IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad strongest predicted XI against Mumbai Indians

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) led by Pat Cummins will take on Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 55^th game of the Indian Premier League 2024. After suffering two losses in two games, the SRH side came back to winning ways with a 1-run triumph against Rajasthan Royals in a last-ball thriller.

The game on Monday couldn’t have come at a better time for Hyderabad, as Mumbai are already almost out of the tournament and are currently bottom of the table and struggling for form.

Both sides had met earlier in the season with SRH scoring 277 runs as Mumbai Indians fell short of the target. In current form, the 2016 winners score heavy over the five time winners as most of their batters and bowlers are in prime form.

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Here is the likely Sunrisers Hyderabad XI for their game against MI in IPL 2024:

Openers – Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma

Mayank Agarwal’s poor form with the bat gave young Abhishek Sharma a chance to open the innings. Taking full advantage of the chance, the young left-handed batter has done his best and been in tremendous form with the bat.

Travis Head has changed the way batting has been approached during this season of the IPL. The Australian star has been one of the most dangerous batters and time and again given SRH a great start. His first game of IPL 2024 came against MI where he scored a half-century in real quick time.

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Middle-order – Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, and Heinrich Klaasen

The onus of scoring runs in the middle-order falls on the South African duo of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen. The two batters have been in tremendous form, with Klaasen in particular being devastating against the spin bowlers. 

Abdul Samad began the season well with the bat, where he scored a few crucial knocks as a finisher. In the last few games, however, the young batter has seen runs dry up as the form has deserted him. With the Mumbai Indians bowlers struggling, Samad will want to use this as a chance to come back to form.

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All-rounders – Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed

Young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy played a pivotal knock in the last match against Rajasthan Royals. The cricketer has been gaining a lot of attention for his amazing batting and handy medium pace bowling. 

Shahbaz Ahmed has been having somewhat of a break-out season. The 29-year-old has been in good nick with the bat and also been economical with the ball in hand. The southpaw will want to continue this form and help his side get into the Playoffs.

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Bowlers – Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, and Jaydev Unadkat

Out of favour Indian pacer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar came back into roaring form during the game against the Royals. His wicket of Sanju Samson reminded fans of his vintage bowling skills, and his wicket to dismiss Rovman Powell showed nerve that the experienced pacer can hold at crucial junctures of the game.

Captain Cummins too will want to contribute more with the ball as he continues to grow leaps and bounds as a captain. Jaydev Unadkat who spent a season in Mumbai will want to come back and prove a point against his former side. The same is the case with Mayank Markande who began his IPL career with MI, and he knows the wicket at Wankhede very well. 

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Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI vs Mumbai Indians:

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, and Jaydev Unadkat

Probable Impact Player – T Natarajan