Just four days after chasing down 229 against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have gone one step further to chase down 244 against Mumbai Indians (MI). It was a collective batting effort from SRH, with Travis Head (76) and Heinrich Klaasen (65*) leading the way. Abhishek Sharma (45), Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30) also chipped in with some useful runs.

With this win, SRH have now registered their second-highest-ever run chase in Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

Highest targets chased down by SRH in IPL

246 vs PBKS, Hyderabad, 2025

244 vs MI, Mumbai, 2026
229 vs RR, Jaipur, 2026
215 vs RR, Jaipur, 2023
215 vs PBKS, Hyderabad, 2024

With this loss, MI have not lost six of their eight matches this season and are currently in ninth position. Moreover, this is also the highest target MI have failed to defend in the IPL.

Highest target chased down against MI in IPL

244 vs SRH, Mumbai, 2026
204 vs PBKS, Ahmedabad, 2025
196 vs RR, Abu Dhabi, 2020
196 vs PBKS, Mumbai, 2026
195 vs DC, Mumbai, 2018

Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head put on 129 for the first wicket to set the tone for the chase. They now have the most century partnerships for the opening wicket, joining Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner.

Most century stands for the opening wicket in the IPL

6 Abhishek Sharma & Travis Head
6 David Warner & Shikhar Dhawan
5 David Warner & Jonny Bairstow
5 Faf du Plessis & Virat Kohli
5 Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan

However, for MI, it was Ryan Rickelton who blazed away with a magnificent century, slamming an unbeaten 123 off 55, with eight sixes and 10 fours. He got to his century off just 44 deliveries, the fastest for MI in the IPL, beating a record set in the inaugural season.

Fastest hundreds for MI (by balls)

44 Ryan Rickelton vs SRH, Mumbai, 2026
45 Sanath Jayasuriya vs CSK, Mumbai, 2008
45 Tilak Varma vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2026
47 Cameron Green vs SRH, Mumbai, 2023
49 Suryakumar vs GT, Mumbai, 2023

While it was a memorable day for Rickelton, it was a day to forget for Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled one of his most expensive spells in the IPL.

Most runs conceded by Jasprit Bumrah in an IPL spell

56 vs CSK, Delhi, 2021
55 vs DC, Delhi, 2015
54 vs SRH, Mumbai, 2026
52 vs RCB, Mumbai, 2015
48 vs GT, Brabourne, 2022

SRH have now won five matches in a row and are now third on the points table. They will hope to keep the momentum going when they take on the eighth-placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on May 3 in Hyderabad.

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