Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 41st Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - CommentaryMI vs SRH, 41st Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Commentary

Another day of the bat doing all the talking, another day with 500+ runs and another day where you'd not want to be a bowler. We move on to Ahmedabad as the Gujarat Titans host Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Do join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Heinrich Klaasen | Player of the Match - No, not really (on his thoughts after the loss of three quick wickets). There was a big gap in the cow corner - so you have to take a risk a little bit earlier. The wicket was good. You're chasing 9 or 10 runs every over for about 10 overs and they've got a quality bowling line-up. So you had to take a chance just to see if you could create some momentum from the situation. (Asked about his inside out drives) The left shoulder's given me some issues over the last year, so I'm not strong over cow-corner anymore. And our lovely slinger has been feeding stuff over extra cover for me, so things are going nicely right now. No, not at all. Humble. Tomorrow's a new day. I'm probably going home, hoping the baby isn't screaming, so daddy duty is up now. It's nice to contribute to the team. It's a great win for us and hopefully we can repeat it at home. Like I said earlier, if they're going at 15, 16, it's going to make your life a little bit easier (on the openers). So when I got in, I think we needed just under 10s chasing 250, so that's an incredible job from them.(On salil Arora) I told him he needed, I think it was 11 or 12 or 6 or something like that. He doesn't have to worry. And then he asked, "Can I hit?" And I said, "Yes, just hit it." I said, you just go for it. Just finish the game. It's incredible to see him do it on the big stage, but we see it every day at training. It's just incredible talent. So hopefully his career continues

Pat Cummins | SRH captain: I always thought it was tough to start with, but knowing our batting lineup and obviously a very good pitch, definitely thought it was within our sights. A few things had to go right, but I thought it was chaseable. (That opening combo that you possess, has fear completely gone out of their lives?) Hope so. You know, you see when the pitch is good, the way they play, they've got so many different shots. So I mean, I'm glad I'm not bowling at them. They look pretty scary. (What do you make of all these youngsters coming through?) It's super impressive. Salil (Arora) hasn't really got much of a chance this season yet, but really impressed in the preseason. They've all just got that fearless attitude. So credit to the coaching staff as well for instilling that in these young guys. I don't think they realize how good they are. (Do you at all worry how many you're conceding?) Of course! (laughs) Don't give that impression. I think you've got to be realistic though. It's different to what it was five years ago, IPL. It's, you know, 200 used to be kind of tough going to chase. Now, even 12 and over, you feel like you can chase it as a batting unit. So you just got to reset your expectations a little bit as a bowling group. (Can you put your bowler's hat on and search for any sympathy at all for bowlers?) Yeah, I've got a lot. How long do we have? (laughs) I think I said last game, it's these high-scoring games, there's not a lot in it for the bowlers. But you do feel like, even at the end there, if you nail one really good yorker, it can still be the difference in the match. So bowlers - and really good bowlers - you know, like Eshan (Malinga) in our team, he's a big reason why we've been winning these games as well. I think he's got the purple cap as well. You can still have a huge impact. Everything's going well at the moment, so keep hanging in there.

Stats by Roshan Gede

Highest targets chased down in IPL
265 - PBKS vs DC, Delhi, 2026
262 - PBKS vs KKR, Kolkata, 2024
246 - SRH vs PBKS, Hyderabad, 2025
244 - SRH vs MI, Mumbai WS, 2026
229 - SRH vs RR, Jaipur, 2026

MI defending targets of 200 or more
Matches: 21
Won: 19
Lost: 2 (vs PBKS, Ahmedabad 2025 Qualifier 2 and tonight)

This was just the third win in 15 matches for SRH at Wankhede - the previous two had come while defending totals (2018 and 2022).

Most successful chases of 200 or more in an IPL edition
10* in 2026
9 in 2025
8 in 2023
6 in 2024

33 across the last four editions, 15 across the first 15 (2008 to 2022).
Only five of the 19 successful chases of 200 or more in the IPL since 2025 went into the last over, none beyond 19.3.

32 sixes were hit tonight - the second most in any Men's T20 at Wankhede, only behind 34 in the T20 WC 2026 semifinal between India and England.
This was SRH's 100th win in the IPL.

