Mumbai Indians (MI) outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 4 wickets in the 33rd match of IPL 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MI bowled well and did not allow any SRH batsman to score freely. Klaasen and Aniket Verma hit a few boundaries in the final overs, which helped SRH cross the 150-run mark. Mumbai Indians chased down the target comfortably, with small contributions from every batsman, although there was some drama towards the end.
Slow Start from SRH
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma opened the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Deepak Chahar started with the new ball. On the first delivery, Will Jacks dropped Abhishek Sharma. However, only 5 runs came from the opening over.
Trent Boult bowled the second over. Both batters found a boundary each. In the third over, Chahar kept it tight and gave away just 7 runs. After three overs, SRH reached 22 without losing a wicket.
Jasprit Bumrah entered the attack in the fourth over and allowed just 7 runs. Abhishek Sharma started attacking in the fifth over. He smashed three consecutive boundaries off Chahar. In the sixth over, Bumrah again restricted SRH to only 3 runs. After the powerplay, SRH stood at 46/0. Head was batting on 8 from 12, while Sharma had scored 35 from 24 balls.
First Breakthrough for MI
Will Jacks bowled the seventh over. Head hit a boundary, which also brought up the team’s 50 as well as their 50-run stand. Hardik Pandya broke the partnership in the eighth over by dismissing Abhishek Sharma for 40 off 28 balls. Ishan Kishan walked in next and opened his account with a single. Head added another boundary in the same over. SRH reached 65/1 after eight overs.
Middle Overs
Will Jacks struck in the ninth over by removing Kishan, who scored just 2 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy joined the crease at No. 4. Only 5 runs came from that over. In the 10th, Pandya bowled tightly again. Travis Head got a reprieve when Jacks caught him off a no-ball. SRH reached 75/2 after 10 overs. Head had 25 from 25 balls, while Reddy was on 3 from 5.
MI Bowlers Keep It Tight
Trent Boult returned and bowled a tight over, giving away just 6. In the 12th, Jacks finally removed Head for 28 off 29 balls. Heinrich Klaasen came in at No. 5. That over yielded just 2 runs, both extras. Mitchell Santner bowled the 13th. Reddy found a boundary and the team added 8 runs. After 13 overs, SRH were 91/3.
Hardik bowled another tight over, conceding just 4 runs. MI bowlers maintained pressure as only 30 runs came from the last 6 overs. In the 15th over, Klassen hit Boult for a boundary, which helped SRH cross the 100-run mark. That over went for 10. SRH reached 105/3 after 15.
SRH Struggles Then Fights Back
Bumrah returned and gave just 7 runs. Boult removed Reddy in the 17th over. He made 19 off 21 balls. Aniket Verma joined Klassen at the crease. SRH were 115/4. Then came the big 18th over. Klassen took on Deepak Chahar and smashed two fours and two sixes. SRH moved to 136/4.
Bumrah dismissed Klassen on the first ball of the 19th over. He scored 37 off 28 balls. Pat Cummins came next. However, only 4 runs came from that over. SRH stood at 140/5 after 19 overs.
In the final over, Aniket Verma hit two sixes, taking SRH past 150. Cummins added another six. SRH finished on 162/5. Aniket remained unbeaten on 18 from 8 balls, while Cummins was not out on 8 from 4 balls.
MI Begin the Chase
Chasing 163, Rohit Sharma (as impact sub) and Ryan Rickelton opened for MI. Mohammed Shami bowled a tight first over, conceding just 4 runs. Cummins followed and gave 5 more. However, Rohit exploded in the third over. He hit Shami for two sixes. MI raced to 24/0 after three.
In the fourth over, Cummins dismissed Rohit after being hit for a six. Rohit scored 26 off 16. Will Jacks came to bat. MI were 32/1. Jacks hit a boundary in the fifth. Rickelton ended the sixth over with three back-to-back fours off Eshan Malinga. After six overs, MI were 55/1. Rickelton was batting on 21, while Jacks was on 7.
SRH Fight Back
Zeeshan Ansari bowled the seventh over. He dismissed Rickelton, but the umpire called it a no-ball. Rickelton survived.
He hit two boundaries in the eighth off Harshal Patel but got out on the next delivery. He made 31 off 23 balls. Suryakumar Yadav walked in. MI were 70/2 after eight overs.
Jacks hit a boundary and SKY ended the ninth with a six. Rahul Chahar came on, and Jacks smashed a six in his over. After 10 overs, MI were cruising.
SKY-Jacks Take Control
Ansari returned for the 11th. Jacks welcomed him with a six. MI crossed 100 runs with a double by SKY, who then finished the over with a six. Malinga bowled the 12th, but both batters hit boundaries. In the 13th, Cummins got SKY for 26 off 15. Tilak Varma came in and got off the mark. That over gave SRH some hope. MI were 122/3 after 13 overs.
MI Lose Grip, Then Regain It
Patel bowled the 14th and gave only 5 runs. SRH needed tight overs at this stage. In the 15th, Cummins dismissed Jacks for 36 off 26. Pandya arrived and smashed back-to-back boundaries. MI reached 137/4 after 15. Tilak added a boundary in the 16th off Malinga. In the next over, Pandya hit a flat six and a boundary. MI reached 161/4 after 17.
However, Pandya threw his wicket away when the scores were level and only one run was needed to win. Malinga dismissed him and then trapped Naman Dhir LBW in the same over. MI were suddenly 162/6 after 18 overs. Tilak Varma ended the match in style. He hit the first ball of the 19th over for a boundary. Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets with an over to spare.