The jubilant Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns against the table topper Mumbai Indians (MI) at home on Monday night. IPL is now literally standing at the door of its knock out rounds. Apart from MI, four more teams are in the fray including KKR, RPS, KXIP and SRH for their berth at IPL Play-Off 2017 to be decided within the next few days.
IPL 2017 Live Score: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians #IPL
MI with nine wins from 11 games are currently holding the top spot at the IPL points table. SRH also have a chance to break into the top four if they win their remaining two matches. However, SRH are mainly worried about their last two encounters where the in-form Warner and Co. had to swallow two successive defeats. Can they beat the exuberant MI now?
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Team News for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
In a match against DD, Hyderabad failed to restrict 186 as Zaheer Khan-led Delhi team easily chased down the total courtesy Rishabh Pant’s fantastic 43-ball 97. Similarly, SRH also failed to chase down 149 falling short of 13 runs in a match against Pune.
RPS’s Jayadev Unadkat bowled a marvelous last over against Pune claiming his maiden hatrick and picking up a fantastic five for in the match. It was Unadkat’s magic that denied SRH of scoring even a single run in the last over when they needed 13 runs to win. In match against MI, young leggie Rashid Khan will be crucial to SRH’s performance. The young Afghan bowler already has 13 wickets in his kitty this IPL season.
Considering the excellent form of SRH skipper David Warner, Henriques and Yuvraj Singh – no target is too big for them. Hyderabad’s fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is also in sublime form with 21 wickets to his credit. SRH now look pretty confident to defend their IPL title this year too. However, SRH still needs to improve its opening partnership as the team failed to consolidate its opening partnership despite a blazing start.
Team News for Mumbai Indians (MI)
Youngster Nitish Rana is batting exceedingly well this year – leading run-scorer for MI at IPL 10. Mumbai Indian’s performance will largely depend upon its key players like Parthiv Patel, Rohit Sharma Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya and Kieron Pollard as they are the key batters in the team.
Mitchell McClenaghan is bowling with an astute precision this season picking up 16 wickets in 11 matches so far. If MI wish to win the trophy, then McClenaghan will have to retain his good form until the final.
In the last match between Hyderabad Vs Mumbai, MI had the upper hand winning the match by four wickets as Warner and Co. failed to post a big total on board. They scored a meager 158-run that MI convincingly chased down with eight balls to spare.
Predicted Playing XI (Both Teams)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): David Warner (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (Wicket Keeper), Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra and Siddarth Kaul.
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (Captain), Mitchel Johnsohn, Mitchell McClenghan, Nitish Rana, Parthiv Patel (Wicket-keeper), Krunal Pandya, Keiron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Jaspreet Bumrah and Jos Buttler.
Head-to-head record: Mumbai Indians (MI) have 5-4 win-loss record against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Match Prediction: Mumbai Indians (MI) will win.
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Match will telecast live on Sony ESPN at 8 PM onwards.
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