Rohit Sharma's masterful 70 guides Mumbai to seven-wicket win over Sunrisers

Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult stole the limelight with outstanding performances as Mumbai Indians comfortably defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday The victory was built on a clinical bowling display led by Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult who restricted Hyderabad to a modest 1438 in their IPL 2025 encounterChahar 212 and Boult 426 set the tone with their exceptional opening spells which left SRH reeling at a disastrous 134 by the fifth over The early breakthroughs decimated SRHrsquos toporder with Travis Head 0 Abhishek Sharma 8 Ishan Kishan 1 and Nitish Kumar Reddy 2 all failing to contribute As a result Hyderabad could manage only 24 runs in the powerplay a testament to the effectiveness of Mumbairsquos seamers who exploited the conditions to perfectionIt was Heinrich Klaasens resilient knock that prevented SRH from complete collapse The South African wicketkeeperbatter fought back under pressure smashing a gutsy 71 off 44 balls featuring seven boundaries and three sixes Klaasenrsquos counterattack was instrumental in dragging Hyderabad to a respectable total His 99run partnership with Abhinav Manohar 43 off 37 balls was the only significant resistance in an otherwise onesided innings While Klaasen punished the loose deliveries Manohar rotated strike effectively ensuring Hyderabads score progressed at a steady paceSRH vs MI IPL 2025 live updates Full squadsSunrisers Hyderabad Pat Cummins c Ishan Kishan wk Atharva Taide Abhinav Manohar Aniket Verma Sachin Baby Smaran Ravichandran Heinrich Klaasen wk Travis Head Harshal Patel Kamindu Mendis Wiaan Mulder Abhishek Sharma Nitish Kumar Reddy Mohammed Shami Rahul Chahar Simarjeet Singh Zeeshan Ansari Jaydev Unadkat Eshan MalingaMumbai Indians Hardik Pandya c Rohit Sharma Suryakumar Yadav Robin Minz Ryan Rickelton wk Shrijith Krishnan wk Bevon Jacobs Tilak Varma Naman Dhir Will Jacks Mitchell Santner Raj Angad Bawa Vignesh Puthur Corbin Bosch Trent Boult Karn Sharma Deepak Chahar Ashwani Kumar Reece Topley VS Penmetsa Arjun Tendulkar Mujeeb Ur Rahman Jasprit BumrahSRH vs MI IPL 2025 live updates TossMumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl firstSRH vs MI IPL 2025 live updates Match beginsMumbai Indians cruised to a dominant sevenwicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad marking their fourth consecutive victory in IPL 2025 With this impressive streak MI have stormed back into playoff contention and now occupy the 3rd spot on the points table Former skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with a fluent halfcentury anchoring the chase with authority and composure His timely knock laid the foundation for Mumbairsquos smooth pursuit of the 144run target keeping the momentum firmly in their favor throughout the inningsMI 1463 154Rohit Sharmarsquos brilliant knock comes to an end He went for the legstump yorker but it wasnrsquot quite full enough and the ball tailed back slightly As Rohit tried to clear his legs and flick it square he ended up chipping it straight to midwicket sending him back to the pavilionMI 1373 15Suryakumar Yadav has joined forces with Rohit Sharma in the chase and both are executing their roles effectively in the middle overs Rohit has notched up his second consecutive fifty while Surya is playing his shots with precision and flairMI 1062 13Zeeshan Ansari provided the breakthrough SRH desperately needed by dismissing Will Jacks who had been building momentum alongside Rohit Sharma Jacks attempted to clear the ropes over longon by clearing his front leg and swinging hard but he couldnt generate enough elevation The ball went straight to the fielder positioned at longon who made no mistakeMI 772 92Following the early departure of Ryan Rickelton Will Jacks stepped in to join Rohit Sharma at the crease The duo quickly stabilized the innings and built a brisk partnership giving Mumbai Indians a confident platform during the powerplay Their intent and timing helped MI race past the 50run mark by the end of the sixth over setting a positive tone for the chaseMI 561 6Thatrsquos a sharp reflex grab from Unadkat A 1303kph backofalength delivery angling in from outside off holds up slightly off the pitch Rickelton looks to nudge it square on the leg side but closes the face of the bat too early The ball catches the leading edge and pops upmdashUnadkat reacts swiftly in his followthrough to complete a fine catchMI 131 2Heinrich Klaasen walks back after delivering a vital knock for Sunrisers Hyderabad at a moment of crisis Coming in at 154 Klaasen anchored the innings with grit and determination guiding the team to a competitive 1346 His composed approach under pressure ensured Hyderabad didnrsquot collapse entirely giving them a total to defendSRH 1346 19In a precarious position Klaasen found able support in impact substitute Abhinav Manohar The duo stitched together a crucial partnership steadily rebuilding the innings Abhinav complemented Klaasen perfectly showing maturity and calmness in rotating the strike and punishing loose deliveries helping SRH crawl back into the contestSRH 905 15Aniket Vermas dismissal added to Hyderabadrsquos early woes Hardik Pandya exposed a clear weakness by persistently targeting him with shortpitched deliveries On the third bouncer this time offpace Aniket tried to back away for a big shot but only managed a faint edge through to the keeper Another misstep in an already crumbling top orderSRH 355 83Hardik Pandya cleverly targets a weakness repeatedly testing Aniket Verma with shortpitched deliveries and it pays off Spotting a vulnerability he unleashes a third bouncer this one slower through the air Aniket tries to back away and slash it but only manages a faint edge to the keeperSRH 355 83A full delivery that subtly nips in after pitching on off stump Reddy attempts to loft it over the infield but mistimes it off the bottom of the bat The ball lobs gently to Santner at midon who takes a straightforward catchSRH 154 5A fuller slightly wider delivery with pace taken off and Abhishek Sharma goes for a drive He opens the bat face on impact sending the ball high towards the point fielder who comfortably takes the catchSRH 133 4Ishan falls once again dismissed for a singledigit score leaving Sunrisers with just 12 runs on the board and two wickets down Nitish now joins Abhishek Sharma at the creaseSRH 122 3A length ball that shapes away after pitching ending up outside off Head clears his front leg looking to cut it with a big slash but mishits skewing the ball off the toe of the bat The ball sails high in the air and the fielder at deep backward point positions himself perfectly to take the catchSRH 91 2atOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params