SRH vs MI Match Preview
SRH vs MI: Mumbai Indians set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. This will be 26th match of TATA IPL 2023 and third one to be played at this venue.
Both MI and SRH are heavy with power hitters, their batting line-up is mixed and in terms of bowling, they have got variety of spinners who can change the course of game on their own.
Mumbai Indians Driving With Momentum
Mumbai Indians have won back to back matches now which is a good sign for the team, they have gained some momentum which is will tested against SRH.
For MI, openers have been key. In both matches they have won, the openers have the team a fantastic start. Against DC, Rohit Sharma scored a half century and against KKR, Ishan Kishan was at his best.
The most important thing for MI is the form of Sky because when Sky is in form, the bowlers feel definitely haunted. Tim David has been in good form, trying to play the role Kieron Pollard used to play for MI.
Cameron Green, too, has been mature with his approach, playing sensible cricket according to the situation. From batting perspective, Mumbai Indians are looking fit to go big.
There’s not much venom in SRH bowling line-up to trouble MI batters. Rohit Sharma has some issues with outswinging deliveries but he has a decent record against Bhuneshwar Kumar who will leading the SRH bowling line-up.
With the kind of batting line-up they have, of SRH doesn’t strike early, things will only be tough for them. Piyush Chawla, full of experience, a crafty bowler, has been a wonderful operator in the middle overs.
He strikes both ways, takes wickets and concedes less than 7 runs per over. SRH is right handed dominated batting line-up, so Kumar Kartikeya will be in choice to use on this track where spinners have certainly enjoyed some success.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Depended On International Stars
Harry Brook showed his batting talent and with no less than a century. On the other hand, Mayank Agrawal has struggled to find a way to start his innings. He has lost his wicket in urge to build that innings.
But the team is strong in batting order with likes of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen, both are good players of spin and pace is same as feeding their strength.
Rahul Tripathi knows how to counter attack spinners, so it will be a stiff competition between both teams in the middle overs. Jansen and Sundar can surely swing the bat but SRH would like to have a prolific start.
Even though SRH won the match against KKR but weakness of their bowling line-up was exploited. Marco Jansen and Bhuneshwar Kumar were standout bowlers but the pace of Umran Malik has proved to be a two edged sword.
So if SRH wants to go bowling heavy, they might draft in Mayank Markande in place of Washington Sundar.
SRH vs MI Stats and Pitch Report
In head to head matches, Mumbai Indians lead Sunrisers Hyderabad 10-9 which tells us that these two teams play absolutely competitive cricket.
In the last encounter, Sunrisers Hyderabad defend 193 at Wankhede but only by 3 runs. In that match, Tim David scored 18 balls 46 but unfortunately couldn’t finish it off.
Rohit Sharma averages around 39 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the last 5 head to head matches, MI has won 3 times.
Hyderabad has a bowling friendly deck but batters get value of shots at this ground. This will be third match on this ground. In the first match, RR posted 200 total against SRH, in the second, SRH restricted PBKS for 143 runs.