IPL 2018, MI vs SRH: 3 masterstrokes from the game between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad

It was a high-intensity clash in the IPL today as the Sunrisers Hyderabad took on the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium.

After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma inserted the opposition into bat. Sunrisers got off to a disastrous start as they lost both Dhawan and Saha in the second over of their innings.

Thereafter, Hyderabad kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 118 in the 19th over.

In reply, Mumbai too got off to a terrible start as they lost three wickets with just 21 runs on the board.

Things did not improve afterwards as some brilliant bowling from the Sunrisers ensured that Mumbai would go on to lose the match by 31 runs.

Let us have a look at the three masterstrokes from today’s game.

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#1 Saving Rashid Khan for Kieron Pollard

Williamson's tactic of holding back Rashid Khan worked well

Mumbai got to off to a bad start, losing three wickets for not many runs on the board. Everyone expected Kane Williamson to deploy his match-winner Rashid Khan in the beginning but he had other plans.

Knowing that the big guy Pollard, struggles at the beginning against spin, Williamson introduced Khan only in the 10th over.

The move seemed to have worked straight away as Pollard tried to launch the Afghan spinner on the very first ball but the ball landed just a few meters in front of Manish Pandey at long on.

However, the big West Indian would not last for long as he managed to guide a leg break of Khan straight into the safe hands of Shikhar Dhawan at first slip.

#2 Attacking captaincy from Williamson

Williamson's plans were spot on today

Williamson has received a lot of appreciation from all quarters for his captaincy skills.

Today, as well he showed why his captaincy is rated so highly. Defending a low score, Williamson knew that the only way to win the match was to keep picking up wickets.

Staying true to his attacking instinct, Williamson kept a slip for his strike bowlers Shakib Al Hasan and Khan.

The move paid off rich dividends as Al Hasan got the big fish Sharma caught by Shikhar Dhawan at first slip.

Then, Khan induced an edge from Kieron Pollard and again it was safely taken by Dhawan at first slip.

#3 Krunal Pandya’s review

Pandya was looking in good touch today

Krunal Pandya looked to be in good touch today as he smashed the impressive Sidharth Kaul for three boundaries in an over.

The partnership between Suryakumar Yadav and Krunal Pandya had got Mumbai’s innings back on track and the Sunrisers were desperate to pick up a wicket.

Then, in the 12th over, Rashid Khan deceived Pandya with a quick leg break that came into him rapidly after pitching.

It looked out but umpire S.Ravi ruled in favour of the batsman. Khan was pretty convinced that it was out and signalled straight away to Williamson to take the review.

Williamson obliged and Pandya was given out after three reds on the ball tracker. This turned out to be an important moment in the match.

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