Produced by: Tarun Mishra
On May 6, Mumbai Indians (MI) are set to face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
MI, with a record of 3 victories in 11 matches, currently reside at the bottom of the points table. They have managed to secure only 1 win in their last 5 matches. On the other hand, SRH holds the 4th position on the points table with 6 wins out of 10 matches. Hyderabad has won 3 out of their last 5 matches as well.
Wankhede Stadium is renowned for its batting-friendly conditions. Characterized by a flat and bouncy pitch, it offers favorable conditions for batters to execute their shots with ease. However, the recent match played here presented a different scenario. Batters faced difficulties in hitting big shots, with Kolkata's innings concluding at 169/10 in 19.5 overs. Mumbai, similarly, got dismissed for 145.
During the evening, Mumbai is expected to experience a temperature of approximately 29 degrees Celsius, with a real feel of 35 degrees Celsius due to humidity reaching around 76%. Rain is not anticipated.
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal
TM Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, AK Markram, H Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), B Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, M Markande
In the IPL history, Mumbai and Hyderabad have faced each other in 22 matches. MI has emerged victorious in 12 encounters while SRH has won 10. The highest total posted by MI against Sunrisers is 246, whereas SRH's highest total against MI stands at 277.
According to Google's win probability, Mumbai has a 54% chance of defeating Hyderabad in their 12th match.