Mumbai condemn Hyderabad to third straight defeat
Champions Mumbai Indians inflicted a third straight defeat on David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday to visit the most notable of the Indian Premier League.
Quinton de Kock hit 40 and Kieron Pollard an essential unbeaten 35 as Mumbai made 150 for five off their 20 overs.
Australia star Warner and England's Jonny Bairstow hit early runs but Hyderabad were all out for 137 with spinner Rahul Chahar taking three for 19 and pace bowler Trent Boult three for 28.
Hyderabad are actually bottom of the eight team league already facing a mountain if they would like to be eligible for the playoffs.
Mumbai, who lost their opening fixture to Royal Challengers Bangalore, must thank their powerful bowling and Pollard's big hitting for the win.
Pollard's two sixes in the ultimate over finally proved the difference between the two sides after Mumbai to build on a solid begin by South African de Kock and captain Rohit Sharma who made 32.
Bairstow hit 43 off 22 balls -- including one six which experienced a fridge door in the Chennai stadium -- and Warner 37 but Hyderabad's lower order again failed to build on their fine start.
The openers fell in chaotic circumstances, Bairstow stepping back on his stumps and Warner leaving the field fuming after being runout taking a single.
"Us were set nonetheless it proves that if you don't bat deep, you can't win," said Warner.
Chahar then accounted for Manish Pandey, Virat Singh and Abishek Sharma in the centre order to leave Hyderabad scrambling for runs and fast running out of wickets.
These were all out 13 runs behind with two balls left.
"The way we arrived and bowled was very important," said Sharma who acknowledged that he was expecting more from the batting.
"We ticked some boxes, we have more to tick," said the Mumbai captain.
