IPL 2021: MI holds nerve to defeat SRH in the last over thriller, check out Twitter reactions

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Mumbai Indians (MI) registered their second victory in the ongoing tournament of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs. The match was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai , where MI eventually managed to grab the victory.

Chasing the target of 151, SRH began their innings pretty well with David Warner and Jonny Bairstow playing as their openers. The pair gave a 67 run partnership with a strong grip for a part of the game until Bairstow got hit-wicket and was dismissed for 43.

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Warner’s dismissal followed a massive collapse in the team, as the 2016 winners were bundled out for 137, and they lost the contest by 13 runs.

Meanwhile, the defending champions had a good start, but Shankar removed MI skipper on 32 runs and then dismissed Suryakumar Yadav for just 10-run score. As the SRH were looking dominating, Pollard came in to rescue Mumbai Indians and sored an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls at an impressive strike rate of 159. Pollard’s performance guided MI to 150/5 in their 20 overs.

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Take a look at how Twitter reacted to MI’s win:

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