Indian Premier League: Erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad Look to Bounce Back Against Inconsistent Mumbai Indians

Plagued by injuries and poor form, hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to get their act together and bounce back from the consecutive defeats when they clash against defending champions Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Monday. (Malinga Ruled Out of 2016 Indian Premier League Due to Knee Injury)

The Hyderabad team has been left to deal with the injuries to its crucial players, including Yuvraj Singh, Kane Williamson and Ashish Nehra and lost both their matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore (by 45 runs) and Kolkata Knight Riders (by eight wickets).

In the absence of the injured players, poor form of opener Shikhar Dhawan has been a matter of concern for the Sunrisers, but Eoin Morgan's 43-ball 51 in Saturday's match against Kolkata will come as a big relief for the hosts.

Naman Ojha also fought hard against KKR with a useful 37 runs and the wicketkeeper batsman will look to take a step further against Mumbai.

Much would depend on captain David Warner, Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Morgan and new acquisition Deepak Hooda and Ojha, who are expected to put a competitive total on the board to make it difficult for the rivals.

Though, they missed the services of the seasoned Nehra, Sunrisers have some competent bowlers in Bhuvneshwar Kumar, young Mustafizur Rahman, Karn Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithun and Barinder Sran.

Mumbai Indians suffered a massive setback with Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga ruled out of the IPL 2016 due to knee injury.

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Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have won only one of the three matches they have played so far and a win is crucial for the side to put their campaign back on track.

The Mumbai side, which turned around after a string of losses last year, lost to new IPL team - Rising Pune Super giants - in their campaign opener in Mumbai on April 9.

However, they came back strongly to post a thumping six-wicket win over Kolkata on April 13 but again suffered a setback on their home ground with another new team - Gujarat Lions on Saturday night.

Mumbai would look up to Rohit Sharma, who played a captain's knock with an unbeaten 84 against KKR, big-hitter Kieron Pollard, New Zealand's Mitchell McClenaghan and new England recruit Jos Butler to make life difficult for the hosts on Monday.

The other talented batsmen, including Ambati Rayudu who hails from Hyderabad, Hardik Pandya and Parthiv Patel will also need to come up with a solid show.

The bowling attack, comprising of experienced Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee and Jasprit Bumrah, should help Mumbai's cause.

For Hyderabad, after losing back-to-back matches, a quick turnaround is necessary and coach Tom Moody asserted that his team can bounce back.

"Absolutely, that is exactly the message. There are a few areas we need to address. But as I said, this is two games into the tournament. We need to reflect and learn and build from areas we are falling down.

"But still, I am very positive. We can turn around this quickly. We have seen that in previous seasons, the Mumbai Indians last year," he told reporters.