With both teams looking to get their first win of the season, something has got to give when the Sunrisers Hyderabad takes on the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 tonight. In their respective first matches, Mumbai Indians lost to Gujarat Titans while Sunrisers Hyderabad lost against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Mumbai Indians’ main focus will be on the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan. Although Rohit Sharma played a good knock in the first match, he could not lead the team to victory. Even Ishan Kishan could not open the account of runs. There will be some pressure on Ishan Kishan. In the middle order, there are batsmen like Tilak Verma, Naman Dhir and captain Hardik Pandya. They have to do better. At the bottom, Tim David will have more responsibility. The performance of the bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Luke Wood, Piyush Chawla, Shams Mulani and Coetzee will also be equally important.
Mayank Agarwal and Rahul Tripathi can play the role of openers for Sunrisers Hyderabad. This will be followed by batsmen like Aiden Markram, Henrik Klaasen, Abdul Samad and Shahbaz Ahmed. In particular, Henrik Klaassen, who played brilliantly against Kolkata Knight Riders, will be watched. Meanwhile, Marco Johnson, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande and T Natarajan could find a place in the playing eleven of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians will face Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match between the two teams will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad at 7.30 PM IST. Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad faced defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders. Gujarat Titans defeated Mumbai Indians. So both teams are looking forward to their first win of the season.
