Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians will meet each other in match number 56 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season. MI have already qualified for the playoffs as the table toppers. For SRH a win tonight will see them qualify as the third-placed side. A loss will see KKR qualifying instead.
MI have been highly consistent this season and their energy on the field is remarkable. The bowling unit has delivered consistently with Bumrah and Boult claiming over 40 wickets between them. Rohit Sharma’s absence has seen Ishan Kishan deliver atop.
SRH need their front four to score immensely. They have a sound bowling attack and that’s their major strength. Rashid Khan has been the leading candidate with the ball for the Orange Army. SRH will want a third win on the trot to make the cut.
SRH vs MI: Dream11 team prediction
Batsmen: Ishan Kishan (c), David Warner (vc), Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav.
Wicket-keeper: Wriddhiman Saha.
All-rounders: Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya.
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Sandeep Sharma.
Rationale behind the Dream11 team
The batting is led by two in-form batsmen in the form of Kishan and Warner. Both these players are crucial for their team’s chances upfront. Pandey and Surya add support alongside Saha, who the nod as the keeper of this fantasy Dream11 side.
Holder and Pandya fill in the all-rounders’ department. The bowling sees three world-class performers in the form of Boult, Bumrah and Rashid. Sandeep lends a voice. He has done well of late.
Probable starting XI
MI – Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
SRH – David Warner (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shabaz Nadeem, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
Match prediction
Given the form MI are in, they are the outright favourites.
Head-to-head record
Out of 15 meetings, MI have won 8 to SRH’s 7.