Heinrich Klaasen’s 65 not out from 30 balls completed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s remarkable chase of 244 to beat the struggling Mumbai Indians by six wickets.
South Africa’s Klaasen helped Sunrisers reach their target with eight balls to spare, making it the third-highest successful chase in IPL history.
It was emphatically set up by Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head’s opening stand of 129 in just 8.4 overs.
The pair blitzed 92 in the powerplay alone before Abhishek fell for 45, and Australia’s Head kicked on to his first half-century of the tournament, whacking eight sixes in his 76 from 30 balls.
Sunrisers then slipped to 133-3, but Klaasen’s onslaught dented Mumbai’s hopes of a fightback by adding 80 off 40 balls with Nitish Kumar Reddy, before Salil Arora’s brilliant cameo of 30 off 10 got them over the line.
Even Jasprit Bumrah was unable to contain the Sunrisers’ power as he conceded 54 from four wicketless overs.
Klaasen’s knock eclipsed that of his Proteas compatriot Ryan Rickelton, who made an unbeaten 123 from 55 balls in Mumbai’s 243-5 for his first IPL century.
Rickelton and England’s Will Jacks, who made 46, added 93 in seven overs for the first wicket with regular openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock both injured.
Sunrisers’ Eshan Malinga, the leading wicket-taker so far, was the pick of the bowlers with 1-29.
Mumbai sit precariously in ninth position with just two wins from eight, only ahead of Lucknow Super Giants, while Sunrisers remain in third.
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