He doesn't have to worry. And then he asked, "Can I hit?" And I said, "Yes, just hit it." I said, you just go for it. Just finish the game. It's incredible to see him do it on the big stage, but we see it every day at training. It's just incredible talent. So hopefully his career continues
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been outstanding in the last few games and are on a winning streak. This win will boost their NRR and they seem to a team that can go all the way this season. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians suffer another loss and will need a miracle from here to reach the playoffs. It has been a thrilling game at the Wankhede
