Cameron Green hits century as Mumbai Indians smash Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL

Cameron Green cracked a superb century as Mumbai Indians thrashed rock-bottom Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

After being put into bat, Hyderabad openers Vivrant Sharma (69) and Mayank Agarwal (83) put on 140 for the first wicket in less than 14 overs but the pace could not be maintained as they reached 200-5 from their 20 overs. Medium-pace bowler Akash Madhwal set up the victory with figures of 4-37.

In reply, Mumbai lost Ishan Kishan for just 14 but that only brought Australian batter Green to the crease as he combined first with captain Rohit Sharma (56) and then Suryakumar Yadav (25 not out) to guide the team home with two overs to spare.

The result eliminated the Rajasthan Royals from the play-off race while Bangalore, led by Faf du Plessis, remain in contention but need a win to make the next round, with a loss sending Mumbai through.

Green, a big buy for Mumbai for $2.11 million in the auction, sealed the victory with a single that also took him to 100 – a knock that came off 47 balls, including eight fours and eight sixes.

“It was a great stand with Rohit,” said the player of the match. “He's experienced and having his leadership at the other end helped. The set-up has been great, I've been well looked after an felt no pressure despite the price tag.”