"New death over king" - Fans erupt as Akash Madhwal takes four-wicket haul in must-win game for MI against SRH 

Akash Madhwal starred with the ball for Mumbai Indians (MI) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their must-win game at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, May 21. The medium pacer emerged as the pick of Mumbai bowlers, returning with figures of 4/37.

Madhwal provided the hosts with their first breakthrough by dismissing the dangerous-looking Vivrant Sharma. He then gave away just six runs each in the 17th and 19th overs and took the wickets of the well-settled Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, and Harry Brook to bring MI back into the contest.

Fans on Twitter hailed Akash Madhwal for his promising bowling performance. One user tweeted:

"New death over king."

Anuj

@anujyadavorai

New death over King
What a fiery spell by Akash madhwal.
Great comeback by MI.
#MIvsSRH
#akashmadhwal rcbvsgt" target="_blank" title="rcbvsgt" rel="noopener noreferrer">#rcbvsgt

New death over King 👑
What a fiery spell by Akash madhwal.
Great comeback by MI.
#MIvsSRH
#akashmadhwal #rcbvsgt https://t.co/LLmdh8VxhP

Here are some of the other Twitter reactions:

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@madhuban05

Whataaa Bowler Akash Madhwal You Are Beauty.. Hates Off to you bro..

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Whataaa Bowler Akash Madhwal You Are Beauty.. Hates Off to you bro..

Bhaskar 🇮🇳

@RM_fanIndia

@Joecricket_ Madhwal to entire MI universe

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@Joecricket_ Madhwal to entire MI universe https://t.co/kU4M1iwRAq

🅂🄾🅄🄽ᴿᵒ 🇮🇳

@Mr_Exotic__

Aakash Madhwal you are not only a bowler but also a magician

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Aakash Madhwal you are not only a bowler but also a magician https://t.co/TbRTBL8Dxc

Siddharth Upadhyay

@Iam_Sid_39

Madhwal is the find of the season. Every year we get to see plenty of batsmen but very few bowlers who can confidently deliver Yorkers in the death overs. Well done Akash
#MIvSRH #MIvsSRH

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Madhwal is the find of the season. Every year we get to see plenty of batsmen but very few bowlers who can confidently deliver Yorkers in the death overs. Well done Akash💙
#MIvSRH #MIvsSRH

Teja_Virat_🔥🔥

@TejaPandruvada

Chris Jordan and madhwal excellent death bowling , bowling Yorkers for fun

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Chris Jordan and madhwal excellent death bowling , bowling Yorkers for fun

Kaptaan

@cricketerrrr

Akash Madhwal. That's it, that's the tweet

Akash Madhwal. That's it, that's the tweet

cricket Lovers 💙🇮🇳

@Joydip30406345

Incredible bowing Akash Madhwal the spell of 4/37 at the Wankhede Stadium take a bow.

Incredible bowing Akash Madhwal the spell of 4/37 at the Wankhede Stadium take a bow.💥👏 https://t.co/rr5G4emv7p

Geofinn_12

@12Geofinn

What a bowling by Akash Madhwal !!
2 wickets and just 6 runs of the over and just 18 runs in last 3 overs!
Great comeback by MI
#MIvsSRH

What a bowling by Akash Madhwal !!
2 wickets and just 6 runs of the over and just 18 runs in last 3 overs!
Great comeback by MI🔥
#MIvsSRH

Harsh Tegta

@imharshtegta

Akash Madhwal, pahadi boy of Uttrakhand has really impressed with his fast bowling, especially in the death he's been very consistent with his yorkers ! Wotta find, India should groom him well !
#MIvSRH #IPL2023

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Akash Madhwal, pahadi boy of Uttrakhand has really impressed with his fast bowling, especially in the death he's been very consistent with his yorkers ! Wotta find, India should groom him well !
#MIvSRH #IPL2023

Karthik😁

@KarthikC___

Madhwal🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎

Madhwal🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🧎🔥🔥🔥🔥

Resanth.

@CricResanth

Terrific bowling by Akash Madhwal, he took 4 big wickets for 37 runs in given 4 overs, he took the wickets of Mayank, Vivrant, Brook and Klassen, very good performance from him. #IPL2023 #MIvSRH

Terrific bowling by Akash Madhwal, he took 4 big wickets for 37 runs in given 4 overs, he took the wickets of Mayank, Vivrant, Brook and Klassen, very good performance from him. #IPL2023 #MIvSRH https://t.co/BJZ0EUJHRI

Akash Madhwal credited his hard work in the nets for his success. He reckoned that MI will chase 200+ for the third time this season at home.

Speaking during the mid-match show, he said:

“I just focused on execution. The communication with Rohit was really good. Practice is the key to bowl Yorkers. Vivrant batted really well. On this ground, 200+ scores get hunted down. We've done it twice this season, hope we can chase it down.”

Madhwal has, so far, scalped eight wickets in six games at an economy rate of 9. The Mumbai-based franchise bought him for Rs 20 lakh at the IPL 2023 mini auction.

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Mayank Agarwal and Vivrant Sharma power SRH to 200 despite Akash Madhwal’s heroics

A clinical batting performance from Mayank Agarwal and Vivrant Sharma guided SRH to 200/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

Mayank scored 83 runs off 46 balls at a strike rate of 180.43, including eight boundaries and four sixes. Vivrant hit 69 off 47 deliveries, including nine fours and a couple of maximums. Together, the duo shared a 140-run partnership for the opening wicket.

Heinrich Klaasen and skipper Aiden Markram also chipped in with scores of 18 (13) and 13* (7), respectively.

For MI, Chris Jordan took a solitary wicket, barring Akash Madhwal’s brilliance with the ball.

SunRisers Hyderabad

@SunRisers

to defend at Wankhede

580

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2⃣0⃣0⃣ to defend at Wankhede 👊 https://t.co/S3RqoxPECp

Now, the onus will be on MI to chase 201 as fast as possible to stay alive in the race to the IPL 2023 playoffs. They will also be reliant on weather gods since RCB are also in contention for a playoff berth, but their last group-stage game might get washed out due to rain.

Follow MI vs SRH live score updates here.

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