- By Namrata Vijay
- Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:04 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
MI vs SRH IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad's star batter Heinrich Klaasen propelled the team to a six-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. He hammered 65 runs off 30 balls.
Ryan Rickleton's maiden IPL hundred went to vain as Heinrich Klaasen scored an unbeaten knock of 65 runs and helped the team beat MI by six wickets.
While chasing a mammoth target of 244 runs, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24), had stitched a match-winning partnership of 129 runs for the first wicket and had set the foundation for their win.
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Klaasen (65 not out off 35 balls) had showed his explosive batting skills and took the team across the line as Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) also made significant contributions with the bat.
During the first innings, Rickleton's innings helped the host post a mammoth target of 243 runs.
Rickleton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) had stitched a partnership of 93 runs for the first wicket. MI captain Hardik Pandya also scored a gritty knock of 31 runs off 15 balls.
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Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) took wickets for the Hyderabad-based franchise.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).