Dhawan, Hooda take wobbling Sunrisers home as Mumbai suffers another heartbreak

Staying true to the trend of the tournament, Kane Williamson invited Mumbai Indians to bat after winning the toss in match 7 of the eleventh edition of IPL at Hyderabad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad huffed and puffed and finally reached home off the last ball, thanks to a boundary by No. 11 Billy Stanlake to make it two and two in the current edition of IPL in front of a large crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium.

The equation came down to 11 off the last over with Deepak Hooda and Billy Stanlake at the crease. Hooda started off with a brilliant six over cover to take their noses in front. The next five deliveries resulted in as many singles and a second ball wide from Ben Cutting meant Mumbai Indians suffered a second heartbreak in a span of five days.

Deepak Hooda remained unbeaten on 32 off 25 balls, despite seeing wickets tumble at the other end.

 Sunrisers suffered a dramatic collapse, not once but twice, the second one almost ending up being fatal but Hooda held his nerve to take them home.

Sunrisers needed 12 off 15 balls with 5 wickets in hand with a well-settled Yusuf Pathan and Deepak Hooda at the creaze, when one bad stroke from Pathan (14) took downhill for the hosts. Bumrah removed Rashid Khan off the very next ball and Mustafizur struck in his next over to stifle Sunrisers.

Earlier too, Hyderabad were cruising along at 73 for 1 before an inexplicable batting collapse left them staring at defeat. It was young Deepak Hooda composed 32 off 25 balls that proved to be precious in the final context of the match. Hooda hit Cutting's first delivery off the final over for a six to ease off the pressure with Stanlake holding fort at the other end.

It was young leg-spinner Mayank Markande (4/23 in 4 overs) once again impressed one and all with his temperament and control as his spell got Mumbai Indians back in the match despite a modest total on board.

Shikhar Dhawan (45 off 28 balls) and Wriddhiman Saha (22 off 20) made it look like a walk in the park before Markande wreaked havoc. He first ball his stock ball googly to trap Saha leg before.

Skipper Kane Williamson (6) edged one off Mustafizur Rahaman to Ishan Kishan behind the stumps.

From a comfortable 73 for 1, Markande engineered a slide that found Sunrisers reeling at 107 for five. Dhawan went trying to hit a slog sweep to a delivery that bounced a tad more. Manish Pandey danced down the track and mistimed his lofted shot while Shakib Al Hasan was played on off the last ball of his spell. Markande currently holds the 'Purple cap' with seven wickets from two games.

Mumbai Indians innings

It just doesn't get any better when it comes to the bowling of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The 2016 champions displayed another masterclass to restrict heavyweihgts Mumbai Indians to a paltry 147 for 8 after inviting them to bat first in match seven.

Fast bowlers Sandeep Sharma and Siddharth Kaul returned with two wickets apiece to choke Mumbai as none of their batsmen crossed the 30-run mark. Evein Lewis was the top scorer with 29.

The lower middle-order caved in badly as Sunrisers looked as potent an attack even without their premier India bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Such was the dominance of the Hyderabad bowlers that the back 10 of the MI innings fetched them only 69 runs with only 36 coming off last five overs.

Sandeep Sharma (2/25 in 4 overs) proved to be a like-for like replacement with his incisive swing bowling while Siddarth Kaul (2/29 in 4 overs) was once again impressive.

A lot of credit will got to Rashid Khan, who stifled the scoring during the middle overs with brilliant figures of 1 for 13 in 4 overs. Rashid bowled flat and fast with a mix of googlies and flippers. He bowled as many as 18 dot balls.

Skipper Rohit Sharma (11) was out trying to whip a delivery from Billy Stanlake (2/42) that grew big on him and the catch was taken at square leg by Shakib Al Hasan.

Ishan Kishan (9)'s maverick approach didn't pay dividends as he failed to make most of a dropped catch by Sandeep Sharma as Siddharth Kaul had him caught at third man.

The normally dangerous Evin Lewis (29, 17 balls) started off well but tried to hit Kaul across the line only to find the off-stump knocked back.

The normally dependable Krunal Pandya closed his face to a Shakib Al Hasan (1/34 in 4 overs) delivery to offer a simple catch.

Stanlake hurried Pollard into ballooning one to Shikhar Dhawan at sweeper cover.

Sandeep then dismissed Suryakumar and Pradeep Sangwan off successive balls to ensure that MI don't cross the 150-run mark.

Toss Report

Staying true to the trend of the tournament, Kane Williamson invited Mumbai Indians to bat after winning the toss in match 7 of the eleventh edition of IPL at Hyderabad.

A last moment back injury has ruled out Bhuvneshwar Kumar of the crucial ecounter,paving way for young Punjab swing bowler Sandeep Sharma.

“Unfortunately Bhuvi misses out, he has a sore back, so Sandeep Sharma comes in making his debut for the franchise, so that's exciting for him,” said Williamson.

Mumbai on the other hand have made two changes, with Hardik Pandya’s being a forced one. Left-arm fast bowler Pradeep Sangwan will take his place in the side and the all-rounder’s slot will go to Australia’s Ben Cutting, who replaces Kiwi seamer Mitchell Mclenaghan.

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“We need to focus on the positives and we won't look too much into that. We were outclassed by Bravo the other day, but we aren't disheartened by that. We need to look at the bigger things, that's what has helped us get success in the past, said Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Pradeep Sangwan, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Mustafizur Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Billy Stanlake, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma