Klaasen's remarkable 71 runs and his 99-run stand with Abhinav Manohar prevented SRH, struggling at 35/5, from avoiding a downright humiliation against Mumbai Indians (MI) at their home ground of Uppal Stadium on Thursday. Klaasen walked in with his side at 13/3 and produced a fighting knock
Pandya's men continued to rise in the IPL standings, securing their fourth successive win and peaking at the right time across all departments as the tournament reaches its mid-stage. With a win over SRH by seven wickets, they are at the third spot in the points tally.
Boult produced a match-winning performance, delivering some of his best powerplay bowling in recent times as he bowled a top-class spell that left SRH rattled at 35/5 at one point. His efforts were crucial in restricting the Orange Army to 143/8, which MI chased down easily in 15.4 overs, la
Star Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Rohit Sharma completed 12,000 runs in T20 cricket, becoming the second Indian player and overall eighth player to achieve the milestone.
SRH was 35/5 at one point, however, a 99-run stand between Klaasen (71) and Abhinav (43) powered SRH to a score that would give them something to fight. A key aspect of SRH's comeback was gathering 53 runs in last five overs. Trent Boult (4/26) was MI's top bowler.