NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav delivered an outstanding performance, scoring an unbeaten 102 off 51 balls to lead Mumbai Indians to a seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.
Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed 173 for eight, largely due to opener Travis Head's 48 off 30 balls and Pat Cummins' late 35 not out off 17 balls.
In reply, Suryakumar's aggressive century enabled Mumbai Indians to reach the target in just 17.2 overs.
After the loss, Sunrisers captain Cummins praised Suryakumar's exceptional innings.
"Probably a couple short. Defending here at Wankhede you want as much as possible. We felt a little bit under but still felt we were in the game. There was a bit there in the wicket early. You saw in our batting innings that the wicket had a bit in it till the 10-12 over mark, so I felt we were in the game in the chase," Cummins said after the match.
"(On the sub) Having Sanvir out there got us to 170 rather than 150, which would've had us lose no matter who's in the side. Ideally, we'd have had a pacer but wouldn't have made too much of a difference. We obviously wanted to win. It's T20 cricket, doesn't always work out that way. Came against a good side, particularly SKY. We like playing at home and have done well there so far. Looking forward to what's ahead of us. Hopefully a few more fireworks," the SRH skipper said.
With this emphatic win, Mumbai Indians got rid of the bottom spot in the points table. They are now ninth with 4 wins and 8 points in 12 games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are fourth with 12 points - 6 wins and 5 defeats - in 11 matches.
