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Their partnership completely dismantled the LSG bowling attack, with SRH maintaining an impressive economy rate of 11.37 in the power play overs this IPL season, achieving the 100-run mark within six overs once again. Despite LSG's anticipated opening bowlers, Krishnappa Gowtham and Yash Thakur, SRH got off to a flying start, with Travis hammering Gowtham for 22 runs and Abhishek plundering four boundaries off Thakur.

Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have managed to win only four out of their 12 matches so far. Even if they win the remaining two games, they would get only 12 points, a tiny number for a team with eight losses already.

A brilliant 86 off 46 balls by Samson finally came to an end in an exciting manner when Shai Hope took a stunning catch at long-on, just inside the boundary rope, off the bowling of Mukesh.

The match witnessed contrasting fifties from Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel, complemented by notable bowling performances from Kuldeep Yadav and Mukesh Kumar. Fraser-McGurk's explosive 50 off 19 balls and Porel's composed 65 off 36 balls laid a solid foundation for Delhi, with Tristan Stubbs adding a quickfire 41 off just 20 balls to propel them to a challenging total of 221/8.

The century was Suryakumar's first of the season and the first since December 2023, after he had recovered from an injury and undergone a sports hernia surgery. Mumbai Indians faced a mountainous challenge of chasing down a moderate total on a pitch that favored the bowlers to some extent. After a shaky start of 31/3, with skipper Hardik Pandya and Piyush Chawla wreaking havoc with three wickets each, Mumbai Indians' innings seemed to be on the brink of a familiar collapse, much like the one experienced last week against Kolkata Knight Riders.

In the IPL 2024, Bumrah, who is presently playing for the Mumbai Indians, wrote a heartfelt message for his "favourite person."

Despite Iyer losing his eighth toss out of 11 matches, it didn't impact the team's performance as KKR posted a formidable total of 235 for six after being asked to bat first by Lucknow Super Giants.

Du Plessis' aggressive approach saw him smash 10 boundaries and three maximums before his departure triggered a collapse for RCB, losing six wickets in quick succession. However, Dinesh Karthik's composed unbeaten 21 and Swapnil Singh's crucial 15 not out ensured RCB crossed the finish line with ease, lifting them to seventh place in the points table.

In the new era of IPL matches being churned out with more than 200 runs, Narine's explosive knock-off propelled the KKR side to a dominating score of 235/6 in their allotted 20 overs, which remains the highest total at the Ekana Stadium so far.

“It’s tough to pinpoint just one thing right now. It’s clear we struggled to build innings partnerships and consistently lost wickets. However, our bowlers performed admirably under the circumstances,” Pandya remarked post-match.