SRH vs MI Ball by Ball Commentary

DROPPED AND FOUR! That pretty much sums up the game for SRH. Mumbai Indians win by 7 wickets and do the double over the men in orange. Zeeshan Ansari bowls the wrong'un, on a shorter length, on off, Suryakumar Yadav rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Nitish Kumar Reddy moves across to his left and settles under to take a reverse cup catch, but loses the ball in the lights and lets it pass through his hands. The ball bounces behind and goes over the fence for a boundary.

Ansari keeps it outside off, on a fuller length, Suryakumar Yadav looks to sweep again but misses on the outside edge.

FOUR! Outrageous shot! Tossed up, on off and Suryakumar Yadav takes a huge stride out, reaches for the pitch of the ball and sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Just two more runs needed now.

Short and outside off, Tilak Varma goes deep in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Top shot from SKY! 16 runs come off this over and he is in a hurry to wrap it all up. A low full toss, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav leans across and flicks it off his pads behind square on the leg side for a biggie. MI need just 7 more runs now.

Full, outside off, Tilak Varma punches it to mid off and takes a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A soft, soft dismissal for Rohit Sharma! Eshan Malinga fires the ball on a fuller length, angling on the leg stump line with a hint of reverse, Rohit Sharma gets tilted as he tries to drill the ball to the leg side, but the bat twists at the point of contact, and he fails to keep it along the ground. The ball gets chipped in the air towards the mid-wicket region. Abhishek Sharma moves to his left and takes a sharp catch. Rohit Sharma departs for a quickfire 70 (46).

Slower bouncer outside off, Suryakumar Yadav slashes it off the back foot to deep backward point for a single.

SIX! The 50-run stand is up between the two! A loosener from Eshan, a full toss on off, Suryakumar Yadav stands deep in the crease and just unapologetically sails it over long on for a six.

WIDE! Wayward down leg, on a fuller length. Suryakumar Yadav gets a bit too across to flick into the leg side and misses. Wided.

Fuller and on the leg stump line, Rohit Sharma tries to whip across, but inside edges it past the leg stump, and the ball rolls behind to deep fine leg. A single taken.

A low full toss, on the stumps, clipped away to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Going for the kill now! Just fuller, and slower on off, Rohit Sharma sits across and paddles it over backward square leg for a boundary. 24 needed off 37 balls now.

FOUR! WOW! Elegant hitting from Rohit! Too full from Patel, on the leg stump line, Rohit Sharma just leans on it and chips it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Pace off, short-pitched delivery outside off, Suryakumar Yadav rises with the bounce and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Spears in a yorker, on middle, Rohit Sharma jams it out to the mid on region for a single.

FOUR! Classic! Back of a length, outside off, Rohit Sharma stands tall, uses the width offered, and executes the square cut with ease. Pierces the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Clanked it short into the wicket and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav hops and cuts this slower one to backward point.

Fired in at the pads, at 141 kph, SKY misses to tickle it fine, and the ball passes between the legs of SKY, and rolls back to the keeper. Misses the leg stump by a close margin. A good take from Heinrich Klaasen though, diving to his left.

A deceptive slower one, outside off and fuller, Suryakumar Yadav gets a bit across to heave to the leg side, but only connects thin air.

Slower bumper, outside off, climbing over the shoulder, Suryakumar Yadav rises with the bounce and ramps it over the short third region, for a quick couple of runs.

Cannons it too full, just inside the tramline outside off, Suryakumar Yadav bends low to carve it away to the off side, but misses.

FOUR! Easy pickings for SKY! Speared fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line and whips it aerially over square leg. Bisects the gap between deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

The 100 is up for Mumbai Indians! Slower through the air, full and on leg, Suryakumar Yadav prods forward and pushes it gently through mid on for a single. MI need just 44 runs off 48 balls.

FOUR! Excellent placement! Too wide, on a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav crouches a bit and cuts it to the right of backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! Peppered away! Into the slot, fuller on off, Suryakumar Yadav gets a huge stride out, gets on his knee and sweeps it through square leg for a cracking boundary.

Flatter delivery, outside off, Rohit Sharma punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Plays it too fine! Dropped on a length, around off, Rohit Sharma switches his stance for the reverse, but gets no real timing on it. But still manages to get it past short fine leg for a boundary.

Pitched fuller, and around off, Suryakumar Yadav lofts it inside out over cover for a single.

Speared on a fuller length, angling on the leg stump, Rohit Sharma attempts to whip across, but gets beaten on the inside edge onto the front pad. The ball lobs off towards the backward point region.

Length and wide of off. This is punched to extra cover.

Into the pitch, short outside off, Suryakumar Yadav miscues the pull shot, but luckily for him, it lands in the safe zone behind square leg. A single taken.

FIFTY FOR ROHIT SHARMA! Two in a row for the Hitman! Fuller and angling on the stumps, Rohit Sharma drives along the ground to long on for a single. This has come with controlled aggression, and the ex-skipper of MI is dictating the terms in this chase!

FOUR! Moves on to 49, does Rohit! A brave effort by Nitish Kumar Reddy, but all in vain! Too wide, pace off, outside off, on a length, Rohit Sharma expands his arms and drives through point. Nitish Kumar Reddy from deep cover runs across to his left and puts in a dive, but parries the ball into the ropes.

Full toss at the knee length, on middle, Rohit Sharma gets across, and flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, at the stumps, Rohit wrists it to long on for a single.

Floats it very full, outside off, Rohit Sharma crunches it well but straight to cover.

Full, on off, Rohit Sharma blocks.

Short and on off, Suryakumar Yadav knocks it to deep cover for a single and gets off the mark.

OUT! CAUGHT! Just what SRH needed, and Zeeshan Ansari continues to impress! He bowls it nicely, on a fuller length and on middle and off, getting the ball to turn away a bit. Will Jacks gets his front leg out and looks to tonk it straight back over the bowler's head, but doesn't quite get under the ball. He hits it flat and straight down the throat of Abhinav Manohar at long on, who takes a simple catch, not having to move an inch.

Full, on leg, Rohit Sharma nudges it to long on for a single.

Comes from wider on the crease and lands it on a hard length, well outside off. Will Jacks with an extended arm looks to punch but only gets an under-edge down the pitch.

Length, on off, Rohit Sharma angles it to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Precisely placed! Short of a length, on off, Rohit Sharma waits back for the ball to arrive and bisects it through the gap between deep square leg and fine leg for a boundary.

Misses the mark for a yorker, by just a bit and serves a low full toss, on off, Rohit Sharma pushes it straight back and Unadkat does well to make a stop.

Full and at the stumps, Will Jacks miscues his hoick to deep square leg for just a single.

Fuller length and around off, Rohit Sharma drops his bat on the ball, steering it to short third for a single.

Short of a length, on off, Rohit Sharma knocks it to deep cover for a run. 9 runs come off Zeeshan Ansari's first over.

Full and just outside off, Will Jacks plants his front leg across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for one.

Looped full, on off, Jacks nudges it to cover.

Ansari drags the length short and on off, Sharma punches it to deep cover and rotates the strike over.

SIX! Smoked! A boundary after a while for MI! Tossed up, on off, Rohit Sharma presses ahead and whips it over mid-wicket for a six. Brings up the 50-run stand too.

Full, on middle, Rohit Sharma pushes it to mid off.

Fuller and on middle, Rohit flicks it to long on for another single. Good tidy over from Harshal Patel. Just 4 runs off it.

Cramps the batter for room, on a hard length, over middle and off, Rohit Sharma taps it to cover.

Nicely bowled! Goes short of a length and outside off, getting the ball to nip back in a bit. Rohit Sharma tries to reach for it but misses.

Nails the yorker, does Patel, on middle, Will Jacks digs it in front of deep square leg for one.

Into the surface, angling it in, over off, Rohit Sharma dabs it to point for a run.

Short of a length, on off, Will Jacks pulls it all along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pace on this time, attacking the stumps, fuller in length, Will Jacks flicks it to the right of mid on and Nitish Kumar Reddy does exceptionally well to cut it off, keeping it down to just the one. Mumbai Indians end the Powerplay at 56/1.

Smartly bowled! Pace off, very full and on middle, Rohit Sharma turns it to the leg side and picks up a quick single.

Full again, at the stumps, Will Jacks leans across and tucks it to mid on for a single.

Fuller in length, on middle and leg, Jacks clips it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Eshan Malinga takes pace off but errs in length and serves a low full toss, on off, Will Jacks just eases his shot past cover to his left for four more runs.

FOUR! Greeted with a boundary! Starts from over the wicket and serves it on a length, on off, Will Jacks thrashes it over covers for boundary.

A low full toss, at the stumps, Rohit Sharma hits it on the bounce to cover. An excellent over from Harshal Patel. Just two singles from it. Mumbai Indians need 99 runs from 90 balls.

Slower one, fuller and outside off, Will Jacks leans on and pushes it to the left of cover for a quick single.

