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... THE RUN CHASE ...

Alright then, the stage is set - 144 runs to win, and no Mohammad Shami in the bowling attack for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Having already used their Impact Player to recover from that top-order collapse, SRH will have to defend this total without their pace spearhead. Advantage Mumbai? Certainly! The pitch hasn’t shown any nasty surprises so far and has been true in nature, which means Mumbai Indians will definitely back themselves to chase this down. But cricket’s a funny game, and SRH are

Abhinav Manohar is in for a chat. He admits that 143 was slightly below par on the particular wicket, noting that the surface wasn't completely flat. He observed that the new ball was holding up a bit, making batting challenging initially, though conditions improved as the ball got older. The right-hander particularly mentioned the difficulty of facing spinners on this track. Regarding his role as Impact Player for SRH, Manohar revealed he was prepared to bat in case of a collapse and had alrea

Though Manohar took time to settle, Klaasen remained aggressive, hammering a defiant half-century and keeping SRH alive. Soon, Abhinav found his rhythm, and the momentum shifted. From 52/5 at the halfway mark, the duo stitched a remarkable 99-run partnership, not just pulling SRH out of deep waters, but giving them a fighting total to defend.

With the top order in ruins, Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma stepped in to rebuild. They held firm for a few overs, but just as a partnership seemed to bloom, Hardik Pandya’s tactical bowling changes broke through once again. That’s when Klaasen flipped the script. He launched a fierce counterattack, finding support in Abhinav Manohar, who came in as the Impact Player.

The innings began in turmoil for SRH. Deepak Chahar was on fire in the opening over, swinging the ball both ways and putting the brakes on their explosive start. Then came Trent Boult, striking early with the prized wicket of Travis Head. What followed was pure chaos! SRH were reeling at 13/4 in no time, including the controversial dismissal of Ishan Kishan, who walked despite no visible edge.

What a fightback from Sunrisers Hyderabad! From the brink at 13 for 4, they’ve shown immense grit and character to post 143 on the board, a total that didn’t seem remotely possible in the early exchanges. It was Heinrich Klaasen, calm in the chaos, who stood tall and delivered a truly fighting fifty, anchoring the innings and dragging SRH out of trouble. And alongside him, Abhinav Manohar, brought in as an Impact Player, played a key supporting role to stitch together a stunning 99-run part

Trent Boult to Pat Cummins, ! TIMBER! Trent Boult finishes with a four-fer and Sunrisers Hyderabad are halted at 143/8. He nails it nice and full, at the stumps and Pat Cummins is way too early on the shuffle across. Cummins tries to scoop but misses and the ball crases into the stumps. 

Trent Boult to Harshal Patel, Very full, on middle, Harshal Patel reverse sweeps it to point for a single.

Harshal Patel walks in next for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, ! HIT WICKET! What a delivery from Boult. He gets his third wicket.

Trent Boult to Pat Cummins, Low full toss angling on the leg stump. Pat Cummins whips across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Fires a yorker in, on the leg stump line, Abhinav Manohar drills it to long on for a single. Looks for the second, but there was never one.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, ! He has made that shot look so easy!

Pat Cummins walks in next for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Played so well! Slips in a full toss angling on off, Heinrich Klaasen switches his stance and reverse up and over deep third for a six.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! T20 wicket number 300 for Jasprit Bumrah!

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Guns in a yorker, on the off stump. Abhinav Manohar hits it into the crease and the ball rolls behind the stumps. A quick single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, ! Out of all, it is SKY! A low full toss, at knee height, on the leg stump line, Abhinav Manohar lofts it over the mid on region, and it sails towards long on, dipping ahead of the charging Suryakumar Yadav. He first tries to gobble it up on his stomach level, but it pops out of his palms. Goes for the second chance, dives forward but it is a bit too far for him to reach and scoop it. Two taken.

A slight halt. Abhinav Manohar has taken a nasty blow and needs a breather!

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Ouch, that must have hurt! A full toss, just below the waist height, onto the body, Abhinav Manohar tries to pull to the leg side, but is late to bring his bat to the line. The ball pings him right on the box. Abhinav Manohar looks in a bit of discomfort. 

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Short and outside the off stump. Abhinav Manohar pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, ! Glorious! Fuller and just outside off, Abhinav Manohar brings his bottom hand to play and magnificently lifts it over cover and mid off for a boundary.

Is that a run out? This is sent upstairs, but nobody is excited. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Dug short into the surface, on the top of middle, Abhinav pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, ! The connection is alright this time! Runs coming at pace for SRH now! Into the slot, on off, a genuine half volley, Abhinav Manohar hits it through the line, clears the front leg and lofts it wide long off for a six.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Good start from Hardik. Keeps the line outside off, on a good length, nipping back in. Abhinav Manohar swings for the seas, to go downtown, but plays over the wrong line and the ball beats the inside edge to go to the keeper.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Another yorker gone right, on the base of the middle stumps, Abhinav Manohar just jams his bat down in time, and works it off the toe-end towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Jasprit Bumrah's figures read 3-0-28-0 so far, as 11 runs come off this over. 20 from the last two.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, A toe-crushing yorker, cannoned around the leg stump. Abhinav Manohar stays leg side, and carves it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, An attempted yorker, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen shovels it down the ground, between long on and long off for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Done with ease! A rare loosener from Bumrah, low full toss on off, Heinrich Klaasen gets his bat under it, and picks it over mid off for a boundary.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Fired fuller, on middle and leg, drilled down to long on for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, ! With that, the 100 is up for Sunrisers Hyderabad! Short and on the shoulder height, over the stumps, Abhinav Manohar stands deep in the crease, is a bit early to pull this slower ball. One hand comes off the handle, but he just places it well between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary on the bounce.

Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-17-0) comes back into the attack. Also, Rohit Sharma comes in as an impact substitute, replacing Vignesh Puthur. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Floated fuller, and on the leg stump, Abhinav Manohar leans forward and drives it to long on for another single. Tidy stuff from Mitchell Santner, as he wraps his bowling spell with figures of 4-0-19-0.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Length at 98.3 kph, on the leg stump, pushed down to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Slows it up through the air, fuller and drifting on leg, Abhinav Manohar goes for a slog, but is early and hits it off the inner half of the bat, between long on and deep mid-wicket. Just a single. 

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Darted on middle and leg, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen stands tall and punches it down to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Flatter and a yard behind fuller length, on off, Abhinav Manohar goes back and cuts it to deep backward point for one.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Fires the yorker in, full and on off, Abhinav Manohar jams it to long on for a single.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, On a length, into the pads, Heinrich Klaasen tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket for one more.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, No run.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, FIGHTING FIFTY FOR KLAASEN!

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! A bit too wide outside off, on a length with pace take off. Heinrich Klaasen leaves it.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Boult is greeted back into the attack with a lovely boundary!

Trent Boult returns into the attack. He is 2-0-8-2 so far, and replaces Jasprit Bumrah.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Lands it nicely on a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and cuts it to deep point for a run. 4 runs off the over.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Short and on middle and leg, Manohar turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Slower through the air, nice and full, on middle, Abhinav can just tap it back to the bowler. 

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Sliding on with the arm, on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to long on for a one.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Drops it short and on middle, Abhinav Manohar knocks it to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Tossed up, on middle, Abhinav Manohar taps it back to the bowler.

Strategic Break. SRH's inning is gradually catching up that much-required steam, as 41 runs have come in the last four overs. With Heinrich Klaasen breaking the shackles against Vignesh Puthur, he has found the momentum and would like to bat till the end. Hardik Pandya and Co. would desperately want the wicket of Klaasen as quickly as possible, as the Protea has all the capabilities of turning the game on its head, single-handedly. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Full and on middle and leg, Abhinav clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 8 runs come off this over. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Another bouncer but with pace taken off, and just outside off-stump line, Abhinav Manohar leaves it alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Nails the yorker, on off, Manohar manages to dig it out, down the deck. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Bumrah follows up with a bouncer, angling in over the left shoulder, Abhinav Manohar ducks under it.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, ! Wow, glorious shot! Abhinav Manohar breaks the shackles! Fuller in length, on off, Abhinav Manohar angles the bat face a bit and lofts it over covers for a biggie. That should give him a lot of confidence. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Looks to fire the yorker but misses it by a few inches and serves a low full toss, on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it to long leg for one.

Jasprit Bumrah (1-0-9-0) is back on now. He replaces Hardik Pandya.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Just the single off this over. Top drawer stuff from Mitchell Santner! Gives the ball a bit more flight on this occasion and keeps it on middle and leg, Abhinav Manohar drives it straight back to the bowler. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, No run.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, And again, nicely bowled, on a fuller length, on off, Abhinav Manohar taps it back to the bowler. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Full, on off, Abhinav Manohar pushes it to mid off. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Abhinav Manohar looks to nudge it on the leg side but gets beaten onto the pads.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Santner comes back into the attack and bowls it nice and full, on off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Pulls the length back by a bit and around off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it to deep point for a single. 16 runs come off this over and 31 off the last two. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, ! All class this time! Heinrich Klaasen races to 40! Fuller than a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen just eases his drive past mid off to his right for a boundary. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Short and punished! Hardik Pandya goes pace on and into the deck, on a shorter length, over off, Heinrich Klaasen hops up in the air and slaps it over covers for four more. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Pandya takes pace off and bowls it outside off, on a good length, Klaasen looks to cut but misses on the outside edge.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Boundaries are flowing from the bat of Heinrich Klaasen!

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! Hardik Pandya drops it way too short and over off, Heinrich Klaasen lets it pass. 

