Match overview
Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 23 April 2025. SRH batted first after Mumbai won the toss and chose to field, but collapsed to 24/4 inside the powerplay and never recovered. They finished on 143/8, some 49 runs below the venue's average first-innings score of 192. Mumbai's reply was serene: 56 runs from the powerplay for just 1 wicket, and they closed out the chase at 146/3 with minimal drama in the death overs. Trent Boult was named Player of the Match.
The match was effectively shaped in those first six overs. Once SRH lost four top-order batters for 24 runs, the middle order was always going to be playing catch-up on a total, not building one. The recovery was partial at best. Their middle overs brought 66 runs for 1 wicket and the death overs added 53 more for 3, but 143 on this surface was never going to be enough against a Mumbai side in their current form.
Venue and conditions
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has hosted 104 IPL matches, and the numbers paint a clear picture of what to expect. The average first-innings score of 192 and the average second-innings score of 179 suggest a ground that rewards batting, particularly once batters are set. The powerplay average of 43 runs per innings is a key reference: Mumbai's 56 in the powerplay was 13 above that mark, which is a significant advantage in a chase of this modest size.
The chase success rate at this venue sits at 54 per cent, giving teams batting second a slight structural edge. Teams winning the toss here have chosen to field 49 per cent of the time, suggesting no overwhelming toss bias. Mumbai's decision to field first aligned with the general tendency, and their bowlers exploited conditions in the first six overs before the pitch flattened out. The death overs are typically where matches here can swing: the venue average for that phase is 40 runs per innings, so SRH's 53 from the death showed batting wasn't impossible, just that 143 was too few to defend.
How to watch
IPL 2025 is broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, with live coverage available to stream through Sky Go and NOW TV. Most afternoon matches in India start around 15:30 IST, which places the live broadcast at approximately 11:00 BST. Evening matches in India (19:30 IST) begin around 15:00 BST. Check the Sky Sports schedule for confirmed UK start times on upcoming fixtures.
Recent form
Mumbai Indians come into this result on the back of strong momentum. Three wins from their last three matches, including victories over Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, has them looking like a side finding their rhythm at the right point of the competition. The one blemish in their last five was a loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore, and another to Lucknow Super Giants before that run of form took hold.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are in considerably more difficult territory. Four losses from their last five matches is a run that will concern the coaching staff, particularly given the manner of those defeats. Only a win over Punjab Kings interrupts what has been a poor sequence. The powerplay batting issues that surfaced here against Mumbai were not a one-off. For SRH, the priority now is to arrest a slide before it does lasting damage to their standings. Their next fixtures will need to produce markedly better top-order contributions if they are to remain in contention.
