Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) continue their ongoing IPL 2025 campaign by taking on Mumbai Indians(MI) in their upcoming match. Both sides will face off at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in the 41st game of the tournament on Wednesday, April 23 .After starting slowly with one win in their first five, Mumbai Indians(MI) have bounced back in style, and a victory on Wednesday will take them to third.
Mumbai Indians(MI) have often been the slow starters in the IPL and it took them five matches in the 2025 edition to get on some sort of a run and the Men in Blue are flying high with three wins in a row. Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) face them again in a return fixture, this time at home, to avenge the loss.
MI vs SRH : Previous Performances
Sunrisers will be coming into the clash after losing their last match against the same opposition by four wickets. The previous edition’s finalists haven’t had an ideal season, losing five out of their seven games and are sitting at ninth position on the points table. Hyderabad’s only hope to make it to the top four is if they win all their remaining six games. Notably, another loss will most likely dent their chances further, keeping them only mathematically in the race.
Cummins might have been playing to the crowd that day, but the 300 dream didn’t seem misplaced when SRH opened their season with 286 for 6, the second-highest total in IPL history. It was a batting performance that sent the hype train into overdrive. Dale Steyn, picking up on the early season mood, playfully predicted that 300 runs could be scored when SRH faced Mumbai Indians on April 17 at the Wankhede. And to be fair, it hardly felt far-fetched; the venue seemed built for it.
MI began the season in their usual fashion, having won just one match out of five. The Hardik Pandya-led side had a special affair with number 12 as it turned out to be their losing margin against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as they lost both matches by 12 runs each.
However, the same number became the reason for their comeback in the season as they registered a miraculous 12-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC). Furthermore, clinical victories over SRH and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has helped MI build a winning momentum which could prove to be disastrous for the rest of the teams. The five-time champions will be eager to once again sweep aside SRH in the upcoming fixture and climb higher on the points table.
MI have picked up the pace after enduring early defeats and are currently sixth on the table with four wins. Hardik Pandya has led his troops well and has given his side a good chance to secure a playoff berth. They are currently on a three-match winning streak and will hope to build on it further.
Now comes the rematch. SRH host Mumbai in Hyderabad. A truer surface, perhaps even the notorious Pitch No. 2 at Uppal, could offer the stage that Wankhede denied. And three hundred in an innings April 23 might be the night the magic number comes alive.
MI vs SRH : Head to Head
MI 14 – 10 SRH Mumbai Indians hold an upper hand over Sunrisers Hyderabad with better Head to Head records
| Matches Played | 24 |
| Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 |
| Won by Mumbai Indians | 13 |
| Tied | 01 |
| No Result | 00 |
| First-ever Fixture | April 30, 2013 |
| Most-recent Fixture | April 17, 2025 |
MI vs SRH : Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has been a graveyard for bowlers as scores in north of 220 have been a regular occurrence at the venue. The surface is likely to remain the same for the upcoming clash as well as batters will enjoy stroke-making on the belter of a track.
In terms of weather, hot and humid conditions will be on the cards as the temperature will range between 31C – 37C. The humidity levels are going to be 32% – 46% in the evening. Hence, dew is likely to affect the second innings. The captain winning the toss will look to bowl first.
Everything SRH searched for at Wankhede and at other away venues, and never found. So a flat pitch, true bounce and a sea of orange in the stands. Three out of four games at this venue this season have been won by the chasing side. The weather is set to be hot but no rain is expected.
The pitch at Hyderabad is likely to be a belter not just because that’s generally the case but also because SRH’s batters need to turn a corner. There have been four scores of 240-plus this season in eight innings so far, so expect a lot of runs. It’s going to be a warm evening after a hot day, where the max temperature is forecast to be 38° Celsius in Hyderabad.
MI vs SRH : Big Picture : Lots to lose for SRH; lots to win for MI
Mixed results were an inherent risk with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) approaching batting like they have nothing to lose. It was polarising, but playing like that nearly won them IPL 2024. They won five of their first seven games last year; in IPL 2025 it’s been the opposite.
The template for their success has been for Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to get off to a flier. Them falling for low scores in that attempt was meant to happen at some point or the other. The issue, as was magnified in the last game – against the same opponents – was that the openers got stuck at times.
In a way, that’s worse than getting out for low scores as the top-order batters end up using more balls, which is the pitfall of conservative batting, the style that SRH deliberately tried to avoid. The facts that Nitish Kumar Reddy averages 21 and that Heinrich Klaasen’s highest score so far this season is 35, have cascaded the effects of poor starts.
Their bowling has had little to show for amid all this. Mohammed Shami is averaging 52.20 and Pat Cummins 36 so far. Their spinners have taken the least wickets, and have the worst economy this season.
Mumbai Indians (MI) are coincidentally perfectly placed in all of this. They built their success in the last decade by starting slow and catching up as the season progressed. They had one win after five games this season, before a hat-trick of wins lifted them to the sixth spot; one more on Wednesday will take them up to third. They lost their first three games away from home but handed Delhi Capitals their first loss of the season with a remarkable comeback win.
