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Warner-Saha unbeaten partnership takes SRH to victory

By Mumbai Indians

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10:54 PM IST - Warner finishes things with a boundary . SRH win by ten wickets but more importantly qualify for the playoffs. They will be playing against RCB in the Eliminator. 

10:47 PM IST - Kulkarni and Coulter-Nile continue to bowl. Both Warner and Saha continue to play risk-free as they score 15 runs from these two overs. Just 13 runs required from 30 balls now.

10:33 PM IST - Runs keep coming for SRH in one way or the other. Krunal bowls short down the leg and the wicketkeeper can do nothing here as the ball runs away for a boundary. 12 runs in the over.

10:26 PM IST - Warner hits a flat six off Chahar to bring up the 100 for SRH. He also reaches his fourth half century as SRH are now cruising towards a win. He hits another boundary in the same over towards the mid-wicket region. 

10:22 PM IST - Rahul Chahar continues and bowls a fine over conceding just five runs. Both batsmen have starred in an unbeaten 89-run partnership for the first wicket.

10:19 PM IST - Krunal Pandya has been brought into the attack. Saha continues his hitting spree as he scores consecutive boundaries, towards backward point and then backward square leg. 

10:14 PM IST - Chahar and Pattinson bowl back-to-back overs and concede 15 runs. With the required rate below 7, the SRH openers are taking their time in the middle as MI search for a breakthrough.

10:02 PM IST - Coulter-Nile bowls his second over. Warner hits it past mid-on for a boundary on the third delivery. Just a single in the last three deliveries as SRH are 56/0 at the end of powerplay.

9:56 PM IST - Spin introduced in the fifth over as Rahul Chahar comes into bowl. Saha starts with a boundary over mid-wicket. Later in the over, Warner hits a four past deep square leg. The leg-spinner though ends with two consecutive dots. 

9:52 PM IST - Pattinson comes in and Warner takes him on for three consecutive boundaries, first one past mid on, then towards the cover region and the third boundary cut behind point. Four runs off the last three balls as SRH get 16 runs from the over.

9:47 PM IST - Kulkarni continues his second over and concedes just a couple of runs in the first four deliveries. Saha finds an edge on the next delivery which goes between the wicketkeeper and short third man for a boundary. He then plays the last delivery down the leg side for another four. 

9:42 PM IST - Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in and starts with two dot balls. Saha then times the next ball perfectly for a six over long-off. The next one is again connected well towards long-on for a boundary. Two consecutive dots to end the over for NCN.

9:38 PM IST - Dhawal Kulkarni dons the new ball for MI. David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha at the crease for SRH. Just three runs from the first over.

9:30 PM IST - Kieron Pollard became the second MI cricketer to cross the 3000-run mark in IPL.

9:18 PM IST - Pollard slams another six over mid-wicket, this time off Holder. However, on the next ball he gets an inside edge onto the stumps. He departs for 41 (25). MI post a total of 149/8 at the end of 20 overs. 

9:12 PM IST - Pollard is adjudged LBW on the second delivery. The hard-hitting batsman decides to review and the ball is found to be pitching outside leg. Decision overturned. Pollard then redeems his masterclass with the bat as he takes on Natarajan for three consecutive sixes. First over long-on just after Pandey got a hand, second over deep mid-wicket and the final straight down the ground. All full-tosses as MI get 20 runs from the penultimate over.

9:05 PM IST - A slower delivery from Holder and Coulter-Nile finds the fielder at cover. James Pattinson comes out to bat as MI continue to lose wickets at regular intervals. Just three runs from the over.

8:58 PM IST - Ishan after a period of playing cautiously hits Sandeep over long-off for a six. However on the next ball, he gets an inside edge and has to depart for 33 (30). There's another shout for LBW for Pollard but the Ultraedge detects a spike when the ball passes the bat. MI are 116/6 after 17 overs.

8:52 PM IST - Natarajan comes back after two economical overs. Starts well conceding just three runs in the first four deliveries. Pollard then decides to get a move on with consecutive boundaries, both low full toses and hit straight down the ground for a four.

