IPL 2021 Preview: Mumbai Indians Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Predicted XI, Match Predictions

Two of the strongest teams on paper go head to head in Saturday’s high-pitch IPL encounter. Will Rohit reign over the might of David Warner? Read this match preview

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Chennai: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) meet again at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Both teams look extremely strong on paper, perhaps the best in this year’s IPL. But the difference between the two teams is of a victory. MI has won 1 and lost 1 of their two matches so far while SRH has lost both their matches. Both of these matches were close encounters that could have been won easily.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson’s arrival is what every SRH fan would be waiting for after the two losses. But who would make way for Williamson to be in the team? Warner would be in a dilemma if he decides on playing Williamson. It could be either Jonny Bairstow or Jason Holder who could make way for the NZ skipper.

SRH Predicted Playing XI: David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson/Jonny Bairstow, Abdul Samad, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Jagadeesha Suchith

Mumbai Indians: They won their second match against KKR. It was a close contest that was won by MI eventually. Not a lot of changes are expected in the MI line-up as Rohit Sharma doesn’t like to disturb a winning combination. Quinton de Kock needs to fire at the top order for MI. Except for the top spot, all the places are almost secured. 

MI Predicted Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieran Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Head-to-head: 8-8 

Where to watch Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad?

The match will be available on Disney+Hotstar from 7:30 pm IST and also on Star Sports Network on Television.

Predicted Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad