SRH vs MI Match Prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians face off in this important Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday evening. Home team’s captain Pat Cummins and his counterpart Hardik Pandya both are under serious pressure ahead of this match. Cummins is carrying the weight of expectations that came from the huge amount SRH forked out for his services, while Pandya is feeling the heat for the way he was given the captaincy duties at MI.
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SRH and MI both had moments in their respective opening games where they had a clear view of the finish line.
Needing 60 runs to win in 18 balls, SRH roared back into the game against Kolkata Knight Riders after some clean hitting from Heinrich Klaasen, and at one stage, required only four runs to win from six balls. But somehow the 2016 winners couldn’t score those six runs.
More or less, Mumbai Indians did exactly the same. While chasing 169 against Gujarat Titans, MI managed 107/2 in 12 overs, and needed only 62 more runs in 48 balls. At that stage, Rohit Sharma was batting on 43, Dewald Brevis was going great, while Tim David and Hardik Pandya were waiting to be unleashed. But somehow, the 5-time IPL winners ended up losing.
SRH vs MI Match Details
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has always supported the batters. The average first innings score at this venue last season was 174 runs, which again highlight that this is more of a batsman pitch rather than bowlers. But fast bowlers with new ball can trouble the batsmen.
SRH vs MI Head-To-Head Record
This is the 32nd meeting between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. SRH won 9 times in those encounters, while MI managed to get 12 victories against the 2016 IPL winners.
Last Meeting:
SRH – 200/5
MI – 201/2 (18 Overs)
SRH vs MI Predicted Playing 11:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI
Mayank Agarwal
Rahul Tripathi
Aiden Markram
Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
Abdul Samad
Shahbaz Ahmed
Marco Jansen
Pat Cummins (c)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Mayank Markande
T Natarajan
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI:
Ishan Kishan (wk)
Rohit Sharma
aman Dhir
Dewald Brevis
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya (c)
Tim David
Piyush Chawla
Gerald Coetzee
Jasprit Bumrah
Luke Wood
SRH vs MI Match Prediction: Best Batter And Bowlers
MI Probable highest scorer: Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma looked like his former self when he blasted seven 4s and one 6 in his 43-run innings off just 29 balls against GT. Perhaps taking off the weight of captaincy might have done a word of good for the former MI captain. Rohit has also scored 409 runs against SRH and need 23 more runs to become the highest run-getter against the same opponent.
SRH Probable Highest Scorer: Heinrich Klaasen
There are only a handful of batters who can change the game in 20-odd balls or so. Heinrich Klaasen belongs to that breed. The 32-year-old is renowned for hitting sixes as if someone is playing roof cricket. But his blistering 63-run innings off 29 balls wasn’t a surprise considering he has been in rich vein of form for over a year now.
MI Probable Best Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah gave away only 14 runs in four overs against GT and got 3 wickets on top of that. It’s almost impossible to away beyond Bumrah when you are talking about the best bowler in the world.
SRH Probable Best Bowler: T Natarajan
With the T20 World Cup around the corner, a lot of Indian players are hoping to be on the plane to the West Indies and the USA. T Natarajan has certainly enhanced his reputation and got into the conversation after a solid outing against KKR. The 32-year-old picked up 3-fer and was easily the best bowler for SRH.
Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between SRH vs MI
As per Google win predictor and Match Odds, Mumbai Indians are likely to win this game. The visitors are being back at 56% to get the maximum points here. SRH, on the other hand, have a 44% chance to win the match against MI.
We are going by this projection and think MI have too much power not to win this match.
Disclaimer: The above match prediction is based on the data and instincts of the writer. While picking players for your team, consider the points mentioned above, and make your own wise decision.