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, Looped up, fuller at the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen leans on and drills it down to long off for a single. The biggest over for SRH, so far as 15 runs come off it. Halfway into the first innings, the home side is 52/5, still behind run-a-ball.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, A bit full, on middle, Klaasen hangs back and punches it to short cover.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Punished! Too short from Puthur, on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen cashes on it, goes back and pulls it comfortably between deep mid-wicket and deep backward square leg for another boundary.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated fuller, on the stumps, spinning in from middle, Klaasen eases it back to the bowler.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, ! One bounce and into the fence! Sliding across off now, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen stands deep inside the crease and lofts it over cover for a one-bounce boundary.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Into the stands! Puthur bowls it almost halfway onto the pitch, spinning in, from middle, Heinrich Klaasen has enough time to rock back and pull it behind deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Vignesh Puthur comes into the attack now.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Just around off, on a hard length, at 132.4 kph, Heinrich Klaasen solidly punches it through cover, but for a solo. A successful over for MI skipper, Hardik Pandya. A wicket and just a couple of singles off it.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Slower one, outside off, on a good length, Abhinav Manohar waits for it and eases it between cover and point for a quick single. Gets off the mark.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Pace on, hard length, angling into the body, Abhinav Manohar gets squared up and manages to tap it to the left of the bowler.

Strategic Break! Phew, what a chaotic and gripping passage of play we've witnessed! Mumbai Indians have completely seized control, leaving Sunrisers Hyderabad in deep trouble at 35 for 5. After an early collapse that saw four wickets tumble in no time, it briefly looked like Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma were steadying the ship. But just as things began to settle, bam, another blow, and SRH are back to square one, if not worse. They’re now staring down the barrel, and a tactical move mi

Hardik Pandya to Aniket Verma, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Half of the SRH side is already in the dugout now, and we aren't even halfway through the first innings. This inning is going nowhere for the home side.

Hardik Pandya to Aniket Verma, Sees the batter charging down, Hardik bangs it into the surface, and bowls on the leg stump line, cramping the batter for room. Aniket Verma tries to pull, but has no space to work with, and the ball just drops off his gloves, on the pitch.

Hardik Pandya to Aniket Verma, A sharp bumper, aiming at the bodyline, Aniket Verma dodges it, but sitting under it.

Skipper Hardik Pandya brings himself into the attack now.

Mitchell Santner to Aniket Verma, Drags the length back, over middle and leg, Aniket Verma hangs back and punches through mid on for a single. What an excellent over from Santner, just 5 off it.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, A bit quicker this time, touch wide of off, on a fullish length, Heinrich Klaasen goes deep in the crease and cuts it past cover-point for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Nice and full, on off, Heinrich Klaasen lunges forward and eases it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Length, slightly outside off, Klaasen cuts through cover-point for a couple of runs.

Mitchell Santner to Aniket Verma, Very slow through the air, full and on off, Aniket Verma leans forward and pushes it to the vacant mid-wicket region. Since there's no one in the ring, Mitchell Santner himself chases the ball, and keeps it to just a single. 

Mitchell Santner to Aniket Verma, Sliding down the pads, on a length, Aniket Verma rocks back and goes for a pull shot, but misses, and wears on the thigh pad.

Mitchell Santner comes into the attack now.

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, A slower one, at 119.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Aniket Verma strides across and pushes it through covers for a single to end the over.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, In-between length, on middle, punched down to the left of long on for a single.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, At 131.7 kph, on a good length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot, but straight to mid off.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, A bit too full, and on the fourth stump, Heinrich Klaasen drives it to the cover fielder.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Good shot! On a hard length, just around off, Heinrich Klaasen drags the ball from outside off and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, A knuckle-ball, with a hint of shape away from off, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen pats it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, On top of off and middle, Aniket Verma stands tall to heave, but gets the connection off the inner half of the bat, and hits it to the right of mid-wicket, for a couple of runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad end their Powerplay at 24/4.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, On a good length, on middle and leg, Aniket Verma flicks it along the ground, to deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, ! Helped on its way! Hard length, angling on the pads, Aniket Verma uses the pace of the ball and whips it through the short fine leg region for a boundary.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, Nagging length, at the top of middle, Aniket Verma gets right behind it and blocks it off the back foot.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, around off, punched off the back foot between mid off and cover for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Just chipped back to the bowler! Bumrah is into the attack now, and bowls it on a good length, it holds a touch on the surface, on off, Heinrich Klaasen is a bit early to push it straight, and ends up chipping it back to the left of the bowler. Bumrah sticks out his left hand, to pluck the ball, but it is a bit too wide and rolls to the mid off area. 

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, And again. Superb bowling this! Just two runs a wicket off it. On a good length, over off, Aniket Verma cannot thread it past backward point.

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, No run.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, Finally manages to get the run, but Heinrich Klaasen had to hustle back in to make it. Length, over middle and off, Klaasen pushes it to mid off and scampers through for a quick single. 

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a good length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to mid off. 

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, 1 run.

Who walks out now?

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! TAKEN! Another one falls and Sunrisers Hyderabad are falling like a pack of cards! Deepak Chahar gets his second, and the troubles for the home team only get bigger and bigger with every passing over. Chahar goes a bit full and on middle and off, Nitish Kumar Reddy shows full face of the bat and looks to loft it straight back over the bowler's head but hits it to the left of mid off. Mitchell Santner moves across and takes a good catch around hi

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Just outside off, on a good length, Klaasen cuts it to backward point. Just one run and a bit wicket of Trent Boult's second over. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it sweetly, but straight to cover. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen gets low and looks to squeeze it behind square on the off side but misses out on making any connection. 

