Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the IPL 2020 match 17 between the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.
Sunrisers has sounded in two changes: a forced change as Siddarth Kaul replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sandeep Sharma replaces Khaleel Ahmed. Mumbai, unchanged.
Mumbai Indians win the draw and choose to hit first
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (w), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Hyderabad Sunrises: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, T Natarajan
Rohit Sharma: We will hit first. It has been our strength and we will support it. It’s a good pitch and the pitch doesn’t really matter. The game against KKR was also a perfect game. We have seen few games here, you have to believe and trust your instincts when playing on terrains like these. We play against the same team.
David Warner: He definitely would have hit as well. Exactly the same thing Rohit said in the way our team is formed, we trust our players to defend. We’ve seen some high totals here, but it also gives players a chance to pinch a couple of terrains. I think Bhuvi is a great loss to us.
Launch report: Game during the day, win the toss, hit first and try to defend it. It is a warm and sunny afternoon and the countryside has nothing. There is no bounce for spinners, no bounce for pacemakers. I think Simon Doull and Murali Kartik.
The afternoon game at the home of the six in Sharjah, Mumbai will look to continue its winning momentum, but Hyderabad is not easy.
It’s a super Sunday and we’re just a few minutes from the launch. Fasten your seat belts as this will be another day where bowlers will have to chase after leather.
Head-to-Head overall: (14 games – IM: 7 | SRH: 7)
MI and SRH have met 14 times in the IPL and currently share the honors with seven wins each.
Last 5 games:
Match tied, but MI won the single tie
MI won by 40 runs
SRH won by 31 races
SRH won by 1 wicket
SRH won by 7 wickets
Recent Head-to-Head: (last 5 games)
However, recent form guidance from the two teams suggests that SRH has had the upper hand. In the previous five encounters, the “Orange Army” won three matches, while the Mumbai-based team only won two.
The preview
The lack of home advantage has been one of the hallmarks of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League since the pandemic forced it to be played in the United Arab Emirates.
Upcoming IPL Matches: Double Header MI vs SRH, KXIP vs CSK
In that regard, Sunday’s game between the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad is sure to be a clash of equals as both teams will be in action in Sharjah for the first time this season.
Squads
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Anmolpreet Singh, Digvijay Chris Deshmuknih, Dhawaln Kulkar Lynn Mitchell McClenaghan, Mohsin Khan, James Pattinson, Prince Balwant Rai, Anukul Roy, Sherfane Rutherford, Aditya Tare, Saurabh Tiwary, Jayant Yadav.
Hyderabad Sunrises: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (Goalkeeper), Kane Williamson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Vijay Shankar, Sanjay Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (Goalkeeper) , Shreevats Goswami (Wicketkeeper), Bavanaka Sandeep, Basil Thampi, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma.
Match details
Match 17, Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Date: October 4, Sunday
Time: 3:30 PM IST
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