Sunrisers Hyderabad chase 243 to beat Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians suffered their sixth defeat in eight matches of the Indian Premier League season on Wednesday, losing by six wickets to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium despite posting their highest first-innings total of 243 for five.

Captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch he described as good with minimal dew expected, breaking a trend of teams chasing at the venue. Ryan Rickelton scored a century in an opening stand with Will Jacks, setting a formidable target. However, Sunrisers Hyderabad's openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma raced to 92 without loss in the powerplay, the highest Mumbai Indians have conceded in that phase. Head smashed 76 off 30 balls after being dropped twice by Naman Dhir early on.

Mumbai Indians briefly rallied with wickets from A M Ghazanfar and Pandya, removing Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Head in quick succession. But Heinrich Klaasen steadied the chase with a 22-ball half-century, adding 80 runs with Nitish Reddy before Salil Arora finished unbeaten on 30 off 10 balls. Sunrisers Hyderabad reached 244 for four with six to eight deliveries remaining, climbing to third on the points table with 12 points from...