In Match #8, MI Vs. SRH, IPL 2024, MI faced Sunrisers Hyderabad in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday, with the help of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Klassen’s explosive batting SRH secured 277/3 runs, but Mumbai Indians struggled to 246/5 runs, and SRH won by 31 runs.
MI Vs SRH, IPL 2024 Highlights:
In the IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) faced off in a thrilling match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Travis Head, an Australian batter who ended India’s ODI World Cup dream in November 2023, was in explosive form, scoring 62 off 24 balls and the fastest 50 in IPL by a Hyderabad batter. Abhishek Sharma smoked a 16-ball 50 to lay the foundation of a record-breaking total in the high-scoring contest against MI.
Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs for the first wicket to give Mumbai an excellent start. Kishan was crucially removed by Shahbaz Ahmed, and in the fourth over, captain Pat Cummins eliminated Rohit. Tilak Varma led MI’s comeback, hitting 64 off 34 balls, but MI lost the match by 31 runs after managing to score 246-5 in 20 overs.
First Tactical Shift of Mumbai Indians and Kwena Maphaka
In the opening bowling attack against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kwena Maphaka, a U-19 World Cup star, was picked ahead of premier pacer Bumrah and Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. The five-time champions were favored. Head scored 22 runs in his second over to welcome the 17-year-old.
IPL 2024 | #SRHvMI - Sunrisers Hyderabad hit a record-breaking 277/3 against Mumbai Indians in their second match of the season
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They beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru's record of 263/5, which since 2013, was the highest team total registered in the tournament
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Mumbai Indians vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2024: Quite Different Outcomes
Both Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad had similar-yet-contrasting outcomes before match day 8 of the IPL 2024. Before Harshit Rana gave KKR a fantastic final over, SRH came dangerously close to chasing down KKR’s strong total. MI failed to score 43 in the last five overs and lost by 6 runs as a result.
Player of the Match went to Abhishek Sharma
MI Vs SRH, IPL 2024 Records:
- Hyderabad also created the most runs in the opening ten overs of the IPL. The previous best was 131/3, achieved in an IPL 2021 match between MI and SRH. This time, Hyderabad scored 148/2 in the first 10 overs, helped by Head and Sharma.
- Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram, two South African batsmen, amassed the highest runs for the fourth wicket (116*), surpassing the previous record of 93* set by MC Henriques and Yuvraj Singh against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2017.
- Still, it was most likely the fastest record to be surpassed. Abhishek Sharma quickly broke his teammate’s record, scoring 50 in just 16 balls. Before this game, David Warner was the SRH batter with the fastest fifty-second innings record. He scored 50 off 20 balls on two occasions.
- Hyderabad ended their innings at 277/3, the highest ever in the tournament’s history. Previously, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) held the record. Thanks to Chris Gayle’s 175 against Pune Warriors in 2013, RCB scored 263/5.