Overview
Mumbai Indians, still vying for a playoff spot, will face Sunrisers Hyderabad, currently bottom of the table and already out of contention, in the penultimate group stage match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. It’s possible that Mumbai Indians could win this game and still not qualify for the top four, depending on other results.
At present, Mumbai are in sixth place and defeat will see them eliminated. They have won four of their last six matches, but their previous game against Lucknow Super Giants ended in a narrow five-run defeat.
Ishan Kishan was the top scorer for Mumbai Indians in that match, contributing 59 runs from 39 balls. He has been in good form recently, averaging 42.8 from his last five innings at a strike-rate of 153.39. Suryakumar Yadav has been the standout performer for Mumbai, scoring 486 runs at a strike-rate of 186.92. Piyush Chawla has been their top-performing bowler with 20 dismissals and an economy rate of 7.66. Jason Berhrendorff has also made a significant contribution, with 14 wickets at a strike-rate of 13.71.
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On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad have had a disappointing season, winning only four matches and losing seven out of their last nine. Heinrich Klaasen has been a positive for Sunrisers with his batting performances, including a century in the last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He has scored 157 runs more than any other player in the team, and has an average of 53.75. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan were the only Sunrisers bowlers to take a wicket in their last match against RCB. Bhuvneshwar has been in good form, picking up 11 wickets in his last seven games. However, the overall bowling performance of Sunrisers has been poor.
Venue and time
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. 3:30 PM
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Expected conditions and toss
A humid afternoon awaits both the teams in Mumbai. Given the heat, humidity and the match being an afternoon affair, the team winning the toss could opt to bat first.
Head-to-Head
Mumbai lead the rivalry 11-9, and have won four of their six encounters at the Wankhede Stadium.
Likely Playing XIs and Impact Player
Akash Madhwal or Kumar Kartikeya could be introduced as an Impact Player by Mumbai, whereas Sanvir Singh is likely to be the Impact player option for Hyderabad.
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (WK), Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Cameron Green, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Henrich Klassen (WK), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Nitish Reddy, Karthik Tyagi, T Natarajan.