Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) on 24 April in the 23rd match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League – IPL 2018 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers are going to meet each other second time in IPL 2018; the first time they met on 12th April at Hyderabad where Sunrisers beat Mumbai Indians by 1 wicket. As far as weather is concerned, the temperature will be around 30ºC and humidity above 60% will bring a tough time for players in stadium packed crowd.
IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Pitch Report
Wankhede pitch is batting friendly. Mumbai’s pitch has a bit grass covering. In last match here Mumbai Indians scored 213 against Kings XI Punjab, a high scoring game can also be seen today.
IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Team News
Mumbai Indians are at the 7th on the points table with 2 points in 5 matches; 1 win and 4 losses. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad are at the 4th position in their 5 matches with 6 points; 3 wins and 2 losses.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Team News
Despite losing Mumbai Indians looks got their playing XI combination, they are unlikely to tinker with their playing XI.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad had hit by another bad news, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be not playing this match against Mumbai Indians. It is also likely that Shikhar Dhawan will miss this match also. Ricky Bhui played the last match in place of Shikhar Dhawan, he may likely retain his place. Sandeep Sharma should be in playing XI.
IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians have met 11 times in IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 6 times whereas Mumbai Indians have won 5 times.
But at Mumbai, Mumbai Indians are undefeated in three encounters between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.
Last time they met in IPL 2018 on April 12 at Hyderabad where Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 1 wicket.
Check: SRH vs MI Head to Head: MI vs SRH Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | MI Won | SRH Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In IPL | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| At Wankhede Stadium Mumbai | 3 | 3 | 0 |
IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Toss Prediction
Like the last match, Mumbai Indians will like to post the total to defend but dew factor coming in to play later in the match there is uncertainty. On the other hand, Surnisers Hyderabad are most likely to chase.
IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Score Prediction
A 190+ total will be a good score to defend on this pitch but looking but it depends on the dew factor which will come into play later in the match. 200+ score can also be scored here in the first inning.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 190+ |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 180+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH Who Will Win?
Sunrisers Hyderabad are coming with two straight losses after winning three consecutive matches; loss of their key player has been the problem. After losing David Warner before the start of the tournament now Shikhar Dhawan is suffering from the left-hand injury which he got during the match against Kings XI Punjab while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is unfit to play this match. It will be tough time for Sunrisers to not play with both of their core openers. Kane Williamson has become important in the batting line-up.
On the other hand, despite losing matches and being at the bottom of the points table Mumbai Indians are getting some momentum.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 60% | 50% |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50% | 40% |
In our prediction, Mumbai Indians have a strong hold on this match and are likely to win.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 23 MI vs SRH
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date: 24th April, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to field first.
Playing XI for MI: Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan(wk), Rohit Sharma(c), Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Mustafizur Rahman.
Playing XI for SRH: Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Basil Thampi, Mohammad Nabi.