Hard length, at 130.9 kph, angling on middle and leg, Will Jacks stands tall, backs away and punches it to cover-point.

Another full toss, on the stumps, Rohit Sharma flicks all along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bowls from a wider angle, a full toss on middle, Rohit Sharma clips it to the mid-wicket region.

Aiming the stumps, on a length, Rohit Sharma gets behind it and punches it back to the bowler.

A low full toss on the stumps, Rohit heaves it past the mid-wicket fielder for a single. Another expensive over as 13 runs come off it. 30 in the last two overs.

SIX! Just dealing in fours and sixes, is Rohit Sharma! A predictable slower one from Jaydev Unadkat, fuller and outside off, Rohit Sharma gets the front foot out of the way and lofts it marvelously over deep cover for a cracking six. With this biggie, Rohit overtakes Kieron Pollard to become the franchise’s leading six-hitter with 259 sixes for Mumbai Indians!

A slow bumper, on off, Will Jacks waits and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slows it up, full and on the pads, from around the stumps, Rohit tickles it to deep backward square leg for a run.

A yorker, on off, Rohit Sharma jams it back to the bowler.

FOUR! INTENT! Dug short, into the pitch, angling on the leg stump, Rohit Sharma charges forward, with a still head, he hammers the pull shot, in front of square for a cracking boundary at deep square leg.

SIX! EYE-PLEASING! Cummins bowls on that in-between length, skidding through on off, Will Jacks weighs on the back foot, finds the middle of the bat, and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a massive six. A massive over as well, 17 off it.

Back of a length, on off, Jacks punches it off the back foot to cover.

Angling on the leg stump, on a length, Rohit Sharma glances it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Helped away! Pace on from Cummins, angling down the leg stump line, on a length. Rohit Sharma again goes to pull, but mistimes it. The ball grazes his gloves and runs down to deep fine leg for a boundary. With this, Rohit Sharma becomes the second Indian player to complete 12,000 T20 runs!

SIX! Patented shot of Rohit Sharma! A slower one, on a good length, around off, Rohit Sharma waits back and executes his signature pull shot. Gets the ball sailing behind deep square leg, for an 88-meter six.

Good hard length, on middle and leg, at 139.7 kph, Rohit clips it to mid-wicket.

Hard length, angling into the batter from around the stumps, on off, Will Jacks gets right behind it and blocks it back to the bowler. A tidy over by Unadkat. Just 5 runs and the wicket of Rickelton off it.

Good-length delivery, around off, punched off the back foot to backward point.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! An early breakthrough for the Sunrisers Hyderabad! Also, Jaydev Unadkat completes 100 wickets in his IPL career! Bowls at a gentle pace, on the back of a length, on middle. It lands and holds a bit onto the surface and arrives milliseconds late to the batter. It is enough to deceive the batter as Ryan Rickelton pushes through early and ends up chipping it off the higher part of the bat, back to the bowler. Jaydev Unadkat on his follow-through, sticks out his left hand, and snaffles a one-handed catch.

Slower one, on a length, on off, Ryan Rickelton eases it into the off side.

FOUR! Eased through the gap! At 131.8 kph, Unadkat bowls it outside off, shaping away, with some bounce. Ryan Rickelton deliberately plays it late and runs it into the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary.

Pitched almost halfway onto the pitch, on middle and leg, shaping a tad bit into the batter. Rohit Sharma gets on the toes and glances it through square leg for a single.

Pitched fuller, on middle and leg, Rohit Sharma flicks it wide of mid on for a quick single. Wrap to the first over, MI are 8/0.

Back of a length, outside off, Ryan Rickelton slaps through cover-point for a single.

Misfield, allows an extra run! Around off, on a length, Ryan Rickelton prods forward and taps it to the mid off region. Nitish Kumar Reddy from mid off and Aniket Verma from short cover almost run into each other, with neither managing to stop the ball. This indecision leads to the ball rolling behind to the long off region, which allows the batters to hare back for the second.

On top of off, hard length, Ryan Rickelton punches it off the back foot to mid off. Nitish Kumar Reddy hustles to the ball, picks up and throws at the bowler's end. Rohit Sharma though, is quick enough to retreat into the crease.

FOUR! Gorgeous-looking shot and Mumbai Indians are underway in the chase! Fuller one, angling across off again, Ryan Rickelton leans into the drive and pierces that 14-meter gap between cover and point for a cracking boundary.

Cummins is on the money! With a slip in place, he bowls into the surface, hard length, angling across off, Ryan Rickelton hops and taps it back to the bowler.