Cameron green. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)
Mayank Agarwal’s knock of 83 went in vain as a sensational batting show from Cameron Green (100*) and Rohit Sharma (56) helped Mumbai Indians defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by a margin of eight wickets in Match 69 of the Indian Premier League 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The toss belonged to the hosts, as Rohit Sharma & Co decided to field first. The ploy to open with Mayank Agarwal and Vivrant Sharma worked for SRH as the duo scripted the highest opening partnership for SRH in IPL 2023. MI bowlers literally had no answers to the exploits of the SRH openers as they put together 140 runs for the first wicket. Vivrant (69 0ff 47) rose to his maiden IPL half-century before getting dismissed by Akash Madhwal in the 14th over. Mayank Agarwal smashed 83 runs off 46 balls before becoming Akash’s second prey. His 83-run knock included eight fours and four sixes. Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, and Heinrich Klaasen lost their wickets in quick succession. A brief cameo from Aiden Markram (13* of 7) helped SRH post 200 in 20 overs
In response, Bhuvneshwar Kumar drew the first blood as Ishan Kishan departed for 14 runs in the third over. However, Rohit kept the scoreboard ticking, as he along with Cameron Green, added 128 runs for the second wicket. Mayank Dagar broke the good-looking partnership by picking Rohit for 56 runs. Green (100* off 47) rose to his maiden IPL century which included eight fours and eight maximums. A cameo from Suryakumar Yadav (25 off 16) helped Mumbai chase down 201 runs in 18 overs.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 69 between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2023:
250 – Mayank Agarwal (255) completed 250 fours in the IPL.
23y, 203 days – Vivrant Sharma became the third youngest player (23y 203 days) to slam a half-century for SRH in the cash-rich league. The other two are Priyam Garg (19y, 307 days) who scored his maiden IPL fifty against Chennai Super Kings in 2020), and Abhishek Sharma (21y 217 days) who brought it up against Chennai Super Kings in 2022.
69 -Vivrant Sharma smashed 69 which is the highest score on IPL debut by an Indian player. The previous highest was 60 by Swapnil Asnodkar (RR), which came against KKR at Jaipur in 2008.
4/37 – Akash Madhwal registered his best bowling figures in IPL. His previous best was 3/31 against GT at Mumbai in 2023.
2 – Akash Madhwal picked 4/37 in 4 overs and became the second uncapped bowler with four-wicket hauls for MI. The other one is Rahul Chahar (4/27), who did it against KKR in Chennai in 2021.
21.11 – Harry Brook has managed to score 190 runs in 11 innings at a poor average of 21.11 in IPL 2023.
200/5 – SRH registered their highest total of 200/5 against MI in the IPL. Their previous best of 193/8 came in Abu Dhabi in 2021
16 – Mayank Agarwal scored his first half-century after 16 innings. Interestingly, his last one came against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai in 2022.
11000 – Rohit Sharma scored 11016 runs in T20s and became the second Indian to achieve this feat after Virat Kohli.
5000 – Rohit Sharma completed 5022 runs for Mumbai Indians, which is the second most runs for a single IPL team scored by a batter. Virat Kohli tops the list with 7162 runs for RCB.