Who walks out to bat now?

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! Sunrisers Hyderabad are in a lot of trouble losing their top three for just 13 runs. Things are spiralling from bad to worse in no time! 

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, Seam up, right over middle and off, on length, Abhishek Sharma firms it straight to cover.

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to cover for a single.

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Bangs it into the surface on a back of a length, over off, Abhishek Sharma is way too early on the pull and skies it in front of deep backward square leg. The fielder from the deep charges in but the ball dips in front of him. There is an overthrow and the batters take the second.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy guides it down to deep third for a single.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is in at number 4.

No one appealed from the bowling side, but Ishan Kishan began his march towards the dugout.

Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Drama! 

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! That's a nice way to get off the mark! A bit too full and into the pads, Abhishek Sharma clubs it over mid-wicket for the first six of the game. 

Trent Boult to Ishan Kishan, Fuller than a length, on off, Ishan Kishan pushes it to mid off and takes a run to get off the mark.

Trent Boult to Ishan Kishan, Lovely nut this! Hard length, around middle and off, shaping away off the deck to whizz past the outside edge again. A nervy start for Ishan Kishan!

Trent Boult to Ishan Kishan, No run.

Ishan Kishan is in at number 3.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, ! CAUGHT! Trent Boult strikes in his very first over, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are rocked back early! Boult keeps it on a length, outside off, and Head skips down the track. Looks to drag his heave across the line and miscues it off the lower half of the bat, over cover-point. Naman Dhir from the deep, gets in and settles under to take a simple catch. 

Trent Boult to Travis Head, On a length, on middle and leg, Travis Head looks to flick but misses onto the pads. 

Trent Boult to operate from the far end.

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, As tidy as it can get for an opening over against two power hitters! Sunrisers Hyderabad are just 2/0 at the end of the first over. Back of a good length, outside off, Sharma chips it off the inner half of the bat to cover.

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Another dot to start! Very unlike SRH to begin with but Deepak Chahar has been right on the money thus far. 

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Great start this from Deepak Chahar! Length, on middle with a hint of shape going away from the left-hander. Abhishek Sharma just pushes it down the deck. 

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Goes full and on middle and off, Abhishek Sharma shovels it to mid on. 

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Short and over middle, Abhishek Sharma leaves it, and the umpire calls it a wide. Hardik Pandya feels it's a tight call but does not challenge it. 

Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, Head gives the bowler a charge and gets beaten. On a length, nipping in this time, on middle and leg, Travis Head dances down the track and looks to whip it across but misses. The ball clips his front pad and goes in front of point. The batters sneak a leg bye. 

Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, Deepak Chahar gets the ball to shape straightaway! Starts from over the wicket and lands it on a good length, on middle and leg, and shapes it away from the batter, Travis Head blocks it to the on side.

Now then, we are all in readiness for the action to get underway at Hyderabad. The umpires walk out to the middle. Hardik Pandya leads his troops to the ground as the Mumbai Indians spread out to their respective fielding positions. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are the openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad. And it will be Deepak Chahar to open the bowling attack for MI. Let's play...

Both captains wore black armbands at the toss to honor the victims of yesterday's cruel terror attack in Pahalgam, where over 25 innocent lives were lost. Players, officials, and the crowd are now observing a minute's silence as a mark of solidarity with the grieving families, as their grief is too profound for words. Such a tragedy leaves a pain beyond measure, and today we play not just as athletes and fans, but as a community standing firmly with the bereaved families. Cricket continues, but

Impact players nominated by Mumbai Indians - Corbin Bosch, Rohit Sharma, Satyanarayana Raju, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur.

The captain of Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya first begins by paying condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in the terror attack in Pahalgam. Says the entire team strongly condemns such acts. Mentions they will bowl first and says it looks like a good wicket. Informs there's one change in the team, as Vignesh Puthur comes in for Ashwani Kumar. Stresses on executing the plans and take the game as simply as possible, with proper planning.

Impact players nominated by Sunrisers Hyderabad - Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Mohammad Shami, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga.

Pat Cummins, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, says they have one change with Jaydev Unadkat coming in for Mohammad Shami who goes into the impact list. Mentions that having played two games on this surface and winning both is a sign of optimism to look forward to. Adds that they have played good cricket here and just need to change a few small things. 

TOSS - Hardik Pandya calls it right, and Mumbai Indians have opted to BOWL first. 

We are back with the second essay of this game!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Alright then, the stage is set - 144 runs to win, and no Mohammad Shami in the bowling attack for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Having already used their Impact Player to recover from that top-order collapse, SRH will have to defend this total without their pace spearhead. Advantage Mumbai? Certainly! The pitch hasn’t shown any nasty surprises so far and has been true in nature, which means Mumbai Indians will definitely back themselves to chase this down. But cricket’s a funny game, and SRH are

Abhinav Manohar is in for a chat. He admits that 143 was slightly below par on the particular wicket, noting that the surface wasn't completely flat. He observed that the new ball was holding up a bit, making batting challenging initially, though conditions improved as the ball got older. The right-hander particularly mentioned the difficulty of facing spinners on this track. Regarding his role as Impact Player for SRH, Manohar revealed he was prepared to bat in case of a collapse and had alrea

Though Manohar took time to settle, Klaasen remained aggressive, hammering a defiant half-century and keeping SRH alive. Soon, Abhinav found his rhythm, and the momentum shifted. From 52/5 at the halfway mark, the duo stitched a remarkable 99-run partnership, not just pulling SRH out of deep waters, but giving them a fighting total to defend.

