IPL 2018, SRH vs MI: Hits and Misses

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Hooda and Stanlake held their nerve in the final over

With 15 needed in 3 overs and 5 wickets in hand, you would expect the chasing team to win the game easily. However, that was not the case in the 7th game of this season’s IPL as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians played out a thriller from the aforementioned situation.

Another strong bowling performance from SRH kept MI down to 147. SRH got off to a good start with Shikhar Dhawan (45) and Wriddhiman Saha (22) adding 62 in 41 balls. But Mayank Markande’s 4-wicket burst pulled MI back in the game. And then Jasprit Bumrah and Mustafizur Rahman took 2 wickets each in the 18th and 19th overs respectively, to make MI the favourites.

But with 11 required in the last over, Deepak Hooda’s six off the first ball and Billy Stanlake’s last-ball four won it for SRH.


#5 Hit: Deepak Hooda

Hooda played a mature innings.
Hooda played a mature innings to take SRH home

In this game, Hooda batted at No. 6 and walked out to bat when Markande was wreaking havoc. At 89 for 4 in the 11th over, the required run-rate was not a problem, but SRH needed someone to bat through and guide them home and Deepak Hooda did just that. Hooda is known for his power-hitting and his ability as a finisher. After playing his debut season with Rajasthan Royals, the cricketer was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 and was again bought back by SRH in the auction this year.

The Baroda all-rounder kick-started his innings with a thumping boundary. But he didn’t score another boundary (four or a six) till the 20th over. He kept rotating the strike and ran hard between the wickets. With 15 needed in 3 overs, SRH lost 4 wickets (for 4 runs) in two overs and that made MI the favourites. However, Hooda kept his cool and struck a superb six off the first ball of the last over. Stanlake then struck a boundary off the final ball to seal the game.

Hooda struck a calm 32 in 25 balls and his calmness was one of the key features in the death overs.

#4 Miss: Ishan Kishan

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Ishan Kishan scored just 9 in the second game

Ishan Kishan was expected to play a big role for Mumbai Indians with Aditya Tare the only other notable wicket-keeper batsman in the squad. Kishan also came into the IPL with some very consistent performances in domestic cricket (he scored over 1070 runs in 25 innings across formats).

In the first game, Kishan came into bat at 7 for 1 (in the third over) and scored a very good 40 against Chennai Super Kings and stabilized the innings after a couple of early wickets. In this game, Kishan was once again in early as Rohit Sharma was dismissed on the last ball of the second over.

Kishan faced a couple of deliveries in the third over and was lucky as it fetched a couple of cheeky boundaries. Off his first delivery, he went for a big hoick and was lucky to get away with an inside-edge, which raced away to the boundary. On his next delivery, he got an outside edge that flew to the third man boundary.

Despite not having convincing boundaries, the Jharkhand wicket-keeper was batting on 8 off 2 balls. However, he struggled against Rashid Khan as he didn’t pick the Afghanistan leggie. He was also dropped by Sandeep Sharma at mid-off. However, Kishan couldn’t make that opportunity count and was out in the next over for 9.

#3 Hit: Rashid Khan

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Rashid Khan is the No. 1 T20 bowler in the ICC Rankings

A lot of batsmen have found Rashid Khan very difficult to pick and hence the teenage Afghanistan sensation is one of the most-sought-after cricketers in T20 cricket. He has been in excellent form as he took 17 wickets in 8 games in the World Cup Qualifiers, which concluded just 10 days before the start of the IPL.

In this IPL, Rashid Khan might not have created headlines, but he is going about his job quietly. In the first game, he took 1 for 23 as SRH restricted RR to just 125. In this game as well, he might not have had the wickets to show, but he was SRH’s most economical bowler.

Rashid came onto bowl in the 5th over of the innings and gave away just 1 run (there were 4 leg-byes as well). That over also included an easy dropped chance. In the next two overs, he gave just 7 runs, bowling against the likes of Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav.

He bowled his last-over in the 18th over of the innings and was once again superb. Ben Cutting hit a boundary early in the over but Rashid dismissed Cutting and gave away only 5 runs in the 18th over. The Afghanistan star player had figures of 1 for 13 in 4 overs, which included 18 dot balls.

#2 Miss: Manish Pandey

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Manish Pandey's first outing with the bat in this IPL wasn't a great one

Manish Pandey has had an indifferent run in the last few months. After sitting out for the entire ODI series against South Africa, he got a chance in the 3-match T20 series and was also a part of India’s Nidahas Trophy winning team. He scored 255 runs in 8 international innings' this year (2018). He was also unbeaten on 4 of those occasions.

After not getting to bat in the first game (which SRH won by 9 wickets), the SRH middle-order was tested. Pandey walked out to bat in the 9th over after Hyderabad had lost a couple of quick wickets. Pandey started with a boundary but struggled from thereon.

He made 9 in 9 balls before he was undone by a loopy leg-break from Markande. Pandey went after the soppy delivery and only managed to top-edge it. He was out for 9 as SRH slipped to 89 for 4.

#1 Hit: Mayank Markande

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For the second successive game, Mayank Markande was the star for MI

Mayank Markande was an unknown entity a few days ago and suddenly after the first game, his name is all around. Playing ahead of fellow leg-spinner Rahul Chahar, Markande justified his selection as he took 3 for 23 as MI found another talent against CSK.

Markande was excellent once again against SRH as he took one wicket each. The Punjab off-spinner walked out to bowl with SRH easing at 56 for 0, but the 20-year-old completely changed the course of the game. In today’s game, MI were defending just 147 and SRH had a very good start. He first dismissed Wriddhiman Saha with a superb googly as he gave 7 runs in his first over. In the next 3 overs, Markande took 3 wickets to dismiss Pandey, Shikhar Dhawan and Shakib Al Hasan to bring back Mumbai in the game.

With figures of 4 for 23 in the second game, Markande became the purple cap holder. However, his efforts were once again not enough as SRH held their nerve to romp home to a nervy one-wicket win.

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Edited by Sarah Waris