SRH vs. MI Prediction (Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Mumbai Indians)

The dismal performance of Mumbai Indians continued in the IPL 2014 as they lost another game against Chennai Super Kings by four wickets. They will take over the confident Sunrisers Hyderabad who won their previous match vs. Delhi Daredevils by a hefty margin of eight wickets (D/L method). The hosts SRH are placed at the table on the fourth position with eight points from even games whereas MI find themselves on the seventh spot with four mere points from eight encounters as well.

Players to watch

The batting of SRH revolves around David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Aaron Finch and Shikhar Dhawan. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is their supreme bowler, Dale Steyn is becoming more lethal while Amit Mishra needs to get his form back.

Ambati Rayudu along with Lendl Simmons were the only batsmen who batted well against Chennai Super Kings in their last game whereas they need a big support from their skipper, Rohit Sharma, as well as from Kieron Pollard. Lasith Malinga is a great T20 bowler as always but Harbhajan Singh and Corey Anderson should be more accurate.

Time & Venue

Monday, May 12, 2014 @ 14:30 GMT, 20:00 local at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Weather

Partly cloudy with temperatures around 24-39ᵒC

Toss

The winning captain will opt to chase

The Pitch

The surface will be equally good for bowlers and batsmen

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Shikhar Dhawan (C), Aaron Finch, David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra.

Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma (C), Lendl Simmons, Chidhambaram Gautam, Corey Anderson, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Harbhajan Singh,, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, Praveen Kumar.

Prediction

SRH will be the favourites to win the match