Mumbai Indians secure fourth consecutive win, climb to third in IPL table

KATHMANDU: Mumbai Indians continued their impressive form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by registering their fourth straight victory, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets on Wednesday.

With this win, Mumbai has climbed to third place in the points table.

Chasing a modest target of 144 runs, Mumbai reached the total comfortably with 26 balls to spare, losing only three wickets in the process.

Opener Rohit Sharma led the charge with a stellar 70-run knock off 46 deliveries, smashing eight fours and three sixes.

He was well supported by Suryakumar Yadav, who played a quickfire unbeaten innings of 40 runs from just 19 balls, including five boundaries and two sixes.

Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing the toss and being put in to bat, had a shaky start.

They lost their fourth wicket with only 13 runs on the board, and their fifth at 35.

However, Heinrich Klaasen and Abhinav Manohar steadied the innings with a solid 99-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Klaasen played an aggressive knock of 71 runs off 44 balls, while Manohar contributed 43 from 37 balls.

Other batters failed to make a significant impact.

Mumbai’s bowling unit delivered a disciplined performance, with Trent Boult emerging as the standout bowler.

He took four wickets for 26 runs in his four overs and was rightly named Player of the Match. Deepak Chahar also shone with the ball, conceding just 12 runs in four overs while picking up two wickets.

With this victory, Mumbai now have 10 points from 9 matches.

On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad are in a tough spot, sitting ninth in the standings with just 4 points from 9 games, and are on the verge of elimination from the tournament.