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The 8th match of IPL 2024 saw a clash between MI vs SRH. Mumbai Indians were defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad by 31 runs in a match that could be considered a record-breaking encounter. Notably, the MI vs. SRH game yesterday was played at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
The five-time IPL champion Mumbai Indians were forced to chase Hyderabad’s enormous 277 runs. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma assisted Pat Cummins in leading the SRH to a 277/3 victory over the MI, captained by Hardik Pandya. It’s important to remember that this score is the highest in IPL history.
SRH’s bowlers shined by giving no pace. They kept the scoring rate in check in the middle overs to keep MI to 246/5.
Chasing a mammoth 278, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan were off the mark from the word go. Rohit hit Unadkat for two leg-side sixes in the second over. Meanwhile Kishan smacked Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a four and three maximums in the third over as MI reached 50/0.
It is to be noted that while SRH clinched its first victory in the IPL 2024 trournament, MI is yet to open their winning account.
SRH Playing XI against MI
Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Hienrich Khaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneswar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat
MI playing XI against SRH
Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka
Source:IANS
