In the 55th match of the IPL 2024, Mumbai Indians (MI) faced Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 6 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MI entered the match following a significant defeat to KKR at home, while SRH came off a narrow one-run victory over RR.

Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to field first. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma opened the batting for SRH, with Sharma departing for 11 runs after a 56-run partnership in 6 overs.

Head anchored the innings with 48 runs, including seven fours and one six, as SRH struggled to build partnerships. Contributions from Mayank Agarwal (5), Heinrich Klaasen (2), Nitish Reddy (20), and Marco Jansen (17) were insufficient, resulting in SRH posting a total of 173/8 in 20 overs, highlighted by captain Pat Cummins’ valiant 35.

Mumbai Indians faced a shaky start to their chase, losing Rohit Sharma (4), Ishan Kishan (9), and Naman Dhir (0) early on. However, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma steadied the innings with an unbeaten 143-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Varma played a supporting role, scoring 37* off 32 balls with six fours, while Yadav showcased brilliant acceleration after reaching his half-century in 30 balls. Despite an injury affecting his running, Yadav reached his century in 51 balls, guiding Mumbai to victory with an unbeaten 102, featuring 12 fours and 6 sixes.

MI clinched victory with seven wickets in hand, propelling them to the 9th position with 8 points from 12 games. Despite having a superior net run rate (NRR) compared to the Gujarat Titans. SRH, on the other hand, moved to the 4th spot with 6 wins from 11 games, totaling 12 points, although their NRR suffered a setback.

Suryakumar Yadav received widespread acclaim from the cricket community for his composed innings, which played a pivotal role in MI’s triumph.