Preview: Stung by successive losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to turn the ship around and inch closer to a play-off berth when they face table-toppers Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL T20 match in Hyderabad on Monday.
The orange army lost their captain David Warner (6) early but Shikhar Dhawan (62*) played a beautifully constructed innings which will give those criticizing his selection for India's Champions Trophy squad some pause for thought. It seemed it might be a walk in the park but then Mitchell McClenaghan dismissed David Warner in the first ball of the second over on an lbw. Dhawan's 62 came off 46 balls with six boundaries, including two sixes while Henriques' 44 came off 35 balls with six fours.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma (67 off 45) hit a fine half-century of his own for Mumbai but lacked support from the rest of the batting order as they stuttered to a score of only 138-7 after electing to bat first in Hyderabad.
The win for Sunrisers means that the Delhi Daredevils are out of the playoffs race.
Hyderabad tonight will be playing the last game in front of their home crowd at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium before the team heads for an away game against Gujarat Lions. For Glenn Maxwell's side to progress past the group stages, they need to win all of their remaining games while hoping that that the reigning champions lose their final encounter.
Parthiv Patel (23) struck a six in the third over while Nitish Rana (9) plundered couple of boundaries to inject some momentum into the innings.
Kaul (3/24) complements Afghan spinners Nabi (1/13) and Rashid (1/22) as Hyderabad restrict Mumbai to 138/7, cruise home. Lendl Simmons lost his middle stump, swinging wildly and missing a quicker, non-turning offbreak from Nabi.
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Siddarth Kaul was the most successful bowler for Hyderabad, picking up three important wickets for the team.
However, the left-handed batsman couldn't make the most of it as 12 balls later he fell to Kaul. Mohammad Nabi has already bowled out his quota of four overs, ending with figures of 1-13.
The free-stroking duo of opener Shikhar Dhawan and Moises Henriques put on a 91-run stand for the second wicket off 66 balls which effectively shut Mumbai out of the contest.
Rohit started slowly with ones and twos but got into groove once set his eyes in.
On the other hand, Hyderabad skipper credited his bowlers who kept Mumbai to a low total of 139 runs.
Rohit stitch together 60 for the fourth wicket, tried to slog his way out and skewed a top-edge to cover.
Rohit then completed his fifty and threatened the hosts with a four and a six against Mohammed Siraj and Bhuvneshwar respectively.
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