Alzarri Joseph claimed a tournament best figures of 6/12 on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut as Mumbai Indians thrashed SunRisers Hyderabad by 40 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday. The 22-year-old Windies fast bowler broke the record of Pakistan bowler Sohail Tanvir, who claimed 6/14 in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008. With this win, Mumbai Indians climbed to the fourth position with three wins in five matches. Earlier, Kieron Pollard's breathtaking cameo powered Mumbai Indians to a respectable 136 for seven in their allotted 20 overs. Pollard smashed an unbeaten knock of 46 runs off 26 balls with the help of two boundaries and four sixes. He remained the top-scorer for Mumbai Indians, who kept losing wickets at regular intervals after being asked to bat in Hyderabad. Fast bowler Siddarth Kaul was the wrecker-in-chief for SunRisers Hyderabad as he claimed two big wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan chipped in with a wicket each as SunRisers Hyderabad kept Mumbai Indians under control throughout their innings. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2019 Highlights Between SunRisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, straight from Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
That brings an end to the 19th match of the IPL 2019 between SunRisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad. Thank you for joining us for the live coverage.
Alzarri Joseph claimed a record-best figures of 6/12 as Mumbai Indians defeated SunRisers Hyderabad by 40 runs in Hyderabad.With this win, Mumbai Indians climbed to the fourth position in the IPL 2019 points table.
Batsmen slogging and getting out. Jasprit Bumrah strikes to get Mohammad Nabi for 11. Mumbai Indians will now look to wrap SunRisers Hyderabad early at their own backyard.
Third wicket for Alzarri Joseph. The man shines on his IPL debut, castles Deepak Hooda for 20. SunRisers Hyderabad are now six down and need 49 runs in 26 balls.
What a shot from Mohammad Nabi. The big hit lifts the Hyderabad crowd off their feet and ignite some hope for SunRisers Hyderabad. The home team is 85/5 in 15 overs.
Jason Behrendorff claims his first wicket as Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma takes a stunning catch to dismiss Manish Pandey for 16. SunRisers Hyderabad lose fourth wicket in the chase of 137.
Alzarri Joseph strikes twice for Mumbai Indians on his IPL debut. Vijay Shankar succumbs to a poor shot selection and departs for 5. SunRisers Hyderabad are 42/3 in 6.5 overs.
Big wicket for Mumbai Indians. Alzarri Joseph comes into the attack and strikes on the very first ball. The man on debut has just given the visitors a game-changing moment. David Warner departs for 15.
Jonny Bairstow follows it up with a boundary straight down the ground. It concludes the third over. SunRisers Hyderabad are off to a flying start in the chase of 137.
Jonny Bairstow is underway with a boundary. He crushes it through the extra cover for four and spoils a decent over by Jason Behrendorff. It takes SunRisers Hyderabad to 7/0 in 0.5 overs.
Jonny Bairstow and David Warner are out in the middle to start SunRisers Hyderabad's chase of 137. Jason Behrendorff to open the attack for Mumbai Indians.
FOUR! Kieron Pollard's breathtaking cameo powers Mumbai Indians to a respectable 136/7 in 20 overs. Siddarth Kaul has been the most successful bowler for SunRisers Hyderabad with two wickets to his name.
Six on a free-hit! Kieron Pollard is trying his best to power Mumbai Indians to a respectable total in 20 overs. Is there a Andre Russell-like cameo on the cards?
Kieron Pollard hits another one, this time at deep mid wicket. Two sixes by the Mumbai Indians batsman in the first three balls of the 19th over by Siddarth Kaul.
Jonny Bairstow does the trick fro behind the stumps and Ishan Kishan departs for 17. Brilliant presence of mind by the England wicket-keeper. He uproots one of the stump with the ball in his hands. Mumbai Indians lose their fifth batsman.
Siddarth Kaul strikes twice for Mumbai Indians. Krunal Pandya misjudges the short pitch ball and top-edges it to wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow. The visitors are 63/4 in 11.4 overs.
A boundary to finish the over. Ishan Kishan plays a late cutter and the ball rolls past the slip cordon for four. Rashid Khan concedes 9 runs as Mumbai Indians score 61/3 in 11 overs.
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