ABOUT THE MATCH:
Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL), 2020 match no 17. The game will be held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on October 4, 2020. The match is scheduled to start from 3:30pm onwards.
Rohit Sharma will lead the Mumbai Indians, while under the captaincy of David Warner, Sunrisers Hyderabad will play. In their previous game, MI won against Kings XI Punjab, while in their last match, SRH defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Meanwhile, if you are looking for MI vs SRH, IPL 2020 Dream11 team prediction, along with tips to pick the best fantasy playing XI for the upcoming game between Mumbai and Hyderabad, you have arrived at the right site.
MATCH PREVIEW:
MUMBAI INDIANS:
1. In the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, the Mumbai Indians express is steadily picking up momentum. Mumbai have lost a couple of games, namely against Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, which they should have won after the effort that they put in and would be ruing the missed chances.
2. A positive sign for Mumbai is that Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard, their three core players, are back in shape. This year, Rohit Sharma was always supposed to shoot and he has lived up to those expectations, finding a spot this season among the top running scorers.
3. Better still, in the match against Punjab, which viewers have become accustomed to, Jasprit Bumrah showed power with his yorkers, bouncers and slower ones.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. In their last IPL fixture against Chennai, Sunrisers Hyderabad ticked plenty of boxes. Priyam Garg shot his maiden IPL half-century with an unbeaten 51 out of 26 balls at a strike rate of close to 200. Abhishek Sharma also played 31 out of 24 deliveries with a strong knock.
2. With the ball, despite Bhuvneshwar Kumar not being able to complete his full quota, the team successfully defended 164.
3. Rashid Khan was incredible, conceding just 12 runs from his four overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad have the options of Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddharth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma to replace him with an injury to Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma/Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed and T Natarajan.
PITCH REPORT:
It’s an absolute belter of a track at Sharjah Cricket Stadium that’s on offer here. An measure of the consistency of this track is the average first innings score of 220. On the cards, there is another high-scoring game.
WEATHER REPORT:
For this game as well, it will be traditional Sharjah weather. The temperature will be around 33-34 degrees Celsius although powerful winds will initially blow around as well.
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS:
MUMBAI INDIANS:
1. Kieron Pollard:
After performing some fine forms in the CPL 2020, he starred in the 2020 IPL when these teams last met.
2. Ishan Kishan:
In the last match, Ishan Kishan has given heroic performance and scored 99 runs in 58 balls. He was caught while attempting to hit six in the last ball.
3. Jasprit Bumrah:
So far, Jasprit Bumrah was expensive in the last few matches, but in his day, he can win the match single-handedly.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. Jonny Bairstow:
At the top, Jonny Bairstow is an important asset for Sunrisers Hyderabad. With his tremendous stroke, he can lay a powerful platform for the players to come. In 3 matches, he has already made 2 half-centuries. He is in his form and ready to fight back against CSK in the next match.
2. David Warner:
Just like Jonny Bairstow, David Warner is a crucial player for CSK. Although he started nicely in the previous two matches, couldn’t convert them into big scores.
3. Kane Williamson:
With Kane, SRH is looking more balanced and confident now. The New Zealand captain made an immediate effect with a fantastic 41, helping SRH to come to a defending total.
HEAD TO HEAD:
1. Total Played– 14.
2. MI Won– 7.
3. SRH Won– 7.
4. Tie– 0.
5. No Result– 0.
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:
The launch of this year’s Mumbai Indian campaign was so unlike them. They will not complain, however. Mumbai Indians lead the points table this year, unlike in most of the seasons before where they took a bit of extra time to get into the groove. They’ve been far from their best yet, and they’re going to aim to peak at the right time.
Next up in the tournament, Mumbai Indians are scheduled to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have brilliantly bounced back into the battle. The two teams have different strengths and the match, more or less, will be determined by the outcome of a mini-battle between the bowling of the Sunrisers and the batting of Mumbai. A cracker of a contest is on the cards, provided that both sides are coming off excellent results in their respective matches. The match is set to be played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah, on 4th October 2020.
