Shubman Gill crushed century against RCB© BCCI
Despite a shaky start to their campaign, the Mumbai Indians made it to the IPL 2023 Playoffs on Sunday. The five-time champions beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a high-scoring match at Wankhede, where Cameron Green netted his maiden IPL century. Later in the day, Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore, paving the way for MI to the Playoffs. Shubman Gill proved to be the star for GT as his blistering barrel made Virat Kohli’s hundred in vain.
After MI qualified for the Playoffs, former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar shared a very quirky wish for the Mumbai-based franchise. The MI mentor wrote on Twitter: “@CameronGreen_ & @ShubmanGill batted well for @mipaltan. Great innings from @imVkohli too to score back-to-back 100s. They all had their methods and were in their own class. So happy to see MI in the playoffs. Go to Mumbai.”
.@CameronGreen_ & @ShubmanGill well beaten @mipaltan.
Great innings through @imVkohli also to score back-to-back 100s. They all had their methods and were in a league of their own.
So happy to see MI in the playoffs. Go Mumbai. #AalaRe #MumbaiMeriJaan #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/D5iYacNEqc
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 21, 2023
Green’s magnificent first century (100*) and Rohit Sharma’s half century saw Mumbai Indians take a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final league match of the IPL at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Green hit eight fours and eight sixes during his unbeaten 100 coming off just 47 balls. He added 53 runs with Suryakumar Yadav (25 not out) for the unbroken third wicket to cross MI.
Earlier, Unheralded Uttarakhand pacemaker Akash Madhwal consistently nailed his yorkers to death as Mumbai Indians Sunrisers limited Hyderabad to 200 for 5.
MI will now face Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator match of IPL 2023 on Wednesday at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
(with PTI inputs)
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