With the top order in ruins, Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma stepped in to rebuild. They held firm for a few overs, but just as a partnership seemed to bloom, Hardik Pandya’s tactical bowling changes broke through once again. That’s when Klaasen flipped the script. He launched a fierce counterattack, finding support in Abhinav Manohar, who came in as the Impact Player.

The innings began in turmoil for SRH. Deepak Chahar was on fire in the opening over, swinging the ball both ways and putting the brakes on their explosive start. Then came Trent Boult, striking early with the prized wicket of Travis Head. What followed was pure chaos! SRH were reeling at 13/4 in no time, including the controversial dismissal of Ishan Kishan, who walked despite no visible edge.

What a fightback from Sunrisers Hyderabad! From the brink at 13 for 4, they’ve shown immense grit and character to post 143 on the board, a total that didn’t seem remotely possible in the early exchanges. It was Heinrich Klaasen, calm in the chaos, who stood tall and delivered a truly fighting fifty, anchoring the innings and dragging SRH out of trouble. And alongside him, Abhinav Manohar, brought in as an Impact Player, played a key supporting role to stitch together a stunning 99-run part

Trent Boult to Pat Cummins, ! TIMBER! Trent Boult finishes with a four-fer and Sunrisers Hyderabad are halted at 143/8. He nails it nice and full, at the stumps and Pat Cummins is way too early on the shuffle across. Cummins tries to scoop but misses and the ball crases into the stumps. 

Trent Boult to Harshal Patel, Very full, on middle, Harshal Patel reverse sweeps it to point for a single.

Harshal Patel walks in next for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, ! HIT WICKET! What a delivery from Boult. He gets his third wicket.

Trent Boult to Pat Cummins, Low full toss angling on the leg stump. Pat Cummins whips across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Fires a yorker in, on the leg stump line, Abhinav Manohar drills it to long on for a single. Looks for the second, but there was never one.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, ! He has made that shot look so easy!

Pat Cummins walks in next for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Played so well! Slips in a full toss angling on off, Heinrich Klaasen switches his stance and reverse up and over deep third for a six.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, ! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! T20 wicket number 300 for Jasprit Bumrah!

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Guns in a yorker, on the off stump. Abhinav Manohar hits it into the crease and the ball rolls behind the stumps. A quick single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, ! Out of all, it is SKY! A low full toss, at knee height, on the leg stump line, Abhinav Manohar lofts it over the mid on region, and it sails towards long on, dipping ahead of the charging Suryakumar Yadav. He first tries to gobble it up on his stomach level, but it pops out of his palms. Goes for the second chance, dives forward but it is a bit too far for him to reach and scoop it. Two taken.

A slight halt. Abhinav Manohar has taken a nasty blow and needs a breather!

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Ouch, that must have hurt! A full toss, just below the waist height, onto the body, Abhinav Manohar tries to pull to the leg side, but is late to bring his bat to the line. The ball pings him right on the box. Abhinav Manohar looks in a bit of discomfort. 

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Short and outside the off stump. Abhinav Manohar pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for one.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, ! Glorious! Fuller and just outside off, Abhinav Manohar brings his bottom hand to play and magnificently lifts it over cover and mid off for a boundary.

Is that a run out? This is sent upstairs, but nobody is excited. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Dug short into the surface, on the top of middle, Abhinav pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, ! The connection is alright this time! Runs coming at pace for SRH now! Into the slot, on off, a genuine half volley, Abhinav Manohar hits it through the line, clears the front leg and lofts it wide long off for a six.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Good start from Hardik. Keeps the line outside off, on a good length, nipping back in. Abhinav Manohar swings for the seas, to go downtown, but plays over the wrong line and the ball beats the inside edge to go to the keeper.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Another yorker gone right, on the base of the middle stumps, Abhinav Manohar just jams his bat down in time, and works it off the toe-end towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Jasprit Bumrah's figures read 3-0-28-0 so far, as 11 runs come off this over. 20 from the last two.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, A toe-crushing yorker, cannoned around the leg stump. Abhinav Manohar stays leg side, and carves it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, An attempted yorker, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen shovels it down the ground, between long on and long off for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Done with ease! A rare loosener from Bumrah, low full toss on off, Heinrich Klaasen gets his bat under it, and picks it over mid off for a boundary.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Fired fuller, on middle and leg, drilled down to long on for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, ! With that, the 100 is up for Sunrisers Hyderabad! Short and on the shoulder height, over the stumps, Abhinav Manohar stands deep in the crease, is a bit early to pull this slower ball. One hand comes off the handle, but he just places it well between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary on the bounce.

