IPL 2024 Match 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) Highlights
Indian Premier League 2024
Date: March 27, 2024
Venue: Hyderabad
Toss: Mumbai Indians, elected to field first
The eighth match of the Indian Premier League 2024 season witnessed an electrifying showdown between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Hyderabad stadium. In a clash of titans, both teams displayed exceptional skills, making it a memorable encounter for cricket enthusiasts.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squads:
Mayank Agarwal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (†), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat
Mumbai Indians (MI) Squads:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (†), Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Shams Mulani
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Top Performances:
Batting Highlights:
- Travis Head: 62 runs off 24 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes at an astonishing strike rate of 258.33.
- Abhishek Sharma: 63 runs off 23 balls with 3 fours and 7 sixes, showcasing sheer dominance.
Bowling Highlights:
- Jaydev Unadkat: Impressed with the ball, picking up 2 wickets for 47 runs.
- Pat Cummins: Also scalped 2 wickets, conceding 35 runs.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Top Performances:
Batting Highlights:
- Tilak Varma: Played a remarkable innings scoring 64 runs off 34 balls including 2 fours and 6 sixes.
- Tim David: Made an unbeaten 42 runs off 22 balls, steering his team towards a competitive total.
Bowling Highlights:
- Hardik Pandya: Claimed 1 wicket, conceding 46 runs in his spell.
- Gerald Coetzee: Took a crucial wicket while maintaining an economy rate of 14.25.
Last Over Drama
Bowled by: Mayank Markande
Runs Required: 47
- 19.1 • David, 1 run: On a length outside off, punched wide of long-off for just a single
- 19.2 • Shepherd, SIX runs: Length ball outside off, Shepherd frees his arm and deposits over long-on. Most sixes in a T20 game!
- 19.3 • Shepherd, no run: Legbreak tossed up outside off, Shepherd can't connect
- 19.4 • Shepherd, FOUR runs: Full outside off, Shepherd moves across the stumps and smacks it down the ground for a boundary
- 19.5 • Shepherd, FOUR runs: On a length outside off, punched out through cover point for another boundary
- 19.6 • Shepherd, no run: Legbreak on a length again, Shepherd can't connect and SRH have their first win of the season!
Final Scores:
SRH: 277/3 in 20 overs
MI: 246/5 in 20 overs
In a high-scoring thriller, Sunrisers Hyderabad emerged victorious, securing a thrilling win over Mumbai Indians. With stellar performances from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, SRH posted a daunting total of 277 runs. Despite a valiant effort from Tilak Varma and Tim David, Mumbai Indians fell short by 31 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad showcased exceptional teamwork, securing their triumph in this pulsating encounter.
SRH captain, Pat Cummins: "[Did he think it could be chased down?] Not until we bowled (laughs). It was an amazing game. [Abhishek Sharma] Really impressive striker of the ball. In the IPL you play under a lot of pressure, but the freedom he has played with was amazing. You never play for 270 but we wanted to be really positive and with the impact player rule you have more batting as well. It's obviously a good wicket so you know you're going to go for a few boundaries, but just have to stick to the plans. I think cutters worked."
Hardik Pandya: "The wicket was good but 277, no matter how good or bad you bowl, if the opposition get 277 that means they batted very well. [Bowlers] were good. It was tough out there. Close to 500 runs were scored so the wicket was helping the batters. We could have tried a few different things, but we have a young bowling attack and I liked what I saw today. If the ball goes this much in the crowd, it's definitely different to run around and complete the overs in time. Everyone batted really well, counting Tilak, Ro, Ishan. There are just few things we need to do right and we'll be alright. [On Maphaka] I think he was fantastic you know. Coming into your first game and getting overwhelmed by this kind of crowd and he showed he had the heart. Even though he went for runs, he looked alright, he wanted to back his skillsets and that's something that's fantastic. He has the skillset, just that he needs some game time."
Abhishek Sharma is the player of the match. Here's what he has to say: "[Confidence from Mushtaq Ali] It carries a lot of confidence from there. We have a lot of Punjabi boys in the team and we carried the confidence. The message for the batters has been pretty simple: go out and express yourself, and that has been great for me. Head is one of my favourite batters, I really admire his batting. Had a great time batting with him. I had a chance to talk to Brian Lara last night, that really helped me. [On his bowling] If you see me, you'll know that I enjoy bowling more than I bat. I know I can do well with the ball as well."
