MI vs SRH Match Preview
Mayank Markande is pretty much certain to make a comeback in the Sunrisers team after having missed the last match. He is likely to replace Mayank Dagar in this game. The experienced batter Harry Brook will retain his position in the side with Marco Jansen sitting out in the match. The Sunrisers team will once again be led by Aiden Markram. The wicketkeeper for the side will be Heinrich Klaasen. the Hyderabad outfit will depend once again on the players such as Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Harry Brook, Abhishek Sharma, and the skipper Markram to do the bulk of the scoring.
The Sunrisers' bowling attack will be handled by the likes of Mayank Markande, Kartik Tyagi, Natarajan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The impact players in this game are likely to be Sanvir Singh and Natarajan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been one of the consistent bowlers in the IPL. During the 2023 version of IPL, he has picked up 15 wickets from 13 games including a five-wicket haul against the table-toppers Gujarat Titans. Heinrich Klaasen has been in great touch for Sunrisers this IPL with 430 runs from 11 matches at an excellent strike rate of 179. He has also hit a hundred in the last game although during a losing cause.
It is expected that Mumbai Indians will make a change and bring Kumar Kartikeya to the side for Hrithik Shokeen for this game. We still do not have any updates about the availability of Tilak Varma for this game. It looks as if he will miss this match as well. The other dependable bowler for Mumbai was Chris Jordan this season. He is leaking runs though in the last few games and might get replaced by Riley Meredith in the playing eleven. The Mumbai batting will once again be in the hands of Ishan Kishan, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, and the skipper Rohit Sharma.
The main wicket-taking bowlers for Mumbai are Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Chris Jordan, Jason Behrendorff, and Piyush Chawla. The most impactful players for the match are likely to be Akash Madhwal and Vishnu Vinod. Suryakumar Yadav has been in top form with the bat for Mumbai Indians in the last few games of the IPL. He has managed to collect 486 runs from 13 innings with a phenomenal strike rate of 186. Another crucial player for Mumbai Indians is their leggie, Piyush Chawla. He already has a tally of 20 wickets from 13 matches with a reasonable economy rate as well.
Weather Report
The weather is likely to be cloudy at times and you can get temperatures in the region of 33 degrees during the match. There is no dew factor to consider on this track.
Pitch Report
You can pretty much expect a batting paradise at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai for this game. All kinds of batters will enjoy batting on the surface as the ball will come onto the bat nicely. Local stars such as Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav have played several good knocks on this pitch. They will be the batters to watch out for yet again. The new ball bowlers can expect to get some movement early on in the inning. Teams will have more opportunities for defending totals in day games on the ground than compared to night matches. Any score over 190 runs can be considered to be an at-par score on this track.
Notable stats
Suryakumar Yadav has an incredible strike rate for Mumbai Indians this year.
Suryakumar Yadav has scored 470 runs in his last 10 games for Mumbai with an average of 52.22 and a strike rate of 195.02.
Mumbai Indians lead the recent head-to-head between the two teams.
Mumbai Indians lead the recent head-to-head for the last five games between the two teams are 3-2.
Team News
There are no new injury worries for either team in this game. But both teams are likely to make a few changes to their playing eleven for this encounter.
MI vs SRH Probable 11
MI Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Ishan Kishan (Wk)
- Cameron Green
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Nehal Wadhera
- Tim David
- Hrithik Shokeen
- Chris Jordan
- Piyush Chawla
- Jason Behrendorff
- Akash Madhwal
SRH Playing 11
- Abhishek Sharma
- Rahul Tripathi
- Aiden Markram (C)
- Heinrich Klaasen (Wk)
- Harry Brook
- Glenn Phillips
- Abdul Samad
- Kartik Tyagi
- Mayank Agar
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Nitish Reddy
Dream11 Prediction
Both these teams are heading into this game on the back of a loss in their last encounters. However, the Mumbai Indians will go into this game with a slight advantage. They have played a lot of cricket in this stadium and their key players are playing well. The short boundaries mean you can expect a lot of sixes being hit in the encounter. SRH will likely pose a good challenge with the bat however, their bowling attack is likely to struggle against a strong Mumbai batting line-up. They are unlikely to be able to make things tough for this opposition. Mumbai Indians have a clear edge in this match and are firm favorites to win the game.
Top Picks
Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav has been in devastating for Mumbai Indians this year in IPL. He has hit a hundred, one game earlier to take the side to a win.
Jason Behrendorff: Jason Behrendorff has picked up 10 wickets in his last 6 appearances for Mumbai Indians. He will look to pick more on this game as well.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has collected 13 wickets from his last 10 matches with a strike rate of 17.53.
Heinrich Klaasen: Klaasen has been in prime form for the Sunrisers amid an otherwise dismal performance from the team.
MI vs SRH Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: H Klaasen (VC), I Kishan
Batters: R Sharma, S Yadav (C), A Sharma, H Brook
All-rounders: A Markram, C Green
Bowlers: P Chawla, B Kumar, T Natarajan
