IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the ross and decided to field first in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Both teams lost their opening fixtures, with SRH losing to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Garden, while MI went down fighting against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Why T Natarajan Not Playing In SRH vs MI IPL 2024 Match?
T Natarajan was the best bowler for SRH against KKR. The 32-year-old picked up 3 crucial wickets at Eden Garden. So when SRH reveal their playing 11 at the toss, fans were surprised to see Natarajan’s name missing from the list. SRH captain Pat Cummins informed at the toss that Natarajan was omitted from playing 11 because the left-arm pace bowler suffered a niggle.
Who Replaced T Natarajan In SRH Playing XI?
Veteran Indian fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat has replaced T Natarajan in SRH Playing XI. The 32-year-old is a like-for-like replacement as he is also a left-arm pacer. This is a golden opportunity for Unadkat who has been on the fringes of the squad for the last few seasons. In IPL 2023, Unadkat played only 3 IPL games and failed to get any wicket, while giving away runs at 11.50.
More Changes In SRH Playing XI
Rahul Tripathi was dropped from the playing 11. The 33-year-old has struggled for form of late. He managed 20 runs against KKR and failed to get going when SRH needed someone to up the ante.
Marco Jansen was also poor in the last match and was shown the exit door. Australian superstar Travis Head was named in the playing 11 as a replacement.
SRH vs MI Updated Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad Updated Playing 11: T Head, M Agarwal, Abishek Sharma, A Markram, H Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, S Ahmed, P Cummins (C), B Kumar, M Markande, J Unadkat
Mumbai Indians Updated Playing 11: I Kishan (wk), R Sharma, T Varma, H Pandya (C), T David, N Dhir, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, J Bumrah, P Chawla, Kwena Maphaka
