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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Abhishek Sharma and Mumbai Indians (MI) star batter Suryakumar Yadav were seen having a hilarious moment with each other in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 contest between their teams played at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on April 17. The crucial match between both sides witnessed SRH’s defeat by four wickets and 11 balls to spare. Will Jacks’ all-round heroics (2/14 and 36 off 26) helped MI bag their third win in the competition. The 26-year-old England stalwart’s performance got him the player of the match (POTM) award. This was SRH’s fifth loss in the tournament.
Batting first after losing the toss, SRH got a fine start from their openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. Abhishek led the charge and amassed 36 runs off 26 deliveries. Noting the SRH openers getting settled in the middle, MI captain Hardik Pandya stepped up and took the ball to deliver his first over.
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In the same over, Suryakumar went to Abhishek to know if he was carrying the same chit that he showed after hitting his match-winning century against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Hyderabad. The MI veteran also checked the 24-year-old’s pockets, which was empty. Following this incident, the young SRH opener got caught by Raj Bawa on the third delivery of the over from Hardik, who delivered the first breakthrough to his side. Abhishek got dismissed after scoring 40 off 28.
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MI held their nerve on Wankhede’s slow track and chased down tricky total
Chasing a target of 163, Mumbai got a decent start from Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma. The former MI captain exuded confidence with his bat and scored 26 off 16 with three maximums. After the dismissal of both openers, Suryakumar Yadav and Will Jacks stitched a 52-run stand which took MI close to the target. Suryakumar scored a brisk 26 off 15.
Hardik also made a brilliant cameo with his bat and struck an explosive 21 off nine. Tilak Varma produced the winning boundary against Zeeshan Ansari from his bat and took Mumbai home in the 19th over of the innings.
