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Pagtna : Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 42 runs in the 55th match of IPL at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on October 8, 2021, late night, as opener Ishan Kishan (wk) scored 84 runs in 32 balls with 11 fours and 4 sixes and Suryakumar Yadav scored 82 runs in 40 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes. MI Captain Rohit Sharma scored 18 runs. MI had won the toss and opted to bat and scored 235/9 in 20 overs.
but fail to qualify for Play -OffsMI finished with 14 points in 14 games while SRH finished with 6 points in 14 games. MI could not qualify for the play-offs as KKR, who too have 14 points, have a better run rate. MI were required to restrict SRH to 65 runs.
Chasinga target of 236 runs, SRH scored 193/8 in 20 overs with captain Mnish Pandey scoring 69 runs in 41 balls hitting 7 fours and 2 sixes while opener Jason Roy scored 34 runs in 21 balls with 6 fours. His opening partner Abhishekh Sharma scored 33 runs. Roy and Sharma added 64 runs for the first wicket.