Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad players celebrate fall of a wicket during an IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, on April 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS)
Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad put on an impressive bowling performance to restrict Mumbai Indians to a meagre 142/6 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Monday.
Ambati Rayudu (54) was the top scorer for Mumbai and was well supported by Krunal Pandya (49 not out).
Barinder Sran (3-28) was the pick of the Hyderabad bowlers, while Mustafizur Rahman and Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed one wicket each.
Put in to bat, the defending champions got off to disastrous start, losing debutant hard-hitting batsman Martin Guptill (2) in the first over itself to have team on the backfoot.
His opening partner Parthiv Patel (10) also departed in the fourth over after striking two boundaries to leave the team struggling at 23/2.
From there on, Rayudu and skipper Rohit Sharma (5) held on for a couple of overs help the team reach 40/2 in the powerplay.
But a big confusion between the two saw the skipper being run out in the eighth over to leave the team in a spot of bother at 43/3.
Despite the wicket, Rayudu played positively along with Jos Buttler (11) to take the team to a stable position. But as the Englishman was looking set and ready for a good partnership with Rayudu, Sran removed Buttler to pile on more trouble for the visitors.
Next up, all-rounder Krunal, who was promoted up the batting order, played positively with a couple of boundaries and sixes to help the team cross the 100-run mark.
But the much needed 63-run partnership for the fifth wicket came to an end as Rayudu was dismissed in the 18th over to put an halt to Mumbai's scoring rate.
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 142/6 in 20 overs (Ambati Rayudu 54, Barinder Sran 3/28) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
