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Image credits: Twitter/@IPL Hello and welcome to our live coverage of match number 17 of IPL 2020 between Mumbai Indians and SunRisers Hyderabad, that is all set to take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Mumbai Indians have completed an emphatic 34-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad. The victory was a cummulative result of a disciplined bowling and some brilliant batting early-on. Skipper David Warner (60 off 44 balls) fought a lone battle for his side as wickets kept tumbling at the other end.
Earlier, Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first against SunRisers Hyderabad.
Mumbai Indians have posted a handsome total of 208/5 from their alloted 20 overs. Quinton de Kock anchored the innings with a rapid 67 off 39 balls, after the early dismissal of Rohit Sharma. He engaged in vital partnerships with Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan in the middle overs and never let the run-rate dwindle.
Hardik Pandya and Keiron Pollard made vital contributions right at the death but it was the fireworks from Krunal Pandya in the last over which powered Mumbai past the 200-run mark. Krunal scored a 20 off just 4 balls at the expense of SRH pacer Siddharth Kaul.
Both sides are coming into the game on the back of impressive wins. While defending champions Mumbai defeated Kings XI Punjab by 48 runs in their last outing, SunRisers Hyderabad have won two consecutive encounters after a rather dismal start to their campaign.
SunRisers Hyderabad had lost their opening two games but have turned the tides in their favor on the back of some impressive bowling performances. In their last two games, they successfully defended totals of 162 and 164 against Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings respectively.
Their batting though has failed to provide the lusty blows to take them to big totals. Their biggest total from these four games is a paltry 164 and they would look to turn this around against the Mumbai Indians.
SunRisers were dealt a further blow when their pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar hobbled away with an injury in their last game against CSK, it remains to be seen who is brought on as Bhuvi's replacement.
Mumbai Indians have just the opposite story. They have scored big runs but their bowling has leaked runs at will. So we can say that based on current form, it's a contest between Mumbai Indians strong batting against the SunRisers bowling.
Sharjah is the smallest of the three grounds of IPL 2020 and has witnessed huge totals till now in all the matches played here. With both sides boasting of big-hitters in their ranks, we expect this to be an all-out run fest.
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