Afghanistan spin sensation Rashid Khan bagged two wickets.
AFPSunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) produced a superb bowling performance to better Mumbai Indians (MI) by 31 runs in a low-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
This was fifth loss in six games for the defending champions in the cash-rich league.
On a day for bowlers, the Rohit Sharma-led side bowled out SRH for 118 in 18.4 overs but the hosts were then bundled out for 87 in 18.5 overs in an absorbing clash.
This was the second-lowest total defended in IPL history.
Afghanistan spin sensation Rashid Khan bagged two wickets, while Basil Thampi and medium-pacer Sidharth Kaul grabbed three to hand the Orange Army a stunning win.In the low-scoring encounter, Rashid, who was adjudged Man of the Match, left the players and fans in a tizzy after a googly bowled by him completely bamboozled Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Hardik Pandya.Pandya looked stunned after the ball narrowly missed the bails.
The two players exchanged smiles after the incident.SunRisers ended their two-match losing run and are third in the points table with eight points from six matches.Rashid had earned himself a mega contract with the SunRisers at IPL 2018 Player Auction.
The Hyderabad outfit used their Right to Match (RTM) card to retain the spinner for a eye-popping Rs.
9 cr.Rashid made a huge mark for cricket in Afghanistan when he was purchased Hyderabad for Rs 4 crore in the 2017 auction.
Rashid picked up 17 wickets in 14 matches with a strike rate of 19.05 during the last IPL season.