Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad have faced off 22 times in the Indian Premier League, with MI winning 12 games to SRH’s 10. Of their last five meetings, MI have won three and two respectively.
Early this season, in a thrilling match-up between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, SRH edged MI by 31 runs at home. This game was notable for SRH’s impressive score of 277 runs, which set a record, while MI put up a valiant effort, finishing at 244/5. These exciting Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians stats highlight the intensity of the competition and showcase both teams’ strong batting performances.
SRH vs MI
On Wednesday, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad meet again this season in an anticipated high-stakes clash that promises to be exciting. Both teams suffered defeat in their opening matches against respective opposition, with Sunrisers losing to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) while MI lost against Gujarat Lions; but both boast experienced players. Thus the match should provide plenty of excitement.
At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, these two teams have met eight times, with each winning four matches. MI won their most recent meeting by three runs. Both will hope to make it to the play-offs this year, so winning in this match would go a long way towards helping achieve that goal.
Once smashed by Gujarat Lions for an impressive total, SRH looked to rebound in their second innings with an outstanding performance. Abhishek Sharma broke Travis Head’s record for fastest fifty by an SRH batsman before Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen joined in by producing an unforgettable display.
Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in his opening over and Kwena Maphaka picked up one on her IPL debut; Alzarri Joseph proved unstoppable; ripping through SRH batting with incredible pace to take out Rashid Khan caught and bowled in the last over of their 20-over innings inning.
Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan will be vital as MI look to build on their impressive start to the season. Both players should remain at the crease as long as possible while leaving room for other batsmen such as Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, and Cameron Green to add some punchy shots.
Head-to-Head Record
Both teams have met 21 times during the Indian Premier League, with Mumbai winning 12 matches to SRH’s nine wins. This match-up will be crucial for both sides, as MI look to stay in playoff contention and SRH hope to complete back-to-back wins at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai where these sides have met seven times with five of those victories going to them.
Both teams fought closely in their opening matches of this season before falling just short – Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad narrowly lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by four runs, while Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians fell six runs short against Gujarat Titans in their inaugural encounters. On Wednesday they will hope to claim their first triumphs of 2018.
SRH will be buoyed by the return of Captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar after an injury kept him sidelined during three previous matches. Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee will look to keep the hosts’ top order quiet with their fast bowling attack.
Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad will be eager to make an impression with the bat following a superb 63 off 29 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders last time out, while Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan of Hyderabad will aim to build on their solid performances against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Match Statistics
SRH defeated MI by 31 runs in an intense run fest that saw records tumble left and right. A total of 523 runs was scored during this Indian T20 game and Abhishek Sharma made history by becoming the fastest batsman ever to reach 50 in IPL history in 16 balls for SRH; soon afterwards Travis Head hit his half century after just 62 balls; these two batsmen combined for an unprecedented 96 run stand for their side.
Mumbai openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan weren’t able to last long in the middle, but Naman Dhir and Tilak Varma formed an impressive 84-run partnership to keep momentum going for them. Unfortunately, however, their lower order could not maintain this success and they were eventually bowled out for 268 runs in 14.1 overs.
SRH bowlers were successful in reining in the chasing side, who were unable to go past 240. Jaydev Unadkat and Pat Cummins in particular did their part by restricting runs while keeping pressure on the home side.
SRH managed to come out victorious after an exciting match thanks to their fast bowlers. Now they will look to secure another victory on their journey towards reaching the play-offs.
Pat Cummins opened up his post-match press conference by acknowledging how intense and entertaining a game it had been and that they wanted to chase wickets while taking risks with their batsmen and eventually found success.
He lauded their players and specifically Abhishek Sharma’s performance. He mentioned having high expectations coming into this season and was pleased to see Abhishek deliver in front of a packed house. Additionally, Heinrich Klaasen impressed him by hitting balls out to various parts of the ground at will; concluding the interview by commenting it’s great luxury having someone like this as part of their squad.
Match Results
SRH defeated MI by eight wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad during their last meeting, led by Cameron Green’s century off 47 balls for an 8 wicket win. However, Hyderabad pitch should be slightly slower and may slightly cool during play; no rain showers expected! Bowlers might find some relief as leg-spinner Alzarri Joseph took 6/12 in his previous match here during IPL 2019.
Mumbai Indians batsmen struggled to keep up with Sunrisers Hyderabad’s swift run rate, eventually succumbing to their incessant attack and all out for 246 runs – their lowest IPL score ever! Their batters found it impossible to sustain such an explosive assault from SRH’s attack and all out for just 246 runs overall in this innings.
Hardik Pandya’s side came close to pulling off an incredible run chase at Eden Gardens but were ultimately denied, becoming the first team in IPL history not to reach their total after being in an advantageous position.
After losing the toss, SRH proved they weren’t ready to let their hosts run away with it. Pat Cummins’ men produced an outstanding display to post 277 for three wickets; breaking an 11-year-old IPL record of 263.
Jasprit Bumrah produced brilliant figures of 3-14 while Gerald Coetzee claimed two wickets to restrict Mumbai batsmen to just 168-6 runs. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan led by Rohit, made an admirable effort, hitting back-to-back sixes off Bhuvneshwar Kumar early on but were ultimately unable to break through SRH’s powerful middle order. Though they fell just 13 runs short of victory, both teams took heart from this win. This marked their 21st IPL matchup; with SRH emerging victorious nine times and Mumbai twelve. Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday (March 27); should SRH triumph, this would give them an early lead in the competition while any defeat would drop them to third position.
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