Jasprit Bumrah (2-0-17-0) comes back into the attack. Also, Rohit Sharma comes in as an impact substitute, replacing Vignesh Puthur. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Floated fuller, and on the leg stump, Abhinav Manohar leans forward and drives it to long on for another single. Tidy stuff from Mitchell Santner, as he wraps his bowling spell with figures of 4-0-19-0.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Length at 98.3 kph, on the leg stump, pushed down to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Four!

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Slows it up through the air, fuller and drifting on leg, Abhinav Manohar goes for a slog, but is early and hits it off the inner half of the bat, between long on and deep mid-wicket. Just a single. 

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Darted on middle and leg, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen stands tall and punches it down to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Flatter and a yard behind fuller length, on off, Abhinav Manohar goes back and cuts it to deep backward point for one.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, Fires the yorker in, full and on off, Abhinav Manohar jams it to long on for a single.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, On a length, into the pads, Heinrich Klaasen tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket for one more.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, 1 run.

Trent Boult to Abhinav Manohar, No run.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, FIGHTING FIFTY FOR KLAASEN!

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! A bit too wide outside off, on a length with pace take off. Heinrich Klaasen leaves it.

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Boult is greeted back into the attack with a lovely boundary!

Trent Boult returns into the attack. He is 2-0-8-2 so far, and replaces Jasprit Bumrah.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Lands it nicely on a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and cuts it to deep point for a run. 4 runs off the over.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Short and on middle and leg, Manohar turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Slower through the air, nice and full, on middle, Abhinav can just tap it back to the bowler. 

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Sliding on with the arm, on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to long on for a one.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Drops it short and on middle, Abhinav Manohar knocks it to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Tossed up, on middle, Abhinav Manohar taps it back to the bowler.

Strategic Break. SRH's inning is gradually catching up that much-required steam, as 41 runs have come in the last four overs. With Heinrich Klaasen breaking the shackles against Vignesh Puthur, he has found the momentum and would like to bat till the end. Hardik Pandya and Co. would desperately want the wicket of Klaasen as quickly as possible, as the Protea has all the capabilities of turning the game on its head, single-handedly. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Full and on middle and leg, Abhinav clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 8 runs come off this over. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Another bouncer but with pace taken off, and just outside off-stump line, Abhinav Manohar leaves it alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Nails the yorker, on off, Manohar manages to dig it out, down the deck. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, Bumrah follows up with a bouncer, angling in over the left shoulder, Abhinav Manohar ducks under it.

Jasprit Bumrah to Abhinav Manohar, ! Wow, glorious shot! Abhinav Manohar breaks the shackles! Fuller in length, on off, Abhinav Manohar angles the bat face a bit and lofts it over covers for a biggie. That should give him a lot of confidence. 

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Looks to fire the yorker but misses it by a few inches and serves a low full toss, on the pads, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it to long leg for one.

Jasprit Bumrah (1-0-9-0) is back on now. He replaces Hardik Pandya.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Just the single off this over. Top drawer stuff from Mitchell Santner! Gives the ball a bit more flight on this occasion and keeps it on middle and leg, Abhinav Manohar drives it straight back to the bowler. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, No run.

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, And again, nicely bowled, on a fuller length, on off, Abhinav Manohar taps it back to the bowler. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Full, on off, Abhinav Manohar pushes it to mid off. 

Mitchell Santner to Abhinav Manohar, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Abhinav Manohar looks to nudge it on the leg side but gets beaten onto the pads.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Santner comes back into the attack and bowls it nice and full, on off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it to deep cover for a single.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Pulls the length back by a bit and around off, Heinrich Klaasen cuts it to deep point for a single. 16 runs come off this over and 31 off the last two. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, ! All class this time! Heinrich Klaasen races to 40! Fuller than a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen just eases his drive past mid off to his right for a boundary. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Short and punished! Hardik Pandya goes pace on and into the deck, on a shorter length, over off, Heinrich Klaasen hops up in the air and slaps it over covers for four more. 

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, 2 runs.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Pandya takes pace off and bowls it outside off, on a good length, Klaasen looks to cut but misses on the outside edge.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Boundaries are flowing from the bat of Heinrich Klaasen!

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, WIDE! Hardik Pandya drops it way too short and over off, Heinrich Klaasen lets it pass. 

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, Looped up, fuller at the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen leans on and drills it down to long off for a single. The biggest over for SRH, so far as 15 runs come off it. Halfway into the first innings, the home side is 52/5, still behind run-a-ball.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, A bit full, on middle, Klaasen hangs back and punches it to short cover.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Punished! Too short from Puthur, on the leg stump line, Heinrich Klaasen cashes on it, goes back and pulls it comfortably between deep mid-wicket and deep backward square leg for another boundary.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated fuller, on the stumps, spinning in from middle, Klaasen eases it back to the bowler.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, ! One bounce and into the fence! Sliding across off now, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen stands deep inside the crease and lofts it over cover for a one-bounce boundary.

