IPL 2018, MI vs SRH: 5 talking points

#1 The SRH bowling is probably the strongest in the tournament

Kaul was impressive with the ball tonight

Sunrisers Hyderabad were without their talismanic bowler Bhuvaneshwar Kumar who was ruled out of the game owing to a niggle on his back. However, despite Bhuvi's absence, the SRH bowlers did a fantastic job in defending the second lowest total in IPL history.

Sandeep Sharma was simply outstanding, conceding just 9 runs from his three overs and getting the early wicket of Evin Lewis. Mohammad Nabi had a decent debut as he dismissed Ishan Kishan. Nabi conceded 23 runs from his three overs.

Shakib al Hasan got the key wicket of Rohit Sharma and gave away just 16 runs in his three overs. Siddarth Kaul was the pick of the SRH bowlers as he did most of the damage towards the end of the innings, picking up three wickets for 23 runs in his four overs. Kaul dismissed Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande and Hardik Pandya.

Despite Kaul's spell, Rashid Khan was adjudged the Man of the Match because not only was he exceptionally economical with his spell of 2/11 from four overs but both of his scalps were game-changing wickets. The Afghan dismissed Krunal Pandya, which broke MI's momentum. He then dismissed Kieron Pollard for 9.

Basil Thampi was also impressive with the ball as he conceded just 4 runs from his 1.4 overs and got the key wicket of Suryakumar Yadav before ending the match by dismissing Mustafizur Rahman.

This spectacular performance is sufficient to prove that Sunrisers Hyderabad have the strongest and most reliable bowling lineup in the tournament at present. If the SRH bowlers continue to perform like this, they could prove to be a nightmare to any batting lineup in the tournament.