Heinrich Klaasen’s 65 not out from 30 balls completed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s remarkable chase of 244 to beat the struggling Mumbai Indians by six wickets.<\/p>\n
South Africa’s Klaasen helped Sunrisers reach their target with eight balls to spare, making it the third-highest successful chase in IPL history.<\/p>\n
It was emphatically set up by Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head’s opening stand of 129 in just 8.4 overs.<\/p>\n
The pair blitzed 92 in the powerplay alone before Abhishek fell for 45, and Australia’s Head kicked on to his first half-century of the tournament, whacking eight sixes in his 76 from 30 balls. <\/p>\n
Sunrisers then slipped to 133-3, but Klaasen’s onslaught dented Mumbai’s hopes of a fightback by adding 80 off 40 balls with Nitish Kumar Reddy, before Salil Arora’s brilliant cameo of 30 off 10 got them over the line.<\/p>\n
Even Jasprit Bumrah was unable to contain the Sunrisers’ power as he conceded 54 from four wicketless overs. <\/p>\n
Klaasen’s knock eclipsed that of his Proteas compatriot Ryan Rickelton, who made an unbeaten 123 from 55 balls in Mumbai’s 243-5 for his first IPL century. <\/p>\n
Rickelton and England’s Will Jacks, who made 46, added 93 in seven overs for the first wicket with regular openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock both injured. <\/p>\n
Sunrisers’ Eshan Malinga, the leading wicket-taker so far, was the pick of the bowlers with 1-29. <\/p>\n
Mumbai sit precariously in ninth position with just two wins from eight, only ahead of Lucknow Super Giants, while Sunrisers remain in third.<\/p>\n
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