Finally, Tendulkar has an IPL wicket, he said in the MI locker room. Head coach Mark Boucher also congratulated Arjun on his bowling performance. I told the boys that if they got the new ball, they should set the tone, and that’s exactly what happened.
So, congratulations, Arjun, for doing exactly that. Then, in the final over, keep your cool in a half-stressful situation. Well done, Champ, said Boucher. As Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 14 runs, Cameron Green displayed his brute power on his way to his first IPL fifty, before Arjun bowled a brilliant 20th over under extreme pressure.
After being put in to bat, Green (64 not out off 40 balls) and Tilak Varma (37 off 17 balls) led the Mumbai Indians to a challenging 192 for five. With the odd ball not coming on to the bat, getting boundaries was difficult from the start, but the Sunrisers recovered from an ordinary powerplay to take the game deep with the help of opener Mayank Agarwal (48 off 41) and Heinrich Klaasen (36 off 16).
In the end, they were all out for 178 in 19.5 overs, their third loss in five games.
