Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, T20, 8th Match, March 27, 2024 - Match Info

Life comes at you fast if you are Hardik Pandya. Last year this time, he had his feet up captaining a champion franchise. But he chose a different route for himself by getting traded back to Mumbai, splitting the whole fan base right down the middle. He revels being cricket’s pantomime villain, and now he’s had two games where he could have been the hero in the chase but walked off begrudgingly in the final over after failing on both occasions. Not quite the homecoming he would have expected, but there are still 12 more group games and MI have never been fast starters. Time to rest those thumbs after this exhausting day at the office. This is I0$ signing off on behalf on I1$ and I2$

Fortunately, this happened on a cricket field because otherwise some of these batters today could be charged with I0$, for the way they bludgeoned the bowlers today. It started with Travis Heads fastest fifty for SRH, which was usurped by Abhishek Sharma in a matter of balls. And then the two South Africans showed no mercy to the MI bowlers, with Klaasen scoring 80 off just 34 balls. MI kept in line of the chase as the top four of Rohit, Kishan, Varma and Naman Dhir all smashed sixes for fun. However, at the end of the day 277 runs were a bit too many.

Abhishek Sharma | Player of the Match: I said in the previous interview too, the domestic season gives us a lot of confidence. The message for the batters is simple - go out and express yourself. The plan was to attack, I enjoyed batting with Head, he's one of my favourite batters, I admire him. He told me to go for it if it was in my zone. I'm happy to be getting my chances, doesn't matter what position I'm playing. I had a chance to talk to Brian Lara last night, that helped me massively. I would rather bowl more in practice than bat, trying my best with bowling as well.

Pat Cummins: That was insane. The ball was really pinging around. Not until we bowled, it got a bit too close for comfort. They found a boundary whenever they needed it, but we finished it off well. (On Abhishek Sharma) Really impressive, in IPL you play with a lot of pressure but he plays with great freedom. (On plans in first innings) You never play for 270, but we wanted to be postive and be aggressive, take the game on. It was a good wicket, so we have to suck it up knowing we would go for a few boundaries. What's important is to have clear plans with the ball. (On home crowd) Amazing atmosphere in the ground, enjoyed playing here, was incredibly loud.

- Today was the first instance of four bowlers conceding 50-plus runs in an IPL match.

Highest team totals in the IPL \n277/3 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024 \n263/5 - RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013 \n257/5 - LSG vs PBKS, Mohali, 2023 \n248/3 - RCB vs GL, Bengaluru, 2016 \n246/5 - CSK vs RR, Chennai, 2010 \n246/5 - MI vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2024

Highest boundary count (4s+6s) in an IPL match \n69 - CSK vs RR, Chennai, 2010 \n69 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024 \n67 - PBKS vs LSG, Lucknow, 2023 \n67 - PBKS vs KKR, Indore, 2018 \n65 - Deccan Chargers vs RR, Hyderabad, 2008

Most sixes in team innings in the IPL \n21 - RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013 \n20 - RCB vs GL, Bengaluru, 2016 \n20 - DC vs GL, Delhi, 2017 \n20 - MI vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2024 \n18 - RCB vs PBKS, Bengaluru, 2015 \n18 - RR vs PBKS, Sharjah, 2020 \n18 - CSK vs KKR, Kolkata, 2023 \n18 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024

Most sixes in a Men’s T20 match \n38 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, IPL 2024 \n37 - Balkh Legends v Kabul Zwanan, Sharjah, APL 2018 \n37 - SNKP vs JT, Basseterre, CPL 2019 \n36 - Titans vs Knights, Potchefstroom, CSA T20 Challenge 2022 \n35 - JT vs TKR, Kingston, CPL 2019 \n35 - SA vs WI, Centurion, 2023

Most sixes in an IPL game \n38 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024 \n33 - RCB vs CSK, Bengaluru, 2018 \n33 - RR vs CSK, Sharjah, 2020 \n33 - RCB vs CSK, Bengaluru, 2023

