They have proven credentials for the same too.
With Rising Pune Supergiant registering their fourth consecutive win to vault to the second spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) table, left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat has set his eyes on their next outing against the Delhi Daredevils, to be played at the Ferozeshah Kotla, which he feels is a better batting track.
"It's an eye-opener for us on what to do when we bat first", said Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma.
Rohit explained the rationale behind his decision after the toss. Read Also: Hashim Amla: One can succeed in T20 without looking agricultural By restricting MI to such a low total, the SRH bowlers had done their jobs. A well compiled half century under pressure ensured that the Mumbai Indians crawled their way to 138 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. The Hyderabad bowlers dominated the proceedings from the word go after inviting the Pune outfit to take first strike with Kaul returning impressive figures of four for 29 from his four overs, while Rashid Khan (1/18) and Bipul Sharma (1/39) took a wicket apiece.
The blazing innings of MI batsmen - Lendl Simmons (66), Kieron Pollard's unbeaten 63 helped the team post a massive 212 runs against DD yesterday.
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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But Zaheer Khan and his men could only blame themselves for the disastrous batting display, getting bowled for a mere 66 in their response to Mumbai's target of 213 in their previous home game. However, Yuvraj Singh's return to form should boost the batting unit, which needs to perform well today to match the Indians' line-up, which amassed 212 runs in their last match against Delhi Daredevils. The Sunrisers are known for their lethal bowling attack, especially at home. Off his next ball, Parthiv Patel cut a poor short ball, straight to Vijay Shankar at point, who dropped a straightforward chance.
Having lost two wickets in the space of three balls, the Sunrisers were reeling, but captain David Warner and Yuvraj Singh put together a 54-run partnership to steady the ship. Henriques finally fell in the 13th over for a 35-ball 44 that included six fours.
In the match between the two sides who are desperate to win a match to seal their play-offs berth, Pune hardly got it going and kept losing wickets.
Brilliant Shikhar Dhawan and Siddarth Kaul propelled the defending champions SRH to a crucial win.
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