Hardik Pandya was denied a wicket despite dismissing Travis Head twice in two consecutive deliveries during the IPL 2025 encounter between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. During the 10th over of the SRH innings, Head miscued a shot off Hardik's bowling and was caught in the deep. However, MI's celebrations were short-lived as the siren started blaring and after a small discussion, the on-field umpire signaled no-ball. The next delivery was a free hit with Head on strike and he once again tried to go for the big shot but was caught by Mitchell Santner at long-on. Hardik's frustration was quite apparent as he dismissed Head twice but on both occasions, it did not count.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl.
Both sides are coming into the match with wins in their respective matches and decided to go ahead with the same playing XIs as their previous matches.
Mumbai Indians decided to go with former captain Rohit Sharma starting among the impact substitutes.
Hardik Pandya said the decision was because of the possibility of the dew playing a role later in the match.
"Very excited, the way the last couple of days have gone," he said, adding that they are backing all their batters. "Bumrah is fine, we don't have to worry about him. If he wasn't 100%, he wouldn't be here."
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins said it looks like a good wicket and wasn't too worried about losing the toss. Same side for SRH too. "Sometimes it's good to reset, sometimes it is good to keep going," he said about the five-day gap between their games.
The match is being played on the same pitch on which the Mumbai Indians bundled out Kolkata Knight Riders for 116 and then chased the target with 43 balls to spare. This was Mumbai Indians' only home win this season, and their fans will be hoping that the return to the same strip works again for them.
Both teams desperately want to win this match as they have both lost four matches each, and losing more matches will seriously hamper their chances of recovering and fighting for a playoff spot.
(With IANS inputs)