It was the do or die situation for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match of the league stage of the very popular cricketing tournament of the country IPL 2020. And the team which is under the leadership of the very popular Australian batsman David Warner responded very well and defeated the defending champions Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets and booked their spot in the playoffs of the tournament. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Mumbai Indians.
The fans as well as the team management were happy, as the regular captain of the defending Champions came out for the toast but he failed to win the toss and he couldn’t do any magic to save the match for his side. David Warner won the toss and elected to field first and the bowlers provided a break in the early stage as they went back Rohit Sharma to the pavilion for just four runs in his bank. The South African wicket keeping batsman de Kock tried to fire against the bowlers of Sunrisers Hyderabad and he smashed back to back sixes and then he was clean bowled in the over of Sandeep Sharma.
After that, the superstar of Mumbai Indians in the last match SuryaKumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan tried to rebuild the innings without going against the bowlers, as they played sensible shots and slow down the innings. This particular strategy of Mumbai Indians helped the bowlers of Sunrisers Hyderabad to get control in the match. Having said that, the big man of Caribbean Pollard showcased fireworks in the death overs and smashed 41 runs in quick time which help Mumbai Indians to reach 149 runs after 20 overs on the board.
In the reply, sunrisers Hyderabad started with a positive attitude and continued through out the innings. Both the openers of Sunrisers Hyderabad dominated on the bowling department of Mumbai Indians which look ordinary in the absence of their spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult, who were given a much-needed rest. David Warner and Saha smashed half century and sealed the match with 10 wickets.
With this victory, Sunrisers Hyderabad booked a spot in the playoffs of IPL 2020 and they knocked out the Kolkata Knight Riders on the basis of net run rate. Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator stage of the IPL 2020.
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