Most consecutive wins for SRH in the IPL
6 - 2018
5 - 2022
5 - 2016-2017
5* - 2026

Bumrah’s most expensive returns in T20s
0/58 vs NZ, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026
1/56 vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
1/55 vs DC, Delhi, 2015
0/54 vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2026
0/52 vs RCB, Mumbai WS, 2015

Abhishek Sharma | Orange Cap holder - I mean, if you see the total, every team is going in the first innings. I mean, you have to step up there and do it for the team. No matter whatever the situation is, no matter whatever the total is. As an opener, probably, I think whatever you do in the powerplay, that's what really matters. So that's the always plan me and (Travis) Head try to do. I mean, I always try to get out something of (Travis) Head, but he's just very quiet and he likes to do it with the bat most of the times. But still, I think whenever I ask him something, when he's outscoring, he just have one answer, just do whatever the ball you lift and just go for it. And that's the one, I think, philosophy we've been using in the few years now, is just lift the ball and hit it. And whenever you're in pressure, just talk to the other partner, get some confidence, and then just do it. (Do you set a target?) To be very honest, we always, you know, just congratulate each other on fifties and hundreds at a partnership. That said, that's we just figure out on the big screen and nothing else. We just watch the ball and react. (On Malinga) Yeah, I think big credit to the bowlers, the way they are bowling, the way they've stepped up in the last few games. I think that's the reason we are winning the games. Because if you see batters, as a batting unit, we always try to give that start or probably chase down the total in the powerplay or maybe in the death overs as well. But if you see as a bowler, it's a tough job and you have to, you are actually asking a lot of from them. And by this, I think the way Malinga, Paddy and other bowlers, they've been doing it very simple, just sticking to the plan and the way I think Pat (Cummins) is talking to the bowlers, that's really effective and as a bowling unit, they've stepped up a lot.

Hardik Pandya | MI Captain: (How difficult was it with the dew and the opening partnership SRH had?) I don't think dew played much of a role, just that they played some good shots, we bowled some bad balls, they got to a flyer. I think we did pull it back, but it was not enough. (Batting seems to have improved from previous games) Yes, I enjoyed, I had fun today on the ground. Yeah, I think 244, I think I'll back my bowlers to stop it, but some other day today we could not execute. Myself, really enjoyed bowling as well, barring the last three balls, but other than that, really enjoyed myself. (Missed chances in the field) Yes, I think it's been that kind of season. When you get a couple of chances, you grab them, that's when the luck and momentum changes. If you don't, it kind of hurts you, but it's still fine. All the boys tried really well. They gave everything, it did not work out. (How do you address the issues with bowling?) I think this season we don't have much option, we really need to see what all differences we can do. I won't put my bowlers under the bus. I think as an overall unit, we have not been able to do what exactly Mumbai Indians stands for. We really need to see what all we need to work on and it's fine. I think we have passionate owners, we have passionate support staff. We always figure out something. (The crowd keeps coming out to support) Yes, I think we have not given them much opportunity to back us. But yeah, they have been quite fantastic. They have been loyal. They have been fantastic. Yeah, sometimes it hurts when the opposition team comes and they start chanting their names. We need to entertain them more to make sure we get that love and trust from them.

23:34 Local Time, 18:04 GMT, 23:34 IST: They were chasing 244, but they chased with such panache that they finished the job with 8 balls to spare. This is the 4th highest run-chase of all time in the IPL and it is the second highest successful chase this season. They needed a good start and Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head provided exactly that. Both had their slices of luck, but they ensured that they cashed in. A 52-ball 129-run stand nearly snuffed the Mumbai Indians out of the contest, but the hosts did bounce back with three quick wickets. Just when one thought they would bounce back, Heinrich Klaasen's 30-ball 65* ensured SRH didn't fall away. Salil Arora applied the finishing touches and the men from hyderabad are now placed 3rd with 12 points, below the Royal Challengers and ahead of the Rajasthan Royals on net run-rate. Nothing went right for the hosts and the non-appeal of Travis head's nick when he was on 20 came back to hurt them. Presentations are coming up shortly.