Sunrisers Hyderabad will fly to Mumbai as they take on Mumbai Indians for the second time in match number 69 of Indian Premier League 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium on May 21^st 2023.

Mumbai Indians will be coming into the contest on the back of a marginal 5-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants, despite the start the openers gave in their last game. With 14 points in 13 games, they are placed sixth position in the points table courtesy of a negative Net Run Rate. A win in the last game is certainly not enough to progress to playoff, they need either of LSG, CSK and RCB to lose their last game.

A loss in the game against SRH would ensure their exit from the tournament (data till match 66). Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, will be heading into the last league match on the back of a humiliation in the hands of RCB in their last game. They have been outclassed by Virat Kohli’s masterclass. With 8 points in 13 games, they sit at the bottom of the table and stand eliminated. SRH now has nothing to lose and this might allow them to play a spoilsport against MI, who have everything to lose.

For MI, Suryakumar Yadav has been the go-to batter, as he has so far aggregated 486 runs in 13 games at an average of 40.50, while wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has scored 425 runs in 13 games, averaging 32.69. In the bowling department, Piyush Chawla holds the key with 20 wickets in 13 games, while Jason Behrendorff has managed to pick 14 wickets in 9 games. MI will look to end the IPL 2023 league stage on a high with a big win.

For SRH, Heinrich Klaasen was the only batter who kept piling up runs, he has aggregated 430 runs in just 10 innings at a phenomenal average of 53.75 including a century in the last game. In the bowling department, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been impressive with 15 wickets in 13 games, while Mayank Markande has picked up 12 wickets. SRH would look to play a spoilsport against MI so as to finish the league stage with double digit points.

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Head-to-Head Record:

In 20 games played between the two teams MI edge over SRH with 11 wins to 9 wins.

IPL Stats and Records at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

In 108 IPL games played at the venue, pacers have an average of 28.3 and have struck at 20.7 as compared to spinners, who average 30.6 and have struck at 24.2. The spinners are less economical too with a rate of 7.6 while pacers have an economy of 8.2. The teams batting second edge over teams batting first, with 58 wins to 50 wins.

MI vs SRH Strategy and Match-ups:

Umran Malik has picked Ishan Kishan twice in just 16 balls while giving away 33 runs. Another interesting match-ups is between Suryakumar Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Suryakumar Yadav has scored 20 runs in 12 balls, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has picked him once. Aiden Markram would be tempted to bring in Umran Malik. Piyush Chawla has been the go-to bowler for MI against SRH. Chawla has picked both Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tripathi twice in 24 and 8 balls, while giving away 35 and 7 runs, respectively.

Highest and Lowest Totals:

MI’s highest total against SRH is 235 while their lowest total is 87

SRH’s highest total against MI is 193 while their lowest total is 96

Players to Watch Out For:

Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Ishan Kishan

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

MI vs SRH Squads:

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh