MI vs SRH: Cameron Green Smashes Second Fastest IPL Hundred for Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians’ star all-rounder Cameron Green smashed a ton in their must-win game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The hundred scored by Cameron Green was the second-fastest IPL hundred by any Mumbai Indians batter in the history of the cash-rich league.

Coming into bat at number three, Cameron Green counterattacked the SRH bowlers who had their tails up after getting MI opener Ishan Kishan early. The all-rounder smashed the first two balls he faced for boundaries and targeted SRH pacer Kartik Tyagi’s final over of the powerplay to hit a maximum and a couple of fours, powering MI to 60-1 at the end of the powerplay overs.

Watch: Cameron Green hits Second Fastest IPL Hundred for MI

The Mumbai Indians’ all-rounder reached his fifty in just 20 deliveries and then continued to attack the SRH bowlers. He smashed a six over long-on to bring up the half-century which was also one of the highlights of the fine knock from the mighty all-rounder.

When Mumbai Indians needed 8 runs in 18 balls, Suryakumar Yadav took a single to bring Cameron Green, who was on 94 back on strike. The MI all-rounder then hit a boundary and moved to 98. With his team needing just 3 runs, Green took a single but Suryakumar Yadav once again rotated the strike so that his partner could reach the 100-run mark.

On the final ball of the 18th over off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Green hit towards the leg side and celebrated his hundred as well as Mumbai Indians’ victory. Cameron Green just took 47 balls to reach the 100-run mark as he smashed the second fastest IPL hundred for Mumbai Indians.

The mighty all-rounder hit 8 fours and 8 monstrous sixes and played at a strike rate of 212.77 and never let the momentum to drop. Green shared a crucial 128-run partnership with his captain Rohit Sharma for the second wicket and a 53-run partnership with Suryakumar Yadav. His brutal knock allowed his team to chase down the mammoth target of 201 runs in just 18 overs keeping their hopes alive for the IPL 2023 playoffs.