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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will square off against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 25th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Tuesday (April 18). Notably, both SRH and MI have registered wins in their previous matches by defeating the same opponent, i.e. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). While the Hyderabad-based team won by 23 runs against KKR on April 14, Mumbai emerged victorious by five wickets on April 16.
Harry Brook was the standout performer for SRH in their last game, as he slammed a brilliant century and played a significant role in his team’s win in the 19th match of IPL 2023. Meanwhile, Aiden Markram also scored a quickfire fifty for Hyderabad in the contest. Among bowlers, Marco Jansen and Mayank Markande picked two wickets each for SRH. At the same time, Ishan Kishan’s storming 58 off just 25 balls helped MI defeat KKR by five wickets in the 22nd match of the ongoing tournament. Suryakumar Yadav also contributed 43 runs in the Mumbai-based team’s victory, with Hrithik Shokeen bagging two scalps for the side in the first innings.
MI are on the eighth position of the IPL 2023 points table and will look to move up when they meet Hyderabad on Tuesday. Whereas SRH are on the ninth position and will aim to carry the winning momentum they got in their last two games.
Pitch report:
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium offers a batter-friendly track. However, bowlers can also receive some help from the surface if they bowl in the right areas. The dew factor will play a role in the game as well. Overall a high-scoring match is expected to take place at the venue.
Probable XIs:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Riley Meredith
Head-to-head record
Played: 19 | SRH won: 09 | MI won: 10 | No result: 01
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- SRH wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 50-55
- MI total: 190-195
Case 2:
- MI wins the toss and bowls first
- Powerplay score: 40-45
- SRH total: 175-185
Team bowling first to win the contest.
