The win saw Sunrisers take its tally to 15 points from 13 games and move to fourth in the points table.
Meanwhile, it has been the Rising Pune Supergiants who have been a surprise package for all.
Ashish Nehra who suffered a hamstring injury during SRH last game against RPS will miss out on tonight 's game. On one occasion, coach Tom Moody appeared to be shouting out instructions from the dugout to swap the fielders at cover and short-third man. Mohammed Siraj and Siddharth Kaul are two more effective bowlers in the team. The team needs to bounce back to winning days to ensure a safe passage to the playoffs without any further hiccups. In that case, top three teams will be tied on 20 points.
5 Number of matches played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad.
Nitish Rana (nine) and Parthiv Patel (23) showed glimpses of getting the innings going but then both fell in consecutive Siddarth Kaul (3-24) overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad after a good take off to the points table have suffered two defeats on a trot - lost to Rising Pune Supergiant by 12 runs; lost to Delhi Daredevils by six wickets.
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She also described Flynn's "conduct" as "problematic", but would not elaborate. Other events unfolded outside the hearing.
Lendl Simmons, fresh from his fifty in his first IPL outing of the year in relieving Jos Buttler against Delhi Daredevils, kept his place in the side but this time departed for just one run from five balls. The left-handed batsman was seen nursing his little finger while fielding for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers' bowling has plateaued after an excellent start to the tournament. First six overs usually set up the game. However, the Sunrisers duo read the wicket to perfection and went about picking the gaps and running hard between the wickets.
Wary of his wicket-taking threat, teams have adopted a safety-first strategy against Rashid Khan. We got 140 and we took it to nearly second last over. Early qualification also gives MI the opportunity to rest any of the seven players who have featured in all their eleven matches this season and give the guys on the bench a run in the middle. Jasprit Bumrah too have been phenomenal with his death bowling. Together they conceded only 35 runs in eight overs.
T, May 6: The preview had erroneously stated that Bhuvneshwar had not previously bowled to Tripathi.
Their top five have averaged 45.97 - the best among all the teams - and scored at a strike rate of 146.00, second only to Kolkata Knight Riders, who have scored at 147.71. This has been removed.
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