Hyderabad, April 6: Jonny Bairstow will be keen to continue his run riot and keep the Sunrisers Hyderabad juggernaut rolling against a Mumbai Indians side that is getting into the groove after an up-and-down start, in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Saturday.
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Currently holding the top spot in the points table with three back-to-back victories, the confident Sunrisers would not like to spare an inch against Mumbai, lying at sixth place, with two wins and as many losses from four outings.
However, Mumbai will take heart from the fact that they defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings, their first loss in four games, in the last match.
In contrast, the Sunrisers, after losing their opening game against Kolkata Knight Riders, went on to win against Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals.
The Sunrisers, in fact, were without the services of their captain Kane Williamson during Thursday's match against Delhi because of an injury, but they did not let that have an impact.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar led from the front as the seamer while Mohammad Nabi and Siddarth Kaul chipped in with two wickets each to restrict Delhi to 129 for eight.
And with opener Bairstow (48) once again shining with the bat, the Sunrisers had a cakewalk, cruising to a five-wicket win.
Come Saturday, the Sunrisers would again be banking on the English batsmen to deliver the goods, besides Australian David Warner.
Here’s MyKhel’s Live Updates of the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians match:
That's a wrap from the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Alzarri Joseph stole the show, turning out the best figures in IPL on his debut, and handing Mumbai a 40-run win over hosts SRH.
History in 22 balls 💙💙💙💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 6, 2019
1st over: W, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
2nd over: 2, 1, 0, 0, W, 1
3rd over: 0, WD, 1, 1, WD, W, W, 1LB
4th over: W, 4, 1, W
#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #SRHvMI pic.twitter.com/gr5gmyvXEb
That was a sensational start to his IPL career:
The debutant wreaks havoc here in Hyderabad as the @mipaltan win by 40 runs.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 6, 2019
Alzarri Joseph with the best ever bowling figures in #VIVOIPL
Scorecard - https://t.co/kzyaotA3mE #SRHvsMI pic.twitter.com/bZECzrjZCE
WICKET!!!! It's all over for SRH at home. With figures of 6 for 12 he hands Mumbai a 40 run victory over SRH. Jospeh has the record for the best IPL Figures. What a debut for the youngster.
Bhuvi walks back as SRH are crumbling at home.
EXCELLENT stuff from Alzarri. With figures of 5 wickets for 7 he's ripped through SRH!
OUT!!! Bumrah dismisses Nabi for 11 of 14 as Sunrisers are eight wickets down.
The SRH middle-over struggled to get going as they need 47 off 22 to win.
WICKET! Alzarri is on a roll here. He's on a hat-trick! Picks up his fourth wicket of the match. SRH in trouble.
BOWLED! Alzarri strikes again. He's picked up a wicket every over! Hooda goes for 20 off 24. SRH 49 off 26.
Alzarri back into the attack. He's gotten his IPL career off to a good start. Will he pick up his third wicket in his third over.
Bumrah back into the attack. SRH need 59 off 32 to win.
Rahul Chahar has had a really good spell. Keeps SRH in check. Can Nabi or Hooda turn it around for the hosts?
13 overs gone. SRH at 73 for 5.
MISSED! A bit too far for Rohit as Nabi is safe. Goes for a single.
FOUR! Hooda keeps the scoreboard ticking.
WICKET!!! Another wicket gifted away by SRH. Pathan goes for a duck. SRH down five.
Yusuf Pathan comes in for the hosts
WICKET! SRH crumbling at home. Behrendorff picks up another big wicket. Skipper Rohit Sharma picks up the catch. Manish Pandey gone for 16 off 21.
Pandya gives away seven off the over
SRH need 85 off 68 to win. Can they pull it off after losing three quick wickets.
Hardik Pandya into the attack for Mumbai
WICKET! Another wicket in his second over. Hardik Pandya takes easy catch as Vijay Shankar goes for 5 off 10. Mumbai turning things around here.
Joseph back into the attack . First ball goes for two runs.
DROPPED!!! The big man Pollard drops Manish Pandey.
Wicket-maiden over for Alzarri. Good start to his IPL career as Alzarri gets 1 wicket in the opening over giving away no run.
Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar take over the reigns after Mumbai took early wickets.
BIG WICKET!! Warner goes for just 15 off 13! Alzarri picks up all important wicket to put Mumbai in control
OUT! BIG WICKET FOR MI. Bairstow gone for 16 off 10. Jasprit Bumrah takes easy catch. SRH lose wicket for the first time in powerplay in this season.
FOUR! The boundaries keep coming as Warner continues his dominating show at this ground.
Chahar into the attack