Vignesh Puthur to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Into the stands! Puthur bowls it almost halfway onto the pitch, spinning in, from middle, Heinrich Klaasen has enough time to rock back and pull it behind deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Vignesh Puthur comes into the attack now.

Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Just around off, on a hard length, at 132.4 kph, Heinrich Klaasen solidly punches it through cover, but for a solo. A successful over for MI skipper, Hardik Pandya. A wicket and just a couple of singles off it.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Slower one, outside off, on a good length, Abhinav Manohar waits for it and eases it between cover and point for a quick single. Gets off the mark.

Hardik Pandya to Abhinav Manohar, Pace on, hard length, angling into the body, Abhinav Manohar gets squared up and manages to tap it to the left of the bowler.

Strategic Break! Phew, what a chaotic and gripping passage of play we've witnessed! Mumbai Indians have completely seized control, leaving Sunrisers Hyderabad in deep trouble at 35 for 5. After an early collapse that saw four wickets tumble in no time, it briefly looked like Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma were steadying the ship. But just as things began to settle, bam, another blow, and SRH are back to square one, if not worse. They’re now staring down the barrel, and a tactical move mi

Hardik Pandya to Aniket Verma, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Half of the SRH side is already in the dugout now, and we aren't even halfway through the first innings. This inning is going nowhere for the home side.

Hardik Pandya to Aniket Verma, Sees the batter charging down, Hardik bangs it into the surface, and bowls on the leg stump line, cramping the batter for room. Aniket Verma tries to pull, but has no space to work with, and the ball just drops off his gloves, on the pitch.

Hardik Pandya to Aniket Verma, A sharp bumper, aiming at the bodyline, Aniket Verma dodges it, but sitting under it.

Skipper Hardik Pandya brings himself into the attack now.

Mitchell Santner to Aniket Verma, Drags the length back, over middle and leg, Aniket Verma hangs back and punches through mid on for a single. What an excellent over from Santner, just 5 off it.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, A bit quicker this time, touch wide of off, on a fullish length, Heinrich Klaasen goes deep in the crease and cuts it past cover-point for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Nice and full, on off, Heinrich Klaasen lunges forward and eases it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Santner to Heinrich Klaasen, Length, slightly outside off, Klaasen cuts through cover-point for a couple of runs.

Mitchell Santner to Aniket Verma, Very slow through the air, full and on off, Aniket Verma leans forward and pushes it to the vacant mid-wicket region. Since there's no one in the ring, Mitchell Santner himself chases the ball, and keeps it to just a single. 

Mitchell Santner to Aniket Verma, Sliding down the pads, on a length, Aniket Verma rocks back and goes for a pull shot, but misses, and wears on the thigh pad.

Mitchell Santner comes into the attack now.

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, A slower one, at 119.3 kph, fuller and outside off, Aniket Verma strides across and pushes it through covers for a single to end the over.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, In-between length, on middle, punched down to the left of long on for a single.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, At 131.7 kph, on a good length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it off the back foot, but straight to mid off.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, A bit too full, and on the fourth stump, Heinrich Klaasen drives it to the cover fielder.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, ! Good shot! On a hard length, just around off, Heinrich Klaasen drags the ball from outside off and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, A knuckle-ball, with a hint of shape away from off, on a length, Heinrich Klaasen pats it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, On top of off and middle, Aniket Verma stands tall to heave, but gets the connection off the inner half of the bat, and hits it to the right of mid-wicket, for a couple of runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad end their Powerplay at 24/4.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, On a good length, on middle and leg, Aniket Verma flicks it along the ground, to deep mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, ! Helped on its way! Hard length, angling on the pads, Aniket Verma uses the pace of the ball and whips it through the short fine leg region for a boundary.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aniket Verma, Nagging length, at the top of middle, Aniket Verma gets right behind it and blocks it off the back foot.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length, around off, punched off the back foot between mid off and cover for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Just chipped back to the bowler! Bumrah is into the attack now, and bowls it on a good length, it holds a touch on the surface, on off, Heinrich Klaasen is a bit early to push it straight, and ends up chipping it back to the left of the bowler. Bumrah sticks out his left hand, to pluck the ball, but it is a bit too wide and rolls to the mid off area. 

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, And again. Superb bowling this! Just two runs a wicket off it. On a good length, over off, Aniket Verma cannot thread it past backward point.

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, No run.

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, Finally manages to get the run, but Heinrich Klaasen had to hustle back in to make it. Length, over middle and off, Klaasen pushes it to mid off and scampers through for a quick single. 

Deepak Chahar to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a good length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it to mid off. 

Deepak Chahar to Aniket Verma, 1 run.

Who walks out now?

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, ! TAKEN! Another one falls and Sunrisers Hyderabad are falling like a pack of cards! Deepak Chahar gets his second, and the troubles for the home team only get bigger and bigger with every passing over. Chahar goes a bit full and on middle and off, Nitish Kumar Reddy shows full face of the bat and looks to loft it straight back over the bowler's head but hits it to the left of mid off. Mitchell Santner moves across and takes a good catch around hi

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Just outside off, on a good length, Klaasen cuts it to backward point. Just one run and a bit wicket of Trent Boult's second over. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen punches it sweetly, but straight to cover. 

