SRH vs MI, IPL 2024: Records and Stats at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Former champions Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad will play the 8th match of Indian Premier League 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 

Both teams endured absolute thrillers in their first match of the season and ended up on the wrong side of the result. MI started well chasing 169 against GT but slipped midway and lost by just 6 runs. SRH on the other hand looked done chasing 210 against KKR but a Heinrich Klassen masterclass put them in touching distance of the mammoth chase. 

As far as these two teams are concerned, they last met in Match 68 of the group stage of IPL 2023 where MI powered mainly by a Cameron Green hundred chased down a target of 201 in just 18 overs. 

Both teams will be looking to put the agonising losses behind them and get their season back on track.

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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad for the most part will be flat and may assist spin to some degree. The better option here will always be to chase considering the dew here. Hyderabad has been among the more unpredictable surfaces, but expect it to follow the general pattern laid out by all other pitches this year.

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IPL Stats & Records at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

71 matches have been played at Hyderabad so far, and 40 of them have been won batting second without any no results. The average first innings total at this ground in IPL has been just 159.

SRH vs MI Player Battles to Watch Out For: 

Rohit Sharma vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar:

In the 13 innings that the former captains have faced each other in the IPL, the current India captain has been dismissed only once in 58 deliveries while averaging 76 at a strike rate of 131.03

Mayank Agarwal vs Jasprit Bumrah:

In the 6 innings that they have come face-to-face in in the IPL, Bumrah has always had Agarwal's number. In the 16 deliveries that Agarwal has faced from Bumrah, he has scored only 11 runs while being dismissed as many as 3 times. 

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SRH vs MI Strategies and Match-ups

The major strategy is to restrict the teams in the first innings and make use of the helpful conditions to chase with the dew in the second innings. Both teams carry enough firepower to carry out successful batting shows. Hence, it is imperative that the destrructive batsmen on either side be shut down very fast in the game. The important matchups in this game are: Rohit Sharma vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah vs Mayank Agarwal.

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X-Factors for SRH vs MI:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Heinrich Klaasen has been in the form of his life since last year's IPL and that was reflected in SRH's first game against KKR. Klaasen all by himself managed to turn a hopeless situation into a near-winnable one. So if he gets going, MI are in a world of trouble.

Mumbai Indians:

The biggest reason that MI were able to restrict GT to 169 was Jasprit Bumrah. While MI couldn't get over the line, Bumrah's bowling performance will bring hope to MI that they could stop the firepower in SRH's batting.