Warner, Saha put SRH in play-offs; KKR out
Ruffin RemadCorrespondent
Posted - 2020-11-03T23:35:18+06:00
Updated - 2020-11-03T23:35:18+06:00
Sunrisers Hyderabad have qualified for the play-offs of Indian Premier League 2020 after a convincing 10-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the last league stage game in Sharjah.
Sunrisers, positioned third, will face
in the Eliminator on the 6th November in Abu Dhabi. This means
are eliminated.
Mumbai were sent into batting first.
returned to the playing XI a week after a controversial exclusion from national side for
tour. The table-toppers rested Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah for this match.
Skipper Rohit could not show his class as he fell to Sandeep Sharma for 4 in the third over. In-form Quinton de Kock was bowled by Sandeep after scoring 13-ball 25.
(36) and
(33) steadied the ship after early blows.
initially struggled to middle the ball until he hit three sixes off T Natarajan in the 19th over. That came immediately after an lbw decision which was overturned by Pollard's DRS. The West Indian hit 41 off 25 including 4 sixes and 2 fours.
Mumbai posted 149/8 on board. Sandeep was the pick of the bowlers for his 3 for 34. Shahbaz Nadeem and
bowled economical spells for their two wickets.
With 150 being needed to reach the play-offs, openers David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha made the perfect start for SRH. The duo amassed 56 runs in the powerplay.
Warner and Saha dominated understrength Mumbai attack. An unbeaten 151-run opening stand got Hyderabad to victory with 17 balls to go. Warner played a captain's knock of 85* runs off 58 balls hitting 10 fours and a six. Saha made 58* from 45 with 7 fours and a six.
This is the second instance of a team winning by 10 wickets in this year's IPL.
Brief scores:
Mumbai Indians 149/8 in 20 overs
(Pollard 41; Sandeep 3/34, Nadeem 2/19, Holder 2/25)
Sunrisers Hyderabad 151/0 in 17.1 overs
(Warner 85*, Saha 58*)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wickets