IPL 2014: MI vs SRH - Lendl Simmons and Ambati Rayud- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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Lendl Simmons and Ambati Rayudu hit solid half centuries as defending champions Mumbai Indians recorded a comprehensive seven wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match on Monday.

In This Pic : Ambati Rayudu

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Opener Simmons (68) and Rayudu (68) frustrated Hyderabad bowlers for 14.3 overs during which they shared 130 runs for the second wicket as Mumbai chased down the target of 158 with eight balls to spare at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal.

In This Pic : Lendl Simmons

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With Monday's win, their third from nine matches, Mumbai, jumped to sixth spot with six points while Hyderabad remained on fifth position with eight points from nine matches

In This Pic : Ambati Rayudu

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Mumbai though did not have a good start in their run chase as they lost opener Chidhambaram Gautam (1) in the second over off pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar but Simmons and Rayudu steadied the innings and then set up an easy win for MI.

In This Pic : Moises Henriques

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They batted slow for a while before Simmons took 16 runs off Irfan Pathan in the fifth over with two sixes and a four. Pathan was the unfortunate bowler as he was also picked by Rayudu for special treatment later on and the pacer conceded 29 runs from his two overs.

In This Pic : David Warner

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