IPL 2020 SRH vs MI highlights: SRH wins by 10 wkts, seals playoffs berth
David Warner (81 not out off 57) and Wriddhiman Saha (58 not out off 44) lit up last league game of the tournament with an unbeaten 151-run opening stand to chase down the 150-run target in 17.1 overs
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The outcome also knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the competition with the Eoin Morgan-led side having an inferior run-rate with 14 points. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI
Sunrisers Hyderabad thrived on pressure of a must-win game to thrash table toppers Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets and qualify for the IPL play-offs at Sharjah cricket ground on Tuesday.
Skipper David Warner (81 not out off 57) and Wriddhiman Saha (58 not out off 44) lit up the last league game of the tournament with an unbeaten 151-run opening stand to chase down the 150-run target in 17.1 overs.
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The bowlers had set up the game nicely for SRH by restricting MI to 149 for eight despite a timely 41 off 25 from veteran Kieron Pollard.
With their third straight win, SRH finished third in the points table with 14 points and a much better run-rate than Royal Challengers Bangalore, who finished fourth on the same number of points. Both teams play the Eliminator in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
The outcome also knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the competition with the Eoin Morgan-led side having an inferior run-rate with 14 points.
The fact that Mumbai rested star pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult for the game also made the task easier for SRH.
The sole good news for Mumbai was the return to action of their skipper Rohit Sharma after a two-week injury lay-off, declaring he was "fit and fine" after concerns over his fitness, that led to him being excluded from the India squad for the Australia tour.
In the run chase, it was a delight to watch Warner and Saha showcase their range of strokes. On way to a resounding win, Warner also crossed the 500-run mark for the sixth time in IPL history, showing his remarkable consistency in the tournament.
Saha, who is in the team in place of Jonny Bairstow, has repaid the faith the team has shown in him with consistent performances. He was once again in sublime touch on Tuesday, collecting seven fours and a straight six of Nathan Coulter-Nile.
MI vs SRH scorecard: Mumbai Indians innings
| Batsman | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| David Warner | not out | 85 | 58 | 10 | 1 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | not out | 58 | 45 | 7 | 1 |
| Total: 151-0 in 17.1 Overs | |||||
| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| James Pattinson | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Krunal Pandya | 3.1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Warner, at the other end, hit 10 fours and a six.
Earlier, MI would have ended up with much less score if it wasn't for Pollard, who ensured his team put up a fighting total. The defending champions collected 51 runs off the last five overs.
Needing a victory to make the play-offs, Sunrisers bowlers made merry on a helping surface after their skipper Warner decided to put the opposition in to bat.
MI skipper Rohit (4), who missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury, made a surprise return in his team's last game ahead of the play-offs.
However, he lasted for only seven balls as pacer Sandeep Sharma (3/34) had him caught at mid-off with a well-disguised knuckle ball.
Sandeep also found the stumps of Rohit's opening partner Quinton de Kock (36 off 29) who played on after smashing the SRH pacer for couple of sixes and a boundary.
It was the turn of spinners Rashid Khan (1/32) and Shahbaz Nadeem (2/19) to provide wickets in the middle-overs.
Nadeem got rid of in-form Suryakumar Yadav (36) and Krunal Pandya (0) in the 12th over and then Rashid removed Saurabh Tiwary in the following to reduce Mumbai to 82 for five.
Just when the partnership between Ishan Kishan (33 of 30) and Pollard was looking dangerous, Sandeep removed the southpaw to tighten the screws on the opposition.
However, Pollard came to his team's rescue yet again with a valuable cameo.
Pollard hammered four sixes, three of those came in the penultimate over bowled by death overs specialist T Natarajan.
West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder (2/25) also produced a tidy spell.
| Batsman | Dismissals | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes |
| Rohit Sharma | c Warner b Sandeep | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton de Kock | b Sandeep | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | st Saha b Nadeem | 35 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| Ishan Kishan | b Sandeep | 33 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| Krunal Pandya | c Williamson b Nadeem | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Saurabh Tiwary | c Saha b Rashid | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron Pollard | b Holder | 41 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | c Garg b Holder | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| James Pattinson | not out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 149-7 in 20 Overs | |||||
| Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets | |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| T Natarajan | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
SRH vs MI playing 11
As expected Mumbai Indians has rested its two quicks -- Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult -- ahead of the much important playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad has picked Priyam Garg in place of Abhisekh Sharma.
SRH seals playoffs berth
SRH live score after 17.1 Overs: 151-0
Krunal Pandya [3.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack
Sunrisers Hyderabad needs 3 runs in 18 balls
SRH live score after 17 Overs: 147-0
Nathan Coulter-Nile continues...
Sunrisers Hyderabad needs 6 runs in 24 balls
SRH live score after 16 Overs: 144-0
James Pattinson [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
Sunrisers Hyderabad need 13 runs in 30 balls
SRH live score after 15 Overs: 137-0
Nathan Coulter-Nile [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Sunrisers Hyderabad needs 19 runs in 36 balls
SRH live score after 14 Overs: 131-0
Dhawal Kulkarni [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
Ball 4: Saha drives towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
TIMEOUT
Sunrisers Hyderabad needs 28 runs in 42 balls
SRH live score after 13 Overs: 122-0
Krunal Pandya continues...
Ball 5: Warne collects a couple of runs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad needs 40 runs in 48 balls
SRH live score after 12 Overs: 110-0
Rahul Chahar continues...
Ball 6: Warner collects a single towards silly point region.
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First Published: Nov 03 2020 | 4:51 PM IST
