Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma spoke after a much needed victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mumbai Indians chased down the 173 posted by SRH with 7 wickets and 16 deliveries in hand, courtesy of a magnificent century from Suryakumar Yadav. Tilak chipped in with a handy 37 of 32, which provided the perfect support for Suryakumar.

Tilak said, "Initially it was really tough. We were struggling and decided to play with the straight bat. Play it like Tests or ODI knowing we have a 360-degree batter. I was really shocked when SKY took on Marco Jansen. From there it was just going on."

Tilak continued, "It's a long season, so we'll be getting slow and seaming wickets, gotta prepare for everything. Mentally we were challenging each other and playing it with the discipline of Tests. I wanted to just play the situation. I kept my intent, walking in and playing with a straight bat, but while keeping my scoring options open. Then you saw what happened - the Surya bhai show. At that moment, he was batting well. I thought he deserved 100 and gave him the strike. There was no talk about him limping or anything."

Mumbai Indians elevated themselves to 9th place after this victory.