8:41 PM IST - Rashid comes back to finish his quota of four overs. Ishan miscues one in the air but the bowler drops a simple catch. Ishan hits the next ball towards long off for a boundary. On the final delivery, there's an appeal from the bowler for an LBW. The decision is reviewed but the impact is umpire's call, Pollard is safe. 

8:35 PM IST - Rashid who went for 19 runs in the first couple of overs strikes on the first delivery. Saurabh Tiwary couldn't pick the googly and edges it to the wicket-keeper. Kieron Pollard walks in to bat at number seven.

8:31 PM IST - Natarajan bowls another tight over for SRH conceding three runs. In the next over, Surya misses out on an outside off delivery from Nadeem and steps out of the crease. Saha makes no mistake behind the stumps as MI lose the man-in-form. Krunal Pandya walks out to bat and gets an outside edge after playing two dots. Kane Williamson takes a good catch at short midwicket as MI lose two wickets in the over.

8:20 PM IST - Nadeem returns for his second over and concedes six singles. In the next over, Surya starts off with a sweep shot for a boundary off Rashid before taking a single. Ishan then takes the matter in his own hands as he hits the spinner straight down the ground for a maximum. 13 runs from the over.

8:09 PM IST - Rashid Khan has been brought in by SRH. Five singles and a double in the over as the strategic timeout has been taken. Both batsmen at the crease have been in superb form with 350 plus runs in the tournament so far.

8:04 PM IST - Natarajan comes in for his first over and concedes four runs which also includes a dropped catch. Suryakumar hit the fifth delivery staright back but the bowler could just get a slight hand on it. 

8:00 PM IST - Suryakumar continues his onslaught with back-to-back boundaries off Shahbaz Nadeem. The first one is more of a misfield at point while the second one is hit through the covers. Just one single in the next four balls as MI are 48/2 at the end of powerplay.

7:56 PM IST - Eventful over. Quinton welcomes Sandeep with a boundary towards deep extra cover. He follows it up with two consecutive sixes, first one over deep square leg and second one towards long-on. However on the next ball, he ends up getting an inside edge onto the stumps. Ishan Kishan who comes in at number four starts off with two dots. 

7:49 PM IST - Surya continues his sublime form as he picks the half volley early and places it towards deep square leg. Just a double more in the over which is stopped at the boundary towards deep extra cover. Seven runs from the over.

7:45 PM IST - Rohit departs as Sandeep gets his wicket. The MI skipper finds SRH skipper at mid-off. Suryakumar Yadav starts his innings with a boundary as he finds a gap past extra cover. 

7:38 PM IST - Jason Holder comes into the attack for SRH. Five runs from the over. Quinton flicked the fourth delivery towards deep square leg but a good stop from Abdul Samad restrcited it to a couple of runs.

7:34 PM IST - Rohit Sharma gets off the mark on the second ball with a single against Sandeep Sharma. Meanwhile, Quinton de Kock who started with two dot balls gets going with a boundary towards deep midwicket. 

7:25 PM IST - A much awaited homecoming for Dhawal Kulkarni as he finally gets to don the MI Blue and Gold this season.

7:15 PM IST - The biggest news from the centre, Hitman is back in action after missing out on the last four matches.

7:12 PM IST - Suryakumar Yadav: "People talking about you, it obviously feels great. It motivates me to do even better. The things I have been doing in the past few days, I'm enjoying it."

7:10 PM IST - MI Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (WK), Rohit Sharma (Capt), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rahul Chahar

SRH Playing XI: David Warner (Capt), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

7:03 PM IST - Rohit Sharma: "At the end of the day, you just need to play good cricket. We need to keep toss out of contention. We have rested Bumrah and Boult. Three changes. I have come in for Jayant Yadav. James Pattinson and Dhawal Kulkarni are also in."

7:00 PM IST - David Warner wins the coin-toss. Mumbai Indians will be batting first.

6:58 PM IST - Huge update from Sharjah! Rohit Sharma is walking out for the toss.

6:50 PM IST - We are just a few minutes away from the toss!

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