Rohit delighted; MI beat Hyderabad

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Glenn Maxwell and Abu Nechim made way for Kieron Pollard (the player of the match) and Dhawal Kulkarni.

SRH made no changes to their playing eleven.

(Camer)On winning the toss, White, SRH’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of SRH’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

Parthiv Patel, whose 14-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Malinga broke the (Lasi)thirty-eight-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Hanuma Vihari’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

SRH scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

Dhawan eventually scored 59 off 41 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-four balls after Parthiv’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Mitchell Johnson broke the 73-run partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Vihari’s contribution to the partnership was 19, White’s contribution to it was 34. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Vihari, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 41. Thirty-four balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson. Malinga broke the 55-run partnership.

White, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten, as was Thisara Perera, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave MI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

SRH scored 178 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Pollard, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Harbhajan Singh, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Kulkarni and Pragyan Ojha bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 37.

Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Dwayne Smith, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-two balls into the chase, Ishant Sharma broke the 26-run stand.

MI scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Karthik’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Seventy balls (11.4 overs) into the chase, Tendulkar, who was batting on 38 at that point, retired hurt. His 31-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. MI had scored 94 for the loss of a wicket at that point.

Dinesh, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 30. Fifty-one balls after Dwayne’s dismissal (and a ball after Tendulkar retired), he was caught by White. Karn Sharma broke the 69-run partnership.

Rayudu, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was stumped by Parthiv. Karn broke the four-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). SRH had conceded five extras at that point.

MI scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, to the partnership was 16, Pollard’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rohit, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 20. He was unbeaten.

Pollard’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 20 balls.

Pollard eventually scored 66 off 27 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to eight sixes. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave SRH no reason to be in seventh heaven.

MI, who scored 184 for the loss of three wickets off 19.3 overs, won by seven wikcets with three balls to spare.

Daren Sammy, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Amit Mishra, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Thisara, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 55.

Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Ishant, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.

Karn, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up two scalps.