The Mumbai Indians continued to show their excellent batting form during their match against SRH in the IPL 2026 league but their winning streak was finally snapped by a single delivery by Nitish Kumar Reddy of the SRH.
Will Jacks showed his aggressive style of play where he took full command of the match. He scored rapidly thus putting pressure on the bowlers. However, things started to turn around when Nitish Reddy decided to use his crafty bowling technique from the seventh over of the match.
Nitish Reddy strikes with a smart delivery
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When the SRH team was desperately searching for a wicket, Nitish Reddy entered the crease to bowl the ball. In his first delivery, he bowled a crafty ball that moves slightly away from the batter. However, Will Jacks attempted a shot using his drive but the length of the pitch prevented him from doing so. The ball moved away and clipped his outside edge of the bat thus falling directly into the hands of Ishan Kishan who took an easy catch.
The wicket arrived during a crucial moment when Mumbai Indians were scoring runs at a rapid pace. Jacks had already made 46 runs off just 22 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes. His innings began the scoring for MI until SRH gained control through Nitish Reddy's dismissal.
The dismissal proved effective because it required simple execution. The bowler showed good thinking which enabled SRH to create a chance for match recovery.
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Mumbai Indians keep strong run rate
Mumbai Indians maintained their rapid scoring ability, even after losing Will Jacks. Ryan Rickelton played an outstanding innings that enabled him to remain not out. The Mumbai Indians reached a score of 152 for 2 after 11.4 overs which showed their strong performance in the match. The run rate stayed above 13, which kept pressure on the SRH bowlers.
The Mumbai Indians' scorecard showed their 11.4-over score of 152 for 2 after they chose to bat first. Ryan Rickelton playing on 83 runs from 34 balls with seven fours and six sixes. Will Jacks scored 46 runs from 22 balls before getting out to Nitish Kumar Reddy, while Suryakumar Yadav made 5 runs and was dismissed by Eshan Malinga.
Naman Dhir made 14 runs from 9 balls. The team received 4 runs as extras. Pat Cummins gave 33 runs in 3 overs. Praful Hinge conceded 15 in 1 over. Eshan Malinga picked 1 wicket for 9 runs in 2 overs. Harsh Dubey gave 46 runs in 2.4 overs. Sakib Hussain conceded 31 runs in 2 overs. Nitish Kumar Reddy took 1 wicket for 17 runs in 1 over.
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