Sunrisers Hyderabad had a poor start in the IPL and after each team has played two matches, they are the only team to register a win. However, they have made comeback from poor starts in IPL, most notably in 2016 when they went on to win the title. Mumbai Indians stated with a loss but then showed their supremacy with a dramatic win over Kolkata Knight Riders. The defending champions will look to continue their winning run and will try to get as many points as possible during this stage of the tournament.
This will be 145th IPL match of David Warner. The experience Aussie is a legend in the IPL and holds multiple record. He enjoyed significant success against MI in recent times and scored fifties in both