Muttiah Muralitharan isn’t surprised by the run-fest that the Indian Premier League has turned into in the ongoing edition, but the Sunrisers Hyderabad spin-bowling coach believes the answer lies in balanced surfaces, not the size of boundaries.

Minutes after SRH overhauled the target of 244 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede — the fourth-highest successful run chase in IPL history — Muralitharan pointed to tracks rather than dimensions as the key lever.