Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, will take on the five-time champions in Match 8 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday Mumbai Indians (MI). Sunrisers, led by new captain Pat Cummins, begins the IPL 2024 season at Eden Gardens on March 23 against Kolkata Knight Riders . SRH almost registered a thrilling win in the run chase, but KKR made it four straight wins.
On the other hand, Hardik Pandya-led MI will take on the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 24. ) played the IPL 2024 opener. After restricting GT to a reasonable 168 total, MI’s mid-order collapsed in the run chase. Six points short of target.
Ahead of the clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad, we take a look at the predicted line-ups for both sides.
SRH predicted XI
Mayank Agarwal
Mayank Agarwal got off to a good start in IPL 2024 for SRH. He scored 32 quick runs in the run chase, taking SRH to 65 runs in the powerplay. The right-handed batsman has scored over 2,600 runs in 124 IPL games.
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma is one of the best batsmen in the SRH team when it comes to playing spin. In SRH’s IPL 2024 opener, Abhishek performed brilliantly, scoring 32 runs off 19 balls before being dismissed.
Rahul Tripathi
Rahul Tripathi had a poor performance against KKR at Eden Gardens and scored just 20 runs. However, he has scored over 2,000 runs in 90 IPL games and will be hoping to turn his form around quickly.
Aiden Markram
South Africa T20I skipper Aiden Markram plays a vital role in SRH’s middle-order. Markram scored just 18 runs in SRH’s first match of the season against KKR but is hoping to score 793 runs in the IPL in the upcoming games.
Abdul Samad
Abdul Samad, one of the four players retained by SRH ahead of the IPL 2022 auction, is yet to reach his full potential. Samad, who has scored 410 IPL runs in 35 games at a strike rate of 137.58, is aiming to make a bigger impact in the 2024 IPL.
Heinrich Klassen (goalkeeper)
South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen hit a brilliant 29-ball 63 in IPL 2023, almost scoring 448 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 177.07 against KKR A thrilling win and he’s looking very good this season.
Shahbaz Ahmed
Shahbaz Ahmed was traded to SRH from RCB ahead of the mini-auction in December last year. Overall, Shahbaz scored 337 runs and took 14 wickets in 40 IPL games.
Marco Jansen
South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansen has been in excellent form with both bat and ball since the 2023 ODI World Cup. Jansen is not only capable of contributing with the bat, he has taken 19 wickets in the IPL so far.
Pat Cummins (captain)
Pat Cummins enjoyed a fantastic 2023 as captain of Australia’s World Cup-winning side, while also defending their Ashes trophy. A natural leader, Cummins has hit match-winning knocks with the bat in the IPL in the past and has taken 46 scalps in the league.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the driving force of SRH’s pace attack over the years. He took 170 wickets in the IPL and will play an important role for SRH this year.
Mayank Marchand
Indian leg-spinner Mayank Markande may prove effective for SRH this year. He had a decent season last year with 12 scalps and picked up two wickets against KKR in the first IPL match of the year.
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MI predicted XI
Rohit Sharma
Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Shrama has made a good start to the season, scoring 43 runs off 29 balls. He is MI’s top run-scorer and one of the four batsmen to score more than 6,000 runs in the IPL.
Ishan Kishan (goalkeeper)
India’s strong opener Ishan Kishan had a lackluster performance after being dismissed for a duck in the season opener against GT. He scored 454 points last season and was capable of dominating any opponent at the time.
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Naman Dhir is the batting all-rounder from Punjab who played a crucial role in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title win in 2023-24. Naman is also the second highest run-getter in the Sher-E-Punjab local T20 tournament. He scored 20 off 10 balls in his IPL debut against GT.
Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma had a fantastic performance for MI in IPL 2023, scoring 343 runs at a strike rate of 164.11. He will play a vital role in MI’s middle order, especially considering the absence of Suryakumar Yadav in the initial few games in Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya (captain)
Mumbai Indians’ new captain Hardik Pandya didn’t get the start he wanted in the IPL 2024 opener against Gujarat Titans. However, Pandya has scored 2,320 runs in 124 IPL games and also taken 53 scalps, suggesting that he is likely to make an early recovery.
Tim David
Australian slugger Tim David performed brilliantly in the IPL with MI last year, scoring 231 runs with a strike rate of 158.21. Thiem will be a regular overseas player in MI’s starting XI this year and expect him to put in some good performances quickly.
Shams Mullaney
Considering Hyderabad’s slow trajectory, Mumbai Indians are likely to use Shams Mulani against SRH. Mullani made his IPL debut against GT after taking 12 wickets in 8 games in the 2023-24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is the highest wicket-taker for South Africa in the 2023 ODI World Cup, taking 20 wickets in 8 games with an economy rate of 6.23. Coetzee made a memorable IPL debut for MI, picking up two wickets for 27 runs. Overall, he took 62 wickets in 43 games with an economy rate of 8.02. in his T20 career.
Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla took 22 wickets in 16 games with an economy rate of 8.1. The IPL spin bowling legend has taken 180 wickets in 182 matches so far with an economy rate of 7.92.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah bowled brilliantly against GT in MI’s IPL 2024 opener. Bumrah took 3 wickets and conceded only 14 runs in his 4 overs. The Indian pacer has taken 148 wickets in 121 IPL matches so far with an impressive economy rate of 7.36.
Luke Wood
Luke Wood, a left-arm fast bowler from England with the invaluable ability to switch the ball back to right-hand bowling, joins MI to replace Dilshan Madushant who will miss IPL 2024 due to injury Card (Dilshan Madushanka). In his T20 career, Wood took 147 wickets in 141 games with an economy of 8.46.
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