Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time champions, will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in today's eighth Indian Premier League-2024 encounter. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, the team's home field. The throw is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Both teams will play each other twice this season. In the first game, they were both forced to concede. Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated MI, and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated SRH.
Head-to-head, Mumbai is ahead.
There have been 21 IPL games between Hyderabad and Mumbai thus far. Twelve were won in Mumbai and nine in Hyderabad. At Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, both teams have identical records. SRH and MI have faced off in a total of 8 games thus far. Mumbai has won the same number of games as Hyderabad, with four victories each.
The majority of runs fall under Heinrich Klaasen's name
Hyderabad's fifth-ranked batter This season, Heinrich Klaasen leads the team in runs scored. In the opening game, he contributed 63 runs in an inning against Kolkata. Mayank Agarwal and Abhishek Sharma, on the other hand, had hit 32 runs apiece.
A T Natarajan leads the bowlers. Four wickets have been recorded by the left-arm bowler. Mayank Markande's number is the second. He's claimed two wickets.
This season, Bumrah has taken the most wickets for the team.
This season, Jasprit Bumrah, a veteran bowler from Mumbai, has taken the most wickets for the team. In one game, he has claimed three wickets. MI anticipates that this top pacer will perform similarly today.
In terms of most runs scored, batting all-rounder Dewald Brevis leads all other batsmen. At number two is Rohit Sharma, a former captain. In one game, he has scored 43 runs.
The flat wicket at Hyderabad Cricket Stadium is well-known. This is a batting-friendly pitch. On this wicket, high-scoring matches are common. Bowlers are also assisted here.
This stadium has hosted 71 IPL matches thus far. Of those, 31 matches have been won by teams batting in the first inning and 40 by teams batting first.
Conditions: Hyderabad will see extremely hot temperatures on March 27. On the day of the match, the predicted temperature is between 24 and 38 degrees Celsius. There's almost no risk of rain.
Pat Cummins (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram/Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Janson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, and T Natarajan are possible members of both Sunrisers Hyderabad, starting at eleven.
Player with Impact: Abhishek Sharma.
Mumbai Indians: Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Verma, Naman Dheer, Tim David, Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), and Quena Mafaka/Nuwan Thushara.
Player with Impact: Dewald Brewis.
