IPL 2018, MI vs SRH: Twitter erupts as SRH defended 118 against MI

Put into bat for the first the time in this year's IPL, the Sunrisers batsmen were bowled out for just 118. At the innings break, it was expected that the Mumbai Indians can easily chase down the target as the Mumbai Indians batsmen were up against a depleted Sunrisers bowling attack.

Even without Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Billy Stanlake, SRH had one of the best bowling lineups in the tournament and were capable enough defend the total. SRH's bowling was led by Rashid Khan and Siddharth Kaul, whose combined figures read 8-1-34-5. All the bowlers contributed to the side's victory picking up at least one wicket while defending a low score. The Mumbai Indians fell short by 31 runs as only two of their batsmen could cross the double-digit mark. With this win, SRH became the first side to defend a sub-120 score twice.

Here are some of the reactions to SRH's victory over MI:

Going pear-shaped for #SRH. Pandey was looking assured while he lasted. But this hasn’t been his #IPL thus far. Need him to fire consistently, for he was their answer to middle-order woes. #MIvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 24, 2018

Manish Pandey said in South Africa that he "needs to do more with opportunities given". About two months later, that statement still holds true. #MIvSRH #IPL2018
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) April 24, 2018

Great sportsmanship on display by Kane Williamson who did not wait for the umpire's decision and chose to walk. 👏👏#CricketMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #MIvSRH
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 24, 2018

When first six of the innings comes in penultimate over, there is a worry.#MIvSRH #OrangeArmy @SunRisers
— Srujana Konakanchi (@srujanak94) April 24, 2018

Only and only @SunRisers cud have made a match of this! Only and only @mipaltan could have let the opposition make a match of it! #MIvSRH #IPL2018 @StarSportsIndia @IPL
— Anubhav Roda (@anubhav_roda) April 24, 2018

Shakib Al Hasan becomes the first left-arm bowler to take 300 wickets in T20 cricket. #MIvSRH
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 24, 2018

Rohit Sharma, whenever the team needs him. #MIvSRH pic.twitter.com/8yT1Q290MC
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) April 24, 2018

Tonight’s match in the @IPL is set up to be a cracker. This is why T20 cricket wins!!! Low scoring match on difficult wicket. @mipaltan not using their batting brains at this stage and @SunRisers right in the game, showing the art of attack. #MIvSRH
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) April 24, 2018

Why Is Hardik Pandya Behaving As If He's Going To Win This Match. Tumse Na Ho Payega. 😂🙊 #MIvsSRH #MIvSRH #SRHvMI
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 24, 2018

Outstanding defence from the @SunRisers . Without Bhuvi, defending 118 against a MI line up with superstars is an exceptional effort. Am very impressed with Sid Kaul who has been so consistent in the death overs. For Mumbai, it looks difficult to comeback after this #MIvSRH
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 24, 2018

Just In : "Before todays game, I came to know that Indian Test Team for England's Tour is going to be chosen in this week, so I was showing the selectors that I can play good test cricket too."

- Hardik Pandya after Scoring 3(19) in #MIvSRH game (File Pic) pic.twitter.com/t74OSfpa5p
— TIMES HOW (@TiimesHow) April 24, 2018

Poor old Rohit. He looks like he's just been told India won't play any ODIs against Sri Lanka for the next ten years. #MIvSRH
— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) April 24, 2018

Mumbai indians owner right now. 😂😂 #MIvSRH pic.twitter.com/LOaILDURPd
— Akshay (@AkshayKatariyaa) April 24, 2018

Mumbai Indians not even scoring 100 on Sachin's birthday. They are paying the opposite of a tribute. #MIvSRH
— Bollywood Gandu (@BollywoodGandu) April 24, 2018

Just In : "We wanted to keep our record of losing on Sachin's Birthday intact, that's why we played like this."

- Rohit Sharma after #MumbaiIndians failed to chase 119 in #MIvSRH game (File Pic) pic.twitter.com/FxCOPZLElq
— TIMES HOW (@TiimesHow) April 24, 2018

“Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems “. Extremely proud of the #OrangeArmy for their stellar performance in defending 118. Kane led brilliantly and all the bowlers executed their plan to perfection. Super proud #MIvSRH
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) April 24, 2018

1 Word for Team #Sunrisershyderabad #SRH

C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S

Take a bow Every Player, Today my respect for your team hv Increased alot.... Defending 118 dat too against Team #MI who hv batting till 8.... I must say SRH Every player is a Champion#MIvSRH #SRHvsMI #Ipl2018
— Rohit Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) April 24, 2018

Contrary to laws of nature, the sun has risen in the west .. Wow @SunRisers - some comeback that! This one would hurt MI .. #MIvSRH
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 24, 2018

Damn. Won't be able to see Mumbai Indians lose in the final over now. #MIvSRH
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) April 24, 2018

Considering the amount of dew on the outfield, it’s a stellar bowling effort by #SRH. Imagine if they had Bhuvi to fall back on for the final overs. #MIvSRH
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 24, 2018

Sid Kaul, what a stunning performance. Full balls finishing within the stumps for lower order batsmen...consistently short for Hardik. Don’t discount the dew factor. Bowled with a bar of soap. #MIvSRH #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 24, 2018

One of the best bowling performances you'll see. Each bowler getting his A game to the field. Tough for a team to recover from this kind of loss #MIvSRH
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) April 24, 2018

Loving these low-scoring matches.
And Hyderabad's bowling.
And developing a man crush on Kane Williamson.#MIvSRH
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) April 24, 2018

Sunrisers Hyderabad are the first team to defend a total of 120 and lower twice in the IPL. They successfully defended 119 against PWI in the 2013 season. #IPL2018 #MIvSRH
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 24, 2018