IPL 2020, MI vs SRH Preview: Head To Head Record, Top Run Scorers, Leading Wicket Takers

Match Preview Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2020 UAE: Rohit Sharma led MI will face David Warner's SRH in Sharjah which has proved to be an explosive ground in IPL 2020. Know who holds the edge in this fiery faceoff.

IPL 2020: Defending champions (MI) will lock horns with 2016 league winners Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Game 17 of the Indian Premier League later on Sunday afternoon (October 3) at the Sharjah Cricket Ground in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) The MI vs SRH is scheduled for a 3:30 pm (IST) start with the toss to be held at 3:00 pm (IST). The last time Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad locked horns against each other in the 2019 edition of the IPL, it ended up as a nerve-wrecking Super Over encounter with MI edging SRH by at the Wankhede Stadium. Sunrisers Hyderabad had beaten Mumbai Indians by 15 runs in the last encounter played between these two sides in the UAE in the 2014 edition of the tournament.

Here is a look at the head to head record and key stats between the two teams ahead of their IPL 2020 clash

Head To Head

Total Played - 14 MI Won - 7 SRH Won - 7 The honours are even between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) as both teams have won 7 games each in their previous 14 encounters in the IPL

Most Runs

Sunrisers opener David Warner has been the leading run-scorer among the current set of batsmen for his team against MI with 343 runs. Former SRH opener Shikhar Dhawan leads the all-time run-scoring charts for SRH against MI with 436 runs. Windies explosive all-rounder Kieron Pollard has notched up 317 runs in 12 games against SRH in IPL encounters, the most by an MI batsman against the 'Orange Army'

Top Wicket Takers

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the wicket-taking charts for his team against Mumbai Indians with 16 wickets in 10 matches. Mumbai Indian's seam bowling great Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket-taker for his team against SRH with 13 wickets.

Highest Individual Scores

Australian opener David Warner struck an unbeaten 90-run knock for SRH against MI, which happens to be the highest individual score for an SRH batsman against MI. Kieron Pollard notched up a whirlwind 82* against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the highest score by MI batsman against SRH in the IPL

SRH Best Bowling Figures

Windies seamer Alzarri Joseph hogged the limelight on debut by picking up a game-changing 6 for 12 for MI against SRH. Meanwhile, Ashish Nehra has the best bowling figures for SRH bowler against MI with figures of 3-15.