The Indian Premier League (IPL) will pay tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack today (22 April, Wednesday) during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI). The match will be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
The SRH vs MI match will not include cheerleaders and fireworks, while the players will wear black armbands and a one-minute silence will be observed to remember the victims.
Coming to the match. SRH and MI will look to add valuable points to their IPL 2025 kitty. Mumbai Indians have a chance to move to the fifth spot with a win over Sunrisers, while SRH have been struggling for form, losing four out of their last five matches.
MI are facing no such issues, having scripted a turnaround in form with three consecutive wins.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians players
SRH Predicted Playing 12: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
MI Predicted Playing 12: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch report
Expect another batting-friendly pitch in Hyderabad where both teams could score 200-plus totals. Four innings out of eight innings so far in IPL 2024 in Hyderabad have seen scores of 240-plus.
Hyderabad weather report
The chance of rain is pegged at 1%, so don’t expect any interruption. The weather will be hot with a maximum temperature expected to rise up to 38 degrees Celsius in Hyderabad. Clear skies are expected in Hyderabad.
SRH vs MI head-to-head record
Matches played: 24
SRH won: 10
MI won: 13
Tied: 1
SRH vs MI head-to-head record at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Matches played: 9
SRH won: 5
MI won: 4
Tied: 0