Hyderabad look for a turnaround against MI
Stung by successive losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to turn the ship around and inch closer to a play-off berth when they face table-toppers Mumbai Indians in a crucial IPL T20 match here on Monday.
Hyderabad, currently placed fourth on the points table with 13 points, need to win its remaining two matches to completely seal their play-offs berth.
Hyderabad had lost to Delhi Daredevils by six wickets at New Delhi but what hurt them most was their 12-run loss to Rising Pune Supergiants at home on Saturday. It was their first home defeat of the season.
Chasing a modest target of 149, Captain David Warner (40) and Yuvraj Singh (47) made decent contributions but Shikhar Dhawan (19), Kane Williamson (4), Moises Henriques (4) and Naman Ojha (9) were found wanting.The middle-order batting has been a point of bother for Sunrisers and they need to address against Mumbai.
Their bowling, however, has been a major strength with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan and Siddharth Kaul taking most wickets . Seasoned bowler Ashish Nehra left the field on Saturday apparently due to
Lendl Simmons needs 25 runs to become fifth West Indian to complete 5000 runs in T20 cricket. He has scored 4975 runs at an average of 30.33 and a strike rate of 115.88.
David Warner needs 33 runs to become the first Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman to score 2500 IPL runs. He has scored 2467 runs at an average of 52.48 and a strike rate of 149.24.
cramps after bowling seven balls and it isn’t clear whether he would be available on Monday.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have already qualified for the play-offs, but remains focused on getting the most from its remaining league games.
MI has been in sublime form and their massive 146-run win over Delhi Daredevils on Sunday has only cemented their position at the top.