Highest aggregates in an IPL match \n523 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024 \n469 - CSK vs RR, Chennai, 2010 \n459 - PBKS vs KKR, Indore, 2018 \n458 - PBKS vs LSG, Mohali, 2023 \n453 - MI vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2017

500-plus aggregate in a Men’s T20 match \n523 - SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, IPL 2024 \n517 - SA vs WI, Centurion, 2023 \n515 - QG vs MS, Rawalpindi, PSL 2023 \n506 - Surrey vs Middlesex, The Oval, T20 Blast 2023 \n501 - Titans vs Knights, Potchefstroom, CSA T20 Challenge 2022

MI’s run-chase \nOvers 1-3: 50/0 (RR: 16.67) \nOvers 4-6: 26/2 (RR: 8.67) \nOvers 7-12: 89/1 (RR: 14.83) \nOvers 13-16: 25/1 (RR: 6.25) \nOvers 17-20: 56/1 (RR: 14)

Highest second-innings totals in the IPL \n246/5 - MI vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2024 (Lost) \n226/6 - RR vs PBKS, Sharjah, 2020 (Won) \n223/5 - RR vs CSK, Chennai, 2010 (Lost) \n223/6 - MI vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2017 (Lost) \n219/6 - MI vs CSK, Delhi, 2021 (Won) \nEach of MI’s top six batters crossed 20 today, the first such instance in IPL history.

Hardik Pandya: Not really (thought SRH would score 277 at the toss). Wicket was good, 277 no matter how bad or good you bowl, if the opposition has to score that much, they have batted well. They (the bowlers) were good, it was tough out there, almost 500 runs were scored and the wicket was helping the batters, we could have done a few things here and there, but having said that, we have a young bowling attack and we will learn. If the ball goes this many times into the crowd, you will need time to get the overs done. Everyone (the batters) looked good and it is just a matter of time before we put things right. He (Kwena Maphaka) was fantastic, coming into his first game and getting overwhelmed, he was alright and backed his skillset, just needs some game time.

Travis Head: Feeling good, the batting team has done an exceptional job in the last two games, feels good to contribute. It was very enjoyable tonight. We were aggressive in the first game as well, that's one thing we want to do at the top. I am pleased I could target both the off-side and leg-side. Earlier I would just target the leg side. It's a great blueprint for us moving forward. Haven't spoken to Tim David yet. You just try to sum up the conditions well. I was pleased how things worked out in the powerplay. They (MI) got so much power and experience as well. With 280-odd, I felt we had enough.

23:19 Local Time, 17:49 GMT, 23:19 IST: What a wild game of cricket!! The 35,000 or so at the stadium are a part of a historic game, a T20 game with the most sixes ever and the most runs scored collectively. Let the margin of defeat not deceive you, because this game was a lot closer till the second strategic time-out. Mumbai Indians got off to a solid start, as Rohit Sharma went on the attack against Jaydev Unadkat, while Kishan took down Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the other end. The openers got to 56 after just 3.2 overs, before Kishan holed out to Shahbaz. Rohit followed him shortly, as he skewed his pull shot against a Pat Cummins bouncer. Mumbai however rebuild with Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma, as the two youngsters played aggressive cricket to keep the asking rate in check. Varma attacked the spinners, scoring sixes for fun to get a fifty. However, the SRH skipper Cummins returned after the time-out, and got the much needed wicket of the southpaw. Hardik and Tim David huffed and puffed after, but SRH's pacers were superb - hiding the ball outside off and offering no pace. The chase never took shape after that, as MI lose their second game as well. Stick around for the presentations.

19.6 Markande to Shepherd, no run, flat delivery outside off, Shepherd can't connect on the swing. SRH win by 31 runs, the trend of home wins in the IPL continues!!

19.5 Markande to Shepherd, FOUR, flat outside off, Shepherd stays back and cuts it square for a boundary