Getting the combination right will be best on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)’s to-do list as they take on a qualitatively better Mumbai Indian (MI) in an IPL meeting here today, trying to arrest an early slider to take after setbacks.
Chase was Sunrisers’ Achilles heel during the first two games, which once again brought under the scanner, their lack of depth in playing XI and a lower Indian bench strength.
In these circumstances, it is a difficult proposition to face a formidable team like Mumbai Indians.
For skipper Warner, there are serious questions about choosing the playing XI, which according to many people is not well thought out, and the results support it as well.
Chennai Railway
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- The nature of the track is not good news for the Orange Army who could not pursue a total of less than 150.
- Sometimes it becomes necessary to play as late as possible and make good use of the depth of the fold, of which Kane Williamson is proficient.
Indians of Mumbai
- It is unlikely that Indians from Mumbai will tamper with their game XI and more like that after winning a thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai.
- They bowled incredibly to limit KKR to 142 for 7 in 20 overs to record their first win in the second game.
Team Comparison
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Carbon fly: Since only Warner and Rashid Khan are security among the overseas players, a suitable Kane Williamson is a must, considering his skill against spin bowling.
The way people like Manish Pandey and Abdul Samad played cross shots against RCB left-hander Shahbaz Ahmed entertained Warner.
Bowls department: In the case of Kedar Jadhav and Abhishek Sharma, they also offer the option of slow bowling – rest time for the veteran and slow left orthodoxy for the youngster. T Natarajan not in the kind of form he was last season, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar also on the expensive side.
Indians of Mumbai
Carbon fly: Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul do not inspire too much confidence when one looks at MI’s top order consisting of Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan.
Bowls unit: Krunal Pandya, who bowls a much flatter track and also bowls a few clicks faster than Shahbaz, could make matters worse for the Pandeys and Samads if SRH does not come up with a better game plan.
Span:
Indians of Mumbai (MI): Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Mohsin Khan, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Quuninton, Quuninton Aditya Tare, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): David Warner (C), Kane Williamson, Virat Singh, Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Wriddhiman Saha, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Sreevats Goswami, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Kedar Jadhav, J Suchit, Jason Holder, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samma , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul, Basil Thampi, Shahbaz Nadeem en Mujeeb ur Rahman.
Source: Telangana Today