For the second game in a row, Sunrisers Hyderabad came up with a brilliant bowling display to restrict Mumbai Indians to a modest 147 for 8.
Sent in to bat, the defending champions were off to a poor start once again. Their talismanic skipper Rohit Sharma failed for the second game in a row. He was out for just 11 courtesy of a brilliant diving catch from Shakib Al Hasan. Evin Lewis and Ishan Kishan then steadied the ship.
But just when it seemed the duo has got a measure of the things, Siddharth Kaul struck. The medium pacer accounted for Kishan to end the dangerous looking stand which was worth 37 runs. And even before the visitors could recover from the setback, they suffered another huge blow. Hard-hitting Lewis departed after scoring 29 off 17, falling to Kaul.
Mumbai soon found themselves in further trouble when Krunal Pandya failed to get going too. As a result, they found themselves reeling at 72 for 4 inside 9 overs. At the end of 10 overs, the scoreboard was reading 78 for 4. The quick wickets helped the home side to tighten things as Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav struggled to score at a good pace.
Mumbai’s slim hopes of scoring a good total then took a further hit when Pollard departed after scoring 28. At the end of the 15th over, the score was a modest 111 for 5. They kept on losing wickets at regular intervals which never allowed their innings to get the impetus.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the innings:
MI winning IPL seasons begin after losing the first 5 matches. Good signs so far.
— gcg ⚰️ (@The_Sleigher) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/984457270686896128
Rashid Khan is Kumble on steroids. #IPL
— cricBC (@cricBC) April 12, 2018
Mumbai Indians, why hurry. Take time. Fear Rashid could derail them if he gets through Pollard.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 12, 2018
Helpful reminder that Rashid Khan is still a teenager (19 years 204 days) #Ripleys #IPL
— cricBC (@cricBC) April 12, 2018
Bhuvi missing but Sid Kaul has quite nicely stepped up. Three wickets in the power-play overs is BIG. Too many shots too much early for #MI #SRHvMI
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/984445182312673280
Brainless from Ishan Kishan. And people were saying he is way better than Rishab Pant.
— Shubh Aggarwal (@shubh_chintak) April 12, 2018
Siddharth can get a Kaul from Team India Selectors#RRvSRH
— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) April 9, 2018
Dinda look-a-like Siddarth Kaul is a slap to the faces of us Dinda aficionados. He's actually taking wickets damnit! #IPL
— cricBC (@cricBC) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/984449568959066112
Siddharth Kaul stepping up in absence of Bhuvi. Two huge wickets that too inside Powerplay, captain dream of such bowlers.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 12, 2018
How well did SRH do at the auction this year. Lost their best batsman Warner before the season began and don't have their best bowler Bhuvi today. Still looks like an extremely well balanced team today. #IPL
— cricBC (@cricBC) April 12, 2018
Uh oh, that was quick surrender by @ImRo45 after getting a life. Mumbai under early pressure losing their best batsman and captain
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/SirIshantSharma/status/984442105115435010
2 Minutes Of Silence For Haters Who Say Rohit Sharma Performs Only In #IPL & Indian Home Grounds. ??? #SRHvMI #SRHvsMI #MIvSRH #RohitSharma
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 12, 2018