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Mumbai Indians notch up their second win
Sunrisers Hyderabad's middle-order continued to misfire yet again denying the Southren side a win in the 14th edition of the Indian Premier.
At M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Mumbai Indians' spinner Rahul Chahar and pacer Trent Boult fashioned Mumbai Indians to a 13-run win, their second on the trot.
Defending 150, leg-spinner Chahar (3/19) stifled the middle-order before Boult (3/28) polished off the tail as SRH were bowled out for 137 in 19.4 overs.
Opting to bat, MI had a good start but Vijay Shankar and Mujeeb Ur Rahman claimed two wickets each as SRH stemmed the flow of runs in the middle overs.
However, Kieron Pollard managed to lift MI to 150 for 5 with the help of a 22-ball 35 which included two sixes of the last two balls of their in
nings.
Chasing 151 for a win, Jonny Bairstow smashed a 22ball 35 to give SRH a rollicking start, while David Warner too managed a 36 off 34 but once the duo were back in the hut, the middle-order again failed to come to the fore.
Back at the top with his opening partner Warner, Bairstow amassed 18 runs from Trent Boult in the third over with the help of three
fours and a six. Adam Milne was then treated with equal disdain, sending him for two maximums and a four as he bled 19 runs.
Krunal Pandya was then handed the ball but the result was the same as he conceded 13 runs with Bairstow and Warner smashing a six and a four respectively as SRH amassed 55 in 5 overs.
Bumrah then bowled a tight over but Warner sent Milne for a six as SRH reached 57 for no loss in powerplay.
Lady luck smiled on MI finally when Bairstow hit wicket while looking for a slog sweep off Krunal.
Chahar then removed Manish Pandey (2), while Hardik's direct throw found Warner short as SRH slumped to 91 for 3.
Chahar handed SRH a twin blow in his last over, dismissing Virat Singh (11) and Abhishek Sharma (2) -- both playing their first games of the season.