Trent Boult to Heinrich Klaasen, Full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen gets low and looks to squeeze it behind square on the off side but misses out on making any connection. 

Who walks out to bat now?

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! CAUGHT! Sunrisers Hyderabad are in a lot of trouble losing their top three for just 13 runs. Things are spiralling from bad to worse in no time! 

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, Seam up, right over middle and off, on length, Abhishek Sharma firms it straight to cover.

Trent Boult to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hard length, on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy punches it to cover for a single.

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Bangs it into the surface on a back of a length, over off, Abhishek Sharma is way too early on the pull and skies it in front of deep backward square leg. The fielder from the deep charges in but the ball dips in front of him. There is an overthrow and the batters take the second.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Back of a length, around off, Nitish Kumar Reddy guides it down to deep third for a single.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Deepak Chahar to Nitish Kumar Reddy, No run.

Nitish Kumar Reddy is in at number 4.

No one appealed from the bowling side, but Ishan Kishan began his march towards the dugout.

Deepak Chahar to Ishan Kishan, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Drama! 

Trent Boult to Abhishek Sharma, ! That's a nice way to get off the mark! A bit too full and into the pads, Abhishek Sharma clubs it over mid-wicket for the first six of the game. 

Trent Boult to Ishan Kishan, Fuller than a length, on off, Ishan Kishan pushes it to mid off and takes a run to get off the mark.

Trent Boult to Ishan Kishan, Lovely nut this! Hard length, around middle and off, shaping away off the deck to whizz past the outside edge again. A nervy start for Ishan Kishan!

Trent Boult to Ishan Kishan, No run.

Ishan Kishan is in at number 3.

Trent Boult to Travis Head, ! CAUGHT! Trent Boult strikes in his very first over, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are rocked back early! Boult keeps it on a length, outside off, and Head skips down the track. Looks to drag his heave across the line and miscues it off the lower half of the bat, over cover-point. Naman Dhir from the deep, gets in and settles under to take a simple catch. 

Trent Boult to Travis Head, On a length, on middle and leg, Travis Head looks to flick but misses onto the pads. 

Trent Boult to operate from the far end.

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, As tidy as it can get for an opening over against two power hitters! Sunrisers Hyderabad are just 2/0 at the end of the first over. Back of a good length, outside off, Sharma chips it off the inner half of the bat to cover.

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Another dot to start! Very unlike SRH to begin with but Deepak Chahar has been right on the money thus far. 

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Great start this from Deepak Chahar! Length, on middle with a hint of shape going away from the left-hander. Abhishek Sharma just pushes it down the deck. 

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, Goes full and on middle and off, Abhishek Sharma shovels it to mid on. 

Deepak Chahar to Abhishek Sharma, WIDE! Short and over middle, Abhishek Sharma leaves it, and the umpire calls it a wide. Hardik Pandya feels it's a tight call but does not challenge it. 

Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, Head gives the bowler a charge and gets beaten. On a length, nipping in this time, on middle and leg, Travis Head dances down the track and looks to whip it across but misses. The ball clips his front pad and goes in front of point. The batters sneak a leg bye. 

Deepak Chahar to Travis Head, Deepak Chahar gets the ball to shape straightaway! Starts from over the wicket and lands it on a good length, on middle and leg, and shapes it away from the batter, Travis Head blocks it to the on side.

Now then, we are all in readiness for the action to get underway at Hyderabad. The umpires walk out to the middle. Hardik Pandya leads his troops to the ground as the Mumbai Indians spread out to their respective fielding positions. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are the openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad. And it will be Deepak Chahar to open the bowling attack for MI. Let's play...

Both captains wore black armbands at the toss to honor the victims of yesterday's cruel terror attack in Pahalgam, where over 25 innocent lives were lost. Players, officials, and the crowd are now observing a minute's silence as a mark of solidarity with the grieving families, as their grief is too profound for words. Such a tragedy leaves a pain beyond measure, and today we play not just as athletes and fans, but as a community standing firmly with the bereaved families. Cricket continues, but

Impact players nominated by Mumbai Indians - Corbin Bosch, Rohit Sharma, Satyanarayana Raju, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - Ryan Rickelton (WK), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur.

The captain of Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya first begins by paying condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in the terror attack in Pahalgam. Says the entire team strongly condemns such acts. Mentions they will bowl first and says it looks like a good wicket. Informs there's one change in the team, as Vignesh Puthur comes in for Ashwani Kumar. Stresses on executing the plans and take the game as simply as possible, with proper planning.

Impact players nominated by Sunrisers Hyderabad - Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Mohammad Shami, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga.

Pat Cummins, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, says they have one change with Jaydev Unadkat coming in for Mohammad Shami who goes into the impact list. Mentions that having played two games on this surface and winning both is a sign of optimism to look forward to. Adds that they have played good cricket here and just need to change a few small things. 

TOSS - Hardik Pandya calls it right, and Mumbai Indians have opted to BOWL first.