Twitter Reactions: Hyderabad survive Tim David scare to keep playoff hopes alive
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Mumbai faced Hyderabad in the 65th match of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. On a sporty wicket, the batters displayed the best of their skills to gift a high-scoring thriller to the fans.
Mumbai won the toss and decided to bowl first in the match. Hyderabad used a new man in Priyam Garg as the opening partner of Abhishek Sharma, while Kane Williamson demoted himself down the order. Though Abhishek Sharma (9 of 10) failed to fire, Garg looked the part from the very beginning of the innings. They lost their first wicket at the score of 18 runs in the third over of the innings. Rahul Tripathi and Priyam Garg stitched a dynamic partnership of 78 runs from 47 balls and got the innings going for their team. Garg (42 of 26) was the second wicket to fall for Hyderabad in the 10th over with the team’s score at 96 runs.
This partnership was followed by another important one by Nicholas Pooran and Rahul Tripathi. The duo formed a partnership of 76 runs from 42 balls and laid the foundation for a formidable total. Pooran was dismissed in the 17 the over after he played a knock of 38 runs off 22 balls. He was soon followed by Rahul Tripathi in the 18th over who played a brilliant knock of 74 runs from 44 balls. On the back of strong top-order performances, Hyderabad reached a total of 193 runs for the loss of 6 wickets from their 20 overs. Ramandeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai picking up three wickets for 20 runs from his 3 overs.
In response to the big target put up by Hyderabad, Mumbai started very steadily. They looked to preserve their wickets to go big later in the innings. In the first six overs, the duo of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan scored 51 runs without losing a wicket. By the end of the 10th over, Mumbai was stationed at 89 runs, and with 10 wickets in hand 105 runs off 60 balls looked achievable. However, they lost their first wicket in the form of Rohit in the 11th overs as Washington Sundar dismissed him at a score of 48 runs from 36 balls. The opening partnership worked 95 runs and put Mumbai in a position of strength. But after this the sheer pace of Umran Malik steam rolled through the Mumbai batting order. In a span of 4 overs Mumbai lost Ishan Kishan (43 of 34), Daniel Sams (15 of 11) and Tilak Varma (8 of 9). After 15 overs Mumbai was 127 for 4 needing 67 runs from 30 balls. A chase that was looking easy at the beginning started to look tough for Rohit Sharma’s men.
But Tim David had other plans. He hit T Natarajan for four sixes in the 18th over and was taking the match away from Hyderabad. But an unfortunate run out of the last ball of the over saw the back of David and the match was turning towards a nail-biting finish. But nothing can take anyway from the brilliant hitting Davdi exhibited. He scored 46 run of 18 balls hitting three fours and four sixes. An outstanding over from Buhvneswar Kumar followed the 26 runs overs of Natarajan. Bhuvi bowled a maiden wicket penultimate over. The target for Mumbai was now 19 runs of 6 balls with three wickets remaining. However, Fazalhaq Farooqi did a decent job and defended his team’s total. Mumbai was ultimately restricted to 190 runs and they lost the match by just three runs. Hyderabad won their 6th match in the tournament of 13 and kept their playoff hopes alive. It was Mumbai’s 10th defeat in the tournament.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match.
Rahul Tripathi is a team man and a hardworking player. Really feels good to see him scoring runs every now & then for his teams. Would love to see him winning it for India in T20 world cup in Australia. #SRHvsMI #TATAIPL2022 pic.twitter.com/ehCTEtM3CW
— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) May 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1526589294571188224?s=20&t=RQS96ywrhyAk5r5O3pvZ2Q
https://twitter.com/Sportskeeda/status/1526588032622952448?s=20&t=RQS96ywrhyAk5r5O3pvZ2Q
https://twitter.com/IPL/status/1526593890265862145?s=20&t=RQS96ywrhyAk5r5O3pvZ2Q
There is definitely some lotcha here, a case of so close yet so far: Rohit got teasingly close to a Fifty, and then got out two runs short! @ImRo45 #MIvSRH
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 17, 2022
One thing is for sure; Umran's skillset (raw pace) is unmatched by any other bowler in the country.
Scary to think how good he could potentially become in a couple of years!#IPL2022 #MIvSRH— Shaan Waseem (@shaanwaseem2) May 17, 2022
That's what sheer pace can do! Rattles even the very best of batters. Well bowled, Umran!#IPL2022 #MIvSRH
— Shaan Waseem (@shaanwaseem2) May 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/iamarchis16/status/1526615514805456897?s=20&t=RQS96ywrhyAk5r5O3pvZ2Q
https://twitter.com/oyegupta_/status/1526616100175499264?s=20&t=RQS96ywrhyAk5r5O3pvZ2Q
No sight in the game to match a fast bowler in flow….#UmranMalik
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 17, 2022
Umran Malik is turning it around! Back him. Will be ordinary some days. But some days he will be your biggest match winner #UmranMalik #SRHvsMI
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) May 17, 2022
There was never any doubt about Tim David's abilities. He made his way into the IPL after proving himself in other major leagues. But why did the RCB and MI setups initially think that he isn't good enough? Really interested to know.#MIvSRH
— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) May 17, 2022
Great banter that Tim David hasn’t played every game this IPL. Can’t see him missing another one when fit ever again tbh
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) May 17, 2022
An incredible knock by Tim David that included a hat-trick of sixes off T Natarajan. #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/qrFPLNBBUA
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) May 17, 2022
Tim David’s dismissal provides a twist to the tale. But what a knock he played! Mauled Natarajan like nobody else has
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 17, 2022
More & more players refusing singles when they see a favourable matchup. West Indians started it, & it does pay off. The reward is huge when it does come off. It did for Tim David but his team still will lose cuz of that run-out.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) May 17, 2022
19th over wkt maiden , like really ? Well bowled king of swing @BhuviOfficial #MIvsSRH
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) May 17, 2022
#RahulTripathi and #UmranMalik two young talents which has always kept @SunRisers in the hunt in #IPL this season. Confidence is amazing. #MIvsSRH #RPSwing
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) May 17, 2022
What a brilliant over from Bhuvneshwar!
Was an absolute masterclass in the art of bowling at the death.
Really doesn't get better than that…#IPL2022 #MIvSRH— Shaan Waseem (@shaanwaseem2) May 17, 2022
In two overs we saw the future of #MI in Tim David and a stirring reminder from Bhuvi that few bowl the yorker better
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 17, 2022
