Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 9th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Indian Premier League 2021 Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Date & Time: Apr 17, 07:30 PM LOCAL

It was Bairstow getting out hit-wicket that allowed Mumbai a foot in the door, and they jammed it on SRH's face © BCCI

Hardik Pandya on being asked if his direct-hits have come years and years of practice -- "Not really". How's that for swagger! Hope you enjoyed reading this and until next time, ta ta!!

Just to put things into context, SRH's collapse has been 70 runs | 10 wickets. The difference between the two teams though was 13 runs, which to be fair has to be credited to those two sixes that Pollard hit to close out Mumbai's innings. But that's what this Mumbai side has become, a brutal steamrolling machine, winning from anywhere, anytime.

SRH Choke. Again.It's not as bad as what they've done over the last two games, but still, a choke is a choke.

Samad's gone. Rashid's gone. And the last hope that remained, Shankar's gone too. Who's the star you ask? Jazzy B -- 4-0-14-1. If only there was a Man of the Match for non-stat-based performances. He's bowled the absolute terror overs, two in the powerplay, two at the death.

in any given condition,For years now

: 351 Chris Gayle 237 AB de Villiers 217* Rohit Sharma 216 MS Dhoni 201 Virat Kohli

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STAT TIME -- Rohit Sharma, in the first four overs in the day, has already hit a couple of sixes, and now has becomes the highest-six-hitter among Indians in the IPL. They don't call him Hitman for nothing!

We're live. And how do we start? With a proper full-faced punch straight down the ground and into the boundary, courtesy Quinton. First impressions: This does look a slightly better pitch for a batsman.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Now Mumbai and Chennai are master player-backers, but if there's a team that comes next on that list, it's Hyderabad. But no, not tonight. Apparently two losses have hurt and worried them enough to make as many as four changes. Go, figure ..

Surprise, surprise. Mumbai Indians opt to bat!

So while you stay confused about Kane Williamson's fitness, or about Manish Pandey's strike-rates, here's the preview for help. Here's an explainer as to why Hyderabad have been messing up at the end. And here are the bbb comms.

Match #9: Hello. It's a battle of the pre-tournament favourites. Mumbai, coming off a coming-back-from-the-dead victory against KKR, and SRH, choking from a in-the-pocket match against RCB. Confused? Well, the real confusion that you have to deal with is the toss. Common sense and the trend of T20s dictates that you bowl first. But Chepauk, this sluggish pitch, and this three-match collapsing history, is bound to mess around with your head. Surely when you're SRH and you've thrown away chases that were clearly in the pocket. Mumbai, well, they've never had a bowler take a fifer against them in 13 years, and suddenly, have gifted two fifers in their two matches. It's precisely what should make tonight fun ..