SRH are set to face MI in their second fixture of the group stage in the Indian Premier League 2024. SRH have already beaten MI once this season in a high-scoring affair at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. In that game, SRH recorded the then-record of highest ever total scored in the tournament – 277, which they later broke. Pat Cummins’ side will be confident on Monday as well, having managed to sneak in a lucky win against RR.
Hyderabad will be up against MI, who have been in the doldrums this season. Since the arrival of Hardik Pandya, MI have looked like a lost unit, with no one but Jasprit Bumrah performing on a consistent basis. MI will need to up their level against SRH, who have based their game around a strong opening combination – Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, and then mid-over block led by Pat Cummins.
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Focus will be on the SRH openers who have let their guard down slightly in the fag end of the group stages. But there is no better ground than Wankhede to help the batters in the IPL. SRH’s acumen with their spin attack still remains in question and that could be tested against the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.
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MI vs SRH: Head to Head
SRH hammered Mumbai in a high-scoring game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium earlier in the season. Historically speaking, MI have a slight edge over SRH, and lead the stats 12-10 in the IPL.
MI vs SRH: Team News
SRH have no injury concerns in their camp, but MI have a big call to make. With the team virtually knocked out of the tournament, Mumbai can either opt to rest Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the T20 World Cup, or ask him to play the remaining group-stage matches of the tournament.
MI vs SRH: Pitch Report
The Mumbai pitch did not offer its traditional characteristics in the match against KKR. The wicket was tricky to bat on, which meant that MI were bowled out for just 145 runs while chasing 170 at the Wankhede Stadium.
The pitch has generally been flat and has aided the team in batting seconds on the surface.
MI vs SRH: Predicted XIs
MY Predicted XI
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Nuwan Thushara
Impact Player: Nehal Wadhera
SRH Predicted XI
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Impact Player: Jaydev Unadkat
MI vs SRH: Who Will Win?
The toss will be the biggest factor in the game. It is expected that SRH batters will do well. And if they do well, it will be difficult to dictate the game against Pat Cummins’ side.
Published By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
May 6, 2024
