Sunrisers Hyderabad will be up against Mumbai Indians in Match 8 of the IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad have played one match in the series and they are currently ranked seventh on the points table. In comparison, Mumbai Indians have also played one match in the series and they are currently ranked eighth on the points table. Both teams last played against each other in IPL 2023, where Mayank Agarwal scored the highest fantasy points for SRH with 117 match fantasy points while Cameron Green topped the fantasy points leaderboard for MI with 150 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by SRH against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the ongoing season, KKR beat SRH by four runs. The top fantasy player for Hyderabad was Klaasen who scored 97 fantasy points.
In MI's last match in this series against Gujarat Titans (GT), GT beat MI by six runs. The top fantasy player for Mumbai was Jasprit Bumrah who scored 98 fantasy points.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad is a balanced pitch. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 166 runs. The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, is balanced, with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Weather Report for Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
The temperature will hover around 32 degrees C and humidity is expected to be around 24%. Winds at a speed of 4.26 m/s are expected.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
Head-to-Head
In the 21 matches played between these two teams, the batters of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
In their last five head-to-head encounters, Mumbai Indians have dominated four times while Sunrisers Hyderabad triumphed on one occasion.
Fantasy Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is a right-arm, fast bowler. He spearheads the bowling attack for Mumbai Indians. In his last five IPL matches, Bumrah has taken 13 wickets. In his last match of the current season, Bumrah showcased his brilliance with a spell of 3/14. In the last five IPL matches against this opposition, the right-arm pacer has accounted for eight wickets.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, popularly known as Hitman, is a right-handed, opening batter. In his last five IPL matches, the former skipper of Mumbai Indians has struck 155 runs at an average of 31. In the last IPL game of the current season, Rohit made 43 runs in 29 balls at a powerful strike rate of 148.27. Rohit has a good record against SRH as he has amassed 182 runs in the last five head-to-head games.
T Natarajan
Representing Sunrisers Hyderabad, T Natarajan is a left-arm medium pacer. In his last five IPL matches, Natarajan has picked up five wickets. In the last IPL match versus KKR, Natarajan accounted for three scalps at an economy of eight in his quota of four overs. In his four matches against MI, Natarajan has been successful with just one wicket of Rohit Sharma.
Heinrich Klaasen
The wicket-keeper batter, Heinrich Klaasen is an important player in Hyderabad's batting line-up. In his last five IPL appearances, Klaasen has made a mammoth 296 runs at an average of 59.2, which includes two fifties and a century. In his last game against Kolkatta Knight Riders, the South African national was the highest run-getter from his team with a 29-ball 63-run knock. However, in his last two matches against Mumbai Indians, Klaasen has managed only 54 runs.
Gerald Coetzee
Another player from South Africa, although donning the Mumbai Indians' jersey, Gerald Coetzee is a right-arm fast bowler. The 23-year-old made his IPL debut in the last match against Gujarat Titans of the current season. In his allotted four overs, Coetzee scalped the wickets of Azmatullah Omarzai and Rahul Tewatia at a low economy rate of 6.75.
SRH vs MI Fantasy Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan
Batters: Dewald Brevis, Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma
All-Rounders: Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Marco Jansen and Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, T Natarajan and Umran Malik
Captain: Jasprit Bumrah
Vice-Captain: Rohit Sharma