Mumbai Indians Edge Closer to Mid-Table with Win

Mumbai Indians secure a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, thanks to Will Jacks' all-round performance.

Mumbai Indians secured a comfortable four-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. England all-rounder Will Jacks excelled with both bat and ball, taking two wickets to restrict Hyderabad to 162 for five and then scoring a 26-ball 36 to support Mumbai's chase.

Mumbai's chase was set up by decent knocks from openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickleton, while captain Hardik Pandya finished the game with a quick 21 runs off nine balls. Pandya praised his team's bowling performance, saying, “The way we bowled was very smart and spot on.” The win pushes Mumbai into a crowded mid-table with three victories in seven matches.

Will Jacks the bowler making more impact than the batsman. Time to shine with the bat too#MIvSRH #MIvsSRH pic.twitter.com/nS27Ayz08z

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Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya credited his team's simple and basic plans for their four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. “We stuck to simple, basic plans,” he said, adding that once the pressure to hit boundaries eased in the second innings, they "pushed the pedal at the end."

Hyderabad's innings began with a 59-run partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, but the team struggled for momentum after losing wickets, including Kishan and Head. Disciplined bowling from Jasprit Bumrah and Will Jacks restricted Hyderabad's batsmen, but Heinrich Klaasen's late-innings knock and Aniket Verma's quick 18 infused some hope, setting Mumbai a target of 163.

In response, Mumbai's openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickleton made a solid start, and Will Jacks anchored the chase with a 26-ball 36. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya contributed to the win, with Tilak Varma finishing with an unbeaten 21 as Mumbai won with 11 balls to spare.

Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins acknowledged that the Wankhede Stadium pitch wasn't the easiest. “Got to play well away from home to make the finals, unfortunately, not clicked yet,” he said, reflecting on his team's performance.