Sharjah witnessed yet another cracking run-feast and it was Mumbai who had the final laugh after the impressive bowling skills from the duo Boult-Pattinson and power-pact comeback knock of De Cock. Hyderabad suffered their third loss and Mumbai now has the same number of wins.
Toss: Mumbai opted to bat first
Team Changes: Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul come in (Hyderabad)
Mumbai was unchanged
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Detailed Match Report
Rohit went cheaply in the first over after a massive six to Sandeep Sharma. Suryakumar and De Cock took the charge but Suryakumar went for 27. After a series of failures, De Cock got his maiden half-century of this season and scored 67. Manish Pandey pulled off a stunner to remove Ishan Kishan who scored 31. Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard put yet another acceleration to Mumbai in flag-overs and later, Krunal smashed 20 off 4 balls to take Mumbai 208. On a pure batting wicket, Rashid Khan went for just 22 and picked one wicket.
In the big chase, Bairstow got out early after 15-balls 25 but Warner and Pandey put a solid stand, keeping the run-rate high. Pattinson broke the stand in 10th over to remove Pandey after 19-balls 30. Later, Boult got Williamson out to see Mumbai on driver’s seat. The pressure of the required rate was constantly hitting Hyderabad to get the target and Warner lost his wicket to Pattinson to give the game to Mumbai. Despite some effort at the end, Mumbai clinched the game by 34 runs.
Star-performer of the match
On a surface like Sharjah, if bowler produces an economical and the wicket-taking spell, it’s definitely a star performer of the match. We pick Trent Boult here who picked two crucial wickets of Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson. He finished his spell with 4-0-28-2.
Top 5 players who made an impact in the game
De Cock 67 (39)
Rashid Khan 4-0-22-1
David Warner 60 (44)
Trent Boult 4-0-28-2
James Pattinson 4-0-29-2
