Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) were trounced by Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 56 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 at Hyderabad on Sunday. Mitchell McClenaghan ensured that SRH were on the back foot early, and MI were in control ever since. Shiamak Unwalla brings the highlights of the match.
Slinga gets things going: Lasith Malinga has not been at his potent best in IPL 2015, but he has still been a handful. He got the ball rolling by sneaking in a yorker that took out Shikhar Dhawan off the sixth ball of the match. There was no going back for SRH after that. IPL 2015 Points Table & Team Standings
Mitchell McClenaghan invokes S Sreesanth: Mitchell McClenaghan‘s figures in IPL 2015 before this match did not reflect how well he truly bowled. The number of catches dropped off his bowling were far too high. Against SRH though, he was absolutely on fire. He got rid of David Warner, Eoin Morgan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to end with three for 16 in his four overs. After one of his wickets, he hit the floor (quite literally) in a manner reminiscent of S Sreesanth in the match against Australia in ICC World T20 2007. IPL 2015 Highest run-scorer: List of best batsmen in IPL 8
J Suchith takes two in two: At 51 for three, SRH were in dire need of a big stand. Moises Henriques and KL Rahul were the two batsmen in the middle. J Suchith, bowling the 10th over, struck twice in two balls. He had Henriques stumped and got Naman Ojha out off the next ball. Suchith ended with two for 14 in three overs. IPL 2015 Highest wicket-taker: List of best bowlers in IPL 8
Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel finish things up: If any team would have had a chance of defending a small total, it would be SRH. However, the MI openers ensured that the chase went off without a hitch. Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel have been in decent nick throughout the tournament, and continued their good form again. They added 106 for the opening wicket, with Simmons being the only man to be dismissed. His 48 came off 44 balls with four fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Parthiv hit an unbeaten 37-ball 51 with nine boundaries as MI romped into the playoffs. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015: Complete coverage
(Shiamak Unwalla, a reporter with CricketCountry, is a self-confessed Sci-Fi geek and Cricket fanatic. His Twitter handle is @ShiamakUnwalla)
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