Match 9 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will see defending champion Mumbai Indians (MI) pitted against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on Saturday, April 17.
Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad will be desperate to register their maiden victory of the campaign, after suffering back-to-back defeats. Kane Williamson is likely to miss today’s fixture, but Jason Roy is available for selection after serving his mandatory quarantine. Jonny Bairstow may replace Wriddhiman Saha on the top, and if this happens, the latter is likely to make way for Kedar Jadhav or Priyam Garg.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, look more settled on the paper. Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya bowled brilliantly against the Kolkata Knight Riders to pull off an epic comeback. However, their batters, except Suryakumar Yadav, are yet to put up a dominating performance. They have failed to get going in death overs, with the likes of Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard struggling to come to terms with the slow track.
Fantasy Pick
- Suryakumar Yadav has been in a scintillating touch. He, along with Jonny Bairstow, can be relied upon.
- Rashid Khan and Rahul Char will love to use the slow, dusty track to their advantages.
- Quinton de Kock is a great player to have in your team. He is likely to return high values as apart from his runs, you will accrue extra points for his work behind the stumps
Likely XIs
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Kedar Jadhav, Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natarajan
Fantasy XI
Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan (vc), Abdul Samad
