IPL 2026: MI vs SRH Highlights, Match 41 - Stats, Player of the Match & More

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) continued their victory run in the Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026), hammering Mumbai Indians (MI) by 6 wickets on Wednesday, April 29 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After opting to bat first, MI posted a massive score of 243/5 in their allotted 20 overs, riding on a splendid hundred from Ryan Rickelton.

In reply, SRH chased down the target in 18.4 overs, courtesy of blistering knocks from Travis Head (76 off 40), Heinrich Klaasen (65* off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24). As a result, the Pat Cummins-led side registered their fifth successive win of the season, chasing down the fourth-highest target in the tournament’s history.

Top run-scorer of the Match

Top wicket-taker of the Match

Player of the Match

Heinrich Klaasen was adjudged Player of the Match for his brilliant innings of 65* (30) with seven fours and four sixes. He stitched a crucial 80-run stand off 40 balls with Nitish Kumar Reddy (21 off 17) for the fourth wicket, after SRH lost three wickets within a space of seven balls.

Turning Point

During the third over of SRH’s innings, Travis Head cut Trent Boult towards third man, where Naman Dhir was placed. He ended up jumping to catch the ball, but it burst through his hands and went over the boundary for a six. As a result, Head got a reprieve on 2.

Later in the same over, Head got a faint edge that carried to Ryan Rickelton behind the stumps. However, none of the MI players went up for an appeal, giving another life to the SRH opener. The replays confirmed that Head had indeed edged the ball.

What did the captains say:

Winning Captain, Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad):

I always thought it was tough to start with, but knowing our batting lineup and obviously a very good pitch, definitely thought it was within our sights. A few things had to go right, but I thought it was chaseable. (That opening combo that you possess, has fear completely gone out of their lives?) Hope so. You know, you see when the pitch is good, the way they play, they've got so many different shots. So I mean, I'm glad I'm not bowling at them. They look pretty scary. (What do you make of all these youngsters coming through?) It's super impressive. Salil (Arora) hasn't really got much of a chance this season yet, but really impressed in the preseason. They've all just got that fearless attitude. So credit to the coaching staff as well for instilling that in these young guys. I don't think they realize how good they are.. 200 used to be kind of tough to chase 5 years ago. Now even 240 is chasable. Eshan has been one of the main reasons why we have been winning the games. We will keep hanging in there.

Losing Captain, Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians):

(How difficult was it with the dew and the opening partnership SRH had?) I don't think dew played much of a role, just that they played some good shots, we bowled some bad balls, they got to a flyer. I think we did pull it back, but it was not enough. (Batting seems to have improved from previous games) Yes, I enjoyed, I had fun today on the ground. Yeah, I think 244, I think I'll back my bowlers to stop it, but some other day today we could not execute. Myself, really enjoyed bowling as well, barring the last three balls, but other than that, really enjoyed myself. (Missed chances in the field) Yes, I think it's been that kind of season. When you get a couple of chances, you grab them, that's when the luck and momentum changes. If you don't, it kind of hurts you, but it's still fine. All the boys tried really well. They gave everything, it did not work out. (How do you address the issues with bowling?) I think this season we don't have much option, we really need to see what all differences we can do. I won't put my bowlers under the bus. I think as an overall unit, we have not been able to do what exactly Mumbai Indians stands for. We really need to see what all we need to work on and it's fine. I think we have passionate owners, we have passionate support staff. We always figure out something. (The crowd keeps coming out to support) Yes, I think we have not given them much opportunity to back us. But yeah, they have been quite fantastic. They have been loyal. They have been fantastic. Yeah, sometimes it hurts when the opposition team comes and they start chanting their names. We need to entertain them more to make sure we get that love and trust from them.