Mumbai The Mumbai Indians secured their second consecutive victory by defeating SunRisers Hyderabad by four wickets at Wankhede Stadium during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match on Thursday. However, the outcome of the game could have been altered had Mumbai's opening batsman, Ryan Rickelton, been dismissed in the seventh over. A significant error by wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen proved costly for SunRisers Hyderabad.

During the fifth delivery of the seventh over, bowled by Zeeshan Ansari, an unusual incident occurred, allowing Rickelton to return to the crease despite being caught by Pat Cummins at cover.

Rickelton, a left-handed batsman, had already reached the boundary, and the next batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, was on his way to the pitch. At that moment, the fourth umpire hurried onto the field to halt Yadav just before he could enter the Wankhede dressing room.

Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that the third umpire was reviewing the position of Heinrich Klaasen's gloves. It was determined that the South African wicketkeeper's gloves were positioned in front of the stumps when Zeeshan delivered the ball, granting Rickelton a second chance.

Once the television footage confirmed this, the initial out decision was overturned. According to MCC Law 27.3.1, "The wicket-keeper shall remain wholly behind the wicket at the striker’s end from the moment the ball comes into play until a ball delivered by the bowler touches the bat or person of the striker, or passes the wicket at the striker’s end, or the striker attempts a run."

Furthermore, Law 27.3.2 states: “In the event of the wicket-keeper contravening this Law, the striker’s end umpire shall call and signal No ball as soon as applicable after the delivery of the ball."

Mumbai Indians chase 163 comfortably

Mumbai Captain Hardik Pandya of the Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. SunRisers Hyderabad managed to score 162 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted twenty overs, with Abhishek Sharma leading the scoring with 40 runs. Notably, Aniket Verma's quick contribution of 18 runs off just 8 balls propelled SunRisers past the 160-run threshold.

In response, the hosts successfully chased down the target, finishing with four wickets remaining and 11 balls to spare. Will Jacks emerged as the top scorer for the team, amassing 36 runs from 26 deliveries, while Rickelton added 31 runs off 23 balls.

Other significant contributions came from Rohit Sharma (26 runs), Suryakumar Yadav (26 runs), Tilak Varma (21 runs), and Hardik Pandya (21 runs), all of whom played crucial roles in leading the Mumbai Indians to victory.

Currently, the Mumbai Indians occupy the seventh position in the points table, whereas the SunRisers Hyderabad sit in ninth place.

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