Trent Boult has not only swung the new ball but also used his variations early on. Jasprit Bumrah is finding his rhythm after injury, but unlike most mortals, is doing it much quicker and with a lot more control. Reverse swing coming back into fold due to the use of saliva is helpful.
That might be necessary in Hyderabad, which is unlikely to assist the bowlers like the slow Wankhede pitch in the previous match. What they do have, under Hardik Pandya and experienced bowlers, is the ability to suss out the conditions early and try out multiple plans.
MI vs SRH : In the spotlight: Mitchell Santer and Nitish Reddy
MI’s turnaround win against DC was set up by Mitchell Santner dismissing Karun Nair with a jaffa that pitched around middle and off and clipped top of off. That was a shortish ball at 90ks. But he can also loop a ball at 77ks, draw a batter forward and have him stumped, like he did to Chennai Super Kings’ Shaik Rasheed. His ability to bowl defensively or aggressively on demand makes him a more conditions-agnostic finger spinner than most others.
Nitish Kumar Reddy has had a sharp dip in form. He has scored 131 runs at an average of 21.33 and a strike rate of 113.91 in seven games. He hasn’t bowled yet either. SRH probably need a batter who can bat long, but Reddy hasn’t been successful in doing that so far.
MI vs SRH : Vital Stats that matters
- Hyderabad as a ground has the highest strike-rate amongst batters and also the place where most sixes have been hit this season.
- MI’s batters averaged 28.50 and scored at a run rate of 8.60 in their first four games, but those numbers have shot up to 36.04 and 10.25 respectively in the last four.
- MI’s run-rate of 10.51 in the middle overs since April 7 is the best among all teams.
- Â Abhishek Sharma has seven centuries in T20 cricket, and he’s scored six of those since January 2023.
- Since scoring a 47-ball hundred on his SRH debut, Ishan Kishan’s form has tapered off and he’s made just 32 runs in six innings.
- Sunrisers’ spinners have picked up only 7 wickets across 7 games, the worst amongst all the other IPL teams. Punjab, who are the second-worst, have picked up 16 wickets in eight games with their spin-attack.
MI vs SRH : Team News for MI and SRH
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Injury/availability:Â There are no reported injuries in the squad.
Tactics & Matchups:Â Rohit Sharma dazzled in MI’s last game with an unbeaten 76 but before that game he had not batted past the PowerPlay. The Indian captain will be up against two bowlers from the Sunrisers who have a favourable record against him. Pat Cummins and Mohammed Shami have dismissed Rohit five and three times respectively in the IPL.
SRH brought in Rahul Chahar as their impact player in the last game based on conditions. They also left out Abhinav Manohar upon batting first. They might need to bring back Manohar or perhaps introduce Atharva Taide to strengthen their line-up.
SRH Probable Playing XII: 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
Mumbai Indians
Injury/availability:Â Karn Sharma missed the last match against CSK because of stitches on his right thumb and he could be available again for this match.
Tactics & Matchups:Â It’s no secret that SRH’s wins lately have been built on their opening partnerships. In fact, the pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma averages over 81 in victories but only 18 in defeats, so it’s a partnership MI would want to break early but it might not be so straightforward.
Trent Boult has just two PowerPlay wickets so far. The good news, though, is that he enjoys favourable match-ups against two of SRH’s top-three. Abhishek strikes at around 100 against Boult (30 off 29 balls, 2 dismissals) whereas Ishan Kishan, who bats one-down, fares even worse (43 runs off 46 balls, 3 dismissals).
Mumbai Indians are unlikely to make a change given their success in the last game given all players remain fit. They are also well balanced with seven bowling options, Will Jacks included, and seven specialist batters and Santner, who is handy at No. 8.
MI Probable Playing XII: 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
MI vs SRH Fantasy Playing XI : Ryan Rickleton, Will Jacks, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Zeeshan Ansari, Harshal Patel
MI vs SRH : Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter of the match: Travis Head
SRH opener Travis Head could be the best batter in the upcoming game against MI. With 242 runs in his last seven matches, Head is the highest run-getter for his side in the tournament, and his performance will be crucial against the five-time champions. The southpaw has already scored two half-centuries and has given his side good starts. The Orange Army will desperately want the Australian to take on Mumbai bowlers and hammer them all around the park.
Probable Best Bowler of the match: Jasprit Bumrah
Ace MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah could play a crucial role in the game against SRH. The right-arm pacer who missed the first few games has looked decent so far. In four games that he played, Bumrah has managed to bag four wickets, including figures of 1/21 against the Hyderabad franchise in Wankhede. The former champions will bank on their star bowler to tackle Hyderabad’s dangerous batting-order.
MI vs SRH : Match Predictions
Given the current form, Mumbai Indians are likely to emerge victorious over Sunrisers Hyderabad as most of their players have found their rhythm in the past few games.
Scenario 1
- Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss and bat
- PP Score – 75-85
- SRH – 215-230
- Sunrisers Hyderabad win the match
Scenario 2
- Mumbai Indians win the toss and bat
- PP score – 65-75
- MI – 230-245
- Mumbai Indians win the match
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