New Delhi. Tuesday night saw another thrilling encounter in IPL 2023. Five-time champions Mumbai Indians trounced Sunrisers Hyderabad at their home and tasted defeat by 14 runs. This season saw Rohit Ki Paltan in full form for the first time. Cameron Green rocked the bat, while Arjun Tendulkar stole the show with his bowling.
Green played a fiery innings
Batting first, Mumbai Indians scored 192 runs losing 5 wickets on the score board due to a stormy innings of 60 runs in 40 balls played by Green. Chasing the target, Sunrisers Hyderabad had a very bad start and the team lost four big wickets while reaching the score of 72.
However, after this, Heinrich Klaasen played a stormy inning of 26 runs in 16 balls and brought the Orange Army back into the match. The Hyderabad batsmen batted well in the last overs and made the match very exciting, but Arjun Tendulkar dashed Hyderabad’s hopes with his sharp bowling.
Arjun’s over became the turning point
Sunrisers Hyderabad needed 20 runs in the last over to win. Set batsman Abdul Samad was standing at the crease and Bhuvneshwar Kumar was supporting him. Arjun did not give any run to the first ball of the over, then Samad was run out in the second ball in the process of stealing two.
Despite the pressure, Arjun, who was bowling well, bowled the third ball of the over wide. Arjun gave a single on the fourth ball, then on the fifth ball he sealed Mumbai’s third victory by getting Bhuvneshwar caught by Rohit. Arjun spent only 5 runs in the last over and emerged as a superstar in this match for Mumbai.