The current form of Mumbai Indians is way better than that of Sunrisers Hyderabad having won three matches in a row out of their last five matches. SRH have only one win out of their last five matches that too was an individual brilliance from Abhishek Sharma to win the match against Punjab Kings. Mumbai Indians are playing as a team in the recent matches to deliver match winning performances.
The Head-to-Head battle between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians has been in favour of Mumbai Indians, who have won 14 matches out of 24 matches both teams have played. In the last Head-to-Head match between these two teams, Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 wickets. While this is the second match of the season between these two teams, SRH have a chance to take revenge for the last match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are not having a good IPL season right now. They are on the second last spot in the points table with just two wins in five seven matches. They started well in the first match against Rajasthan Royals but then they looked out of touch in all the other games. They won a single game against Punjab Kings out of their last five games. Their batting has been a real problem in this season while their bowling is also weak. Travis head and Abhishek Sharma are the two main batters for them and SRh’s performance revolves around them. As they are out of form, SRH is also struggling to win matches. SRH will try their best to win this match and bring back some hope.
Mumbai Indians are doing much better than SRH. They started the season low with losses in the first two matches against Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. However their recent form has been way better than SRH, winning three matches out of their last five matches. Mumbai Indians are in 6th place with four wins in 8 matches. In the last match, they played very well and beat CSK by 9 wickets. Their bowlers are doing well with the return of Jasprit Bumrah in the bowling lineup. They will try to win every game from now on to stay closer to the top of the points table. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are the main players for Mumbai Indians and their performance will be important for Mumbai Indians in this match to win the match.
The weather in Hyderabad will be hot but with clouds. However there is no chance of rain during the match hours. There will be temperature ranging between 32 to 37°C and moderate humidity ranging between 31-42%. The pitch has hosted 82 matches, with 45 wins for teams batting second and 37 wins for teams batting first. The average first innings score here is around 166 runs.
If Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss and choose to bowl first, Mumbai Indians might score around 60-70 runs in the powerplay and reach a total of 210-220 runs. This score will be hard for Sunrisers Hyderabad’ out of form batting lineup.
But, If Mumbai Indians win the toss and they choose to bowl first which is favourable on this ground, then Hyderabad will score 45-55 runs in powerplay and 190-200 in 20 overs. In this case Mumbai Indians are expected to chase the target.
So, in both situations, the Mumbai Indians is predicted to win the match.
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
Impact Players: Abhinav Manohar, Jaydev Unadkat, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder
Injury Update: None
Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar
Impact Players: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz
Injury Updates: None
Suryakumar Yadav is back in top form this season and playing match-winning knocks for Mumbai Indians. He has recently scored an unbeaten 68* against CSK in a winning cause and a 67 against LSG in a losing cause. His fearless approach in the batting has helped his team this season. Against SRH, SKY has a great record. In 21 matches, he has scored 460 runs at an average of 35.38. He holds a good strike-rate of 151.82 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has hit 1 century and 1 fifty, with a highest score of 102 not out.
Jasprit Bumrah is one of the most dangerous fast bowlers in T20 cricket. He has been recovering from an injury making it hard for him to give his 100% in matches. He is known for his deadly yorkers in the death overs. He holds a good record against Hyderabad as well as at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. He has played 16 matches and taken 18 wickets, with a bowling average of 24.22. His best figures vs SRH are 3/24, although he has not picked up a four wicket haul against SRH so far but he can definitely do that in this match. He also had eight wickets in 8 matches he played against Hyderabad.
This will be a high scoring match on a high scoring ground like Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Both teams will be dependent on their powerhitters to win this match. SRH have Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klassen in the team while Mumbai have Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma to give a counter attack to SRH’s bowling department. Mumbai Indians are in better form than Sunrisers Hyderabad, making them favorites to win this match but SRH can do a turnover playing at their home soil.
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