Rahul Tripathi's 76 was the highest individual score for SRH in this IPL © BCCI/IPL
Tim David's late assault wasn't enough to prevent a tenth loss for Mumbai Indians, who went down by three runs against Sunrsiders Hyderabad. The win means SRH just about keep their hopes alive but need other results to go their way for a dramatic entry into the top four. It was Rahul Tripathi who set up the win for SRH, after five consecutive losses, with a half-century while Umran Malik once again came up with a fiery performance.

Tripathi, Garg trouble MI

SRH wanted to bat first in the contest and got their wish when MI opted to field. Kane Williamson, who is woefully out of form, dropped down to the middle order while Abhishek Sharma walked out with his new opening partner Priyam Garg. Abhishek was dismissed in the third over by Daniel Sams but MI were in for some punishment.

At the end of four overs, SRH were 31 for 1 but finished the powerplay with 57 with Jasprit Bumrah leaking 15 and Sams going for 11. In the final over of the powerplay, Garg was dropped and the left-hander went on to make 42 off 26. Tripathi and Garg made 78 off 43 to ensure SRH had a platform to launch from and were 97 for 2 at the halfway mark.

Tripathi goes big

Nicholas Pooran struck his second ball for a boundary but it was the Tripathi show despite his partner scoring at an impressive strike rate of 172.73. Pooran took on Riley Meredith (17) in the 13th and then Markande (14) in the 14th to give the innings some much-needed impetus heading into the final five overs. By then Tripathi had registered a 32-ball half-century and looked set for more.

Bumrah bowled a sharp 15th over but the pressure was eased from the other end as Sams was taken for a six and two fours in the next over. Tripathi struck Meredith for a six before falling to Ramandeep Singh in the 18th for 76 - the highest score by an SRH batter in IPL 2022.

MI choke the runs

Ramandeep also dismissed Aiden Markram three balls after Tripathi and that left SRH with Williamson and Washington Sundar at the crease. The SRH captain managed just one boundary while Sundar found none as the pair finished their stand with 18 off 12. The boundary-less last three overs also meant SRH were not able to cross the 200-run mark, which seemed an easy target when Tripathi was firing.

MI's bright start

Here's a fun fact - Rohit Sharma has not been involved in a single century opening partnership in the history of IPL in the 72 times he's opened in the tournament so far. On the night, he came close but was dismissed with MI having 95 on the board in the 11th over. It was Washington who accounted for the MI captain but SRH were already feeling the heat. MI made 51 in the powerplay and then both Rohit and Ishan Kishan punished Umran Malik, who bowled two deliveries over 150 in a nine-ball over. The pacer, however, played a key role in tilting the game in SRH's favour with the wickets of Kishan, Sams and Tilak Varma

The wobble

Kishan followed Rohit and that meant SRH were able to force their way back in the game. Sams fell for 15 while Varma made eight as MI soon slipped to 127 for 4 in 15 overs - leaving 67 for the last five. The only threat now SRH had to deal with was Tim David. And he did not disappoint.

David smashed 46 off 18 and took MI close, with 19 needed off the last two. In the 18th over, T Natarajan kept trying his yorkers and kept missing his mark. David took full advantage and smashed four sixes but was run out on the final delivery. The batter had drilled the ball back to the bowler, who managed to stop it. David had already committed to the single and there was no opportunity to turn back. Bhuvneshwar Kumra bowled a wicket-maiden in the 19th over to effectively seal the deal for SRH.

Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 193/6 in 20 overs (Rahul Tripathi 76; Ramandeep Singh 3-20) beat Mumbai Indians 190/7 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 48; Umran Malik 3-23) by 3 runs.