IPL 2019: Unchanged Mumbai opt to bat, Martin Guptill makes his debut for SRH

Rohit-led Mumbai won the toss and opted to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium. SRH decided to go with two changes as Guptill, who makes his debut for SRH, comes in for David and Basil Thampi comes in place of Sandeep Sharma in the playing XI.

Mumbai Indians is all set to lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. It will be an all-important clash for both the teams for cementing a spot in the play-offs. In the absence of both star openers Warner and Jonny Bairstow would likely look forward to make dents into the SRH batting lineup. It will be crucial for the likes of Kane Williamson, Wriddhiman Saha and Manish Pandey to step up their game and do bulk of the run scoring. Coming to the Toss, Rohit-led Mumbai won the toss and opted to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai has decided to go forward with unchanged team from their previous match.

Mumbai Indians Skipper @ImRo45 wins the toss and elects to bat first against the @SunRisers.#MIvSRH pic.twitter.com/hShv3aXeYi

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 2, 2019

"We will bat first. It is a fresh pitch and looks it will play well. We are aware about the dew factor. But we have bowled well in those situation. We want to keep things as simple as possible. And see where we go.", said Rohit Sharma. SRH decided to go with two changes as Guptill, who makes his debut for SRH, comes in for David and Basil Thampi comes in place of Sandeep Sharma.

About to make his #SRH debut tonight...#OrangeArmy, give it up for @Martyguptill 👏👏#RiseWithUs #MIvSRH pic.twitter.com/8Uz0nynfzZ

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 2, 2019

"This pitch will remain fresh for the entire match. We want to be aggressive with the new ball. Last game was a strong performance for us. It is important that we try to build on that.", said Williamson. Teams (Playing XI): Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Martin Guptill, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson(c), Mohammad Nabi, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Basil Thampi Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Barinder Sran, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga