MI Vs SRH, IPL 2026: Klaasen Blitz Overpowers Rickelton Ton As SunRisers Chase Down 244 With Ease
Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten hundred was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's undefeated 65 as SunRisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in match 41 of Indian Premier League 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday (April 29). Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH. Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs. Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five. MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side. MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Mumbai Indians mentor Sachin Tendulkar, right, speaks with Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Will Jack plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India, | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Will Jack during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Eshan Malinga, second left, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Suryakumar Yadav during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Naman Dhir plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Praful Hinge celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Naman Dhir during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton celebrates his century during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Tilak Varma hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya's girlfriend Mahieka Sharma, music composer Anu Malik and others attend the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool)
Mumbai Indians' Naman Dhir jumps up in the air to catch the ball unsuccessfully during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head, second left, and his batting partner Abhishek Sharma, second right, during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Bollywood actors and father-son duo Aamir Khan, front left, and Junaid Khan, front second left, and businesswoman Radhika Merchant, front second right, attend the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Mumbai Indians' Allah Ghazanfar celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Ishan Kishan during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Nitish Kumar Reddy plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Salil Arora plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool
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