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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) rode on Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen's blistering fifties to complete a historic run chase against Mumbai Indians (MI), securing a dominant six-wicket win in their IPL 2026 encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on April 29. This was the highest-ever chase recorded at the Wankhede in IPL. Not just this, SRH also recorded the fourth-highest successful chase in IPL history.
SRH's record chase against MI at Wankhede
Ryan Rickelton's lightning century helped MI post a huge total of 243/5. In reply, Head's 30-ball 76 and Klaasen's 30-ball 65 ensured SRH seal the chase with 8 falls to spare. With this win SRH rocketed to third in the IPL 2026 points table while MI continued to falter at the ninth spot.
Travis Head- Heinrich Klaasen take MI bowlers to cleaners
SRH's successful chase was powered by two explosive performances at opposite ends of the innings. Travis Head set the tone with a rapid 76 off 30 deliveries, including eight sixes, before Heinrich Klaasen finished the job with an equally brutal unbeaten 65. For the Mumbai Indians, this match marked their sixth defeat in eight outings, a result heavily influenced by a series of costly missed opportunities and defensive lapses early in the game.
Travis Head's aggressive knock was notably aided by several lifelines from the MI fielders. In the third over, Naman Dhir was unable to hold onto a sliced chance off Trent Boult, watching as the ball burst through his hands for a boundary. Dhir was involved in two more missed opportunities: a jumping effort that only brushed his fingertips and a boundary-line catch where his momentum carried him over the ropes. Perhaps most crucially, the MI camp failed to appeal for a faint edge off Head’s bat early in the innings, a mistake that allowed the opener to continue his onslaught.
The SRH openers operated with complete nonchalance, dismantling the Mumbai bowling attack from the start. Even the usually reliable Jasprit Bumrah was not spared, conceding 14 runs in his opening over, while Will Jacks and Ashwani Kumar were similarly dispatched as the score raced to 62 within the first four overs. Hyderabad significantly outpaced Mumbai's own strong start, amassing 129 runs in less than nine overs. While Abhishek Sharma showed great touch, including a towering six off a Bumrah slower ball—he eventually fell for 40 after slicing a delivery from Allah Ghazanfar to point.
Mumbai briefly found a window of opportunity when Ghazanfar claimed a second wicket by removing Ishan Kishan for a duck, followed by Head hitting a full toss directly to extra cover. However, Heinrich Klaasen immediately extinguished any hopes of a comeback. He launched a fierce counter-attack, taking 34 runs across two overs from Ghazanfar and Ashwani Kumar. The contest was finally put to rest in the penultimate over by Salil Arora, whose blistering 10-ball 30 ensured the historic victory was reached with comfort.
Ryan Rickelton's historic ton in vain
Earlier, MI's Ryan Rickelton notched his maiden IPL century, propelling his team to a massive 243/5. Playing at the Wankhede Stadium, the opening batter remained unbeaten on 123 off just 55 deliveries, a knock decorated with eight sixes and 10 fours. This explosive performance allowed Mumbai to set the highest team total ever recorded at the Wankhede in IPL history, eclipsing the previous record of 240/4 set by RCB earlier this season.
After opting to bat first, Mumbai’s openers took immediate advantage of the favorable batting conditions. Rickelton and Will Jacks dismantled the Hyderabad bowling attack from the start, powering the team to 78/0 by the end of the Powerplay. Jacks set the tone by taking 16 runs off Harsh Dubey in the fifth over, while Rickelton followed up by hammering Sakib Hussain for 17 in the sixth. The duo eventually shared a 93-run opening stand before Nitish Kumar Reddy finally broke the partnership by dismissing Jacks for a brisk 46.
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Despite losing Jacks and a struggling Suryakumar Yadav in quick succession, Rickelton refused to slow his scoring rate. He found a steady partner in Naman Dhir, and the two added 55 runs together before Dhir was dismissed in the 14th over. Shortly after, Rickelton reached his historic milestone, completing his hundred in just 44 balls during a high-scoring 15th over. With this feat, he became the fastest centurion in Mumbai Indians' history and surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya’s 114* from 2008 for the highest individual score by an MI player.
In the final stages of the innings, captain Hardik Pandya provided valuable support with a quick-fire 31 off 15 balls, sharing a 56-run partnership with the centurion. Although Pandya and Tilak Varma fell in the closing overs, Rickelton finished the innings with a flourish, hitting a six and a four in the 20th over to push the total past 240. On a difficult day for the bowlers, only Eshan Malinga and Pat Cummins managed to keep their economy rates under control, while Praful Hinge ended as the most successful wicket-taker for SRH despite conceding 54 runs.
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