IPL 6: Sunrisers Defeat Mumbai by 7 Wickets as Sikhar Dhawan Scores 73*

Sikhar Dhawan

IPL 6: Sunrisers Defeat Mumbai by 7 Wickets as Sikhar Dhawan Scores 73*

Hyderabad: Hyderabad franchisee won another match. Risers restricted Mumbai with its good bowling and later performed well in batting also. Sikhar Dhawan scored unbeatable 73 runs in 55 balls with 9 fours and one six. Hanuma Vihari scored 25 runs in 23 balls. In the match that was played between Sunrisers and Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers won the match by 7 wickets.

Mumbai scored 129 runs in 20 overs by losing 4 wickets. Smith (38 runs in 40 balls), Ambati Tirupati Rayudu (34 not out in 27 balls) played a crucial role in the innings. Later Sunrisers scored 130 runs in just 18 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Sikhar Dhawan, Vihari added 74 balls in 56 runs. Ishanth Sharma was declared the man of the match.

Mumbai won the toss and decided to bat. Sachin and Smith opened the innings. Sachin was clean bowled in the batting of Ishanth. Sunrisers bowled with good line and length and restricted the batsmen. Rohit and Smith added 42 runs in 44 balls. Mishra claimed two wickets in the same over at this tag. Pollard came to the crease and struggled to score runs. In the last over they scored 16 runs and Mumbai’s score at the end of the innings was 129.

Sunrisers began chasing the target with openers Akshat Reddy and Sikhar Dhawan. Akshat Reddy scored just 7 runs. Sangakkara joined Dhawan. But he was out in the bowling of Harbhajan after two overs. Dhawan scored half century in 40 balls which was the second half century in this season.

Sunrisers were defeated by Chennai and Rajasthan in two matches and this win has given them some relief. This is a break for Mumbai Indians who won three consecutive matches. Sikhar Dhawan who joined the team late is showing his good performance. He matched only three matched in this season. Chasing the target of 130 runs, the Dhawan stood not out by the end of the match. Sunrisers which did not have a good batting resources managed to defeat the Mumbai Team with the help of Sikhar Dhawan. Captain Sangakkara though made not many runs, supported Dhawan.