Five time IPL Champions Mumbai Indians are finally showing glimpses of their best self as they managed their second consecutive win by defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium. Despite the win on Thursday, MI have continued to remain on the 7th position have SRH also struck on the 9th spot, meaning there is no change in the Points Table.
IPL 2025 Points Table:
While both MI and SRH have retained the same position in the Points Table, there has been a change in their net run-rate. MI, now up 6 points, have increased their run-rate from +0.104 to +0.239. Meanwhile, SRH’s net run-rate has changed slightly from -1.245 to -1.217.
As for the other teams, Delhi Capitals continue to reign supreme this season, closely followed by Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.
MI hand SRH their 5th defeat this season:
Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to put the visitors in the batting seat first. The SRH openers had unusually slow start by their standards with Abhishek Sharma scoring just 40 runs off 28 balls while Travis Head scoring 28 runs off 29 balls. After the dismissal of two batters, SRH struggled in the middle order but a flourish by Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Varma ensured that they put a total of 162 runs on the board.
In reply, MI had a shaky start with opener Rohit Sharma going out on a score of 26 in the 4th over itself. The home team looked to make a mess of the run chase as they lost one wicket after the another but in the end, Tilak Varma stayed unbeatedn (21 off 17 balls) to ensure that the run chase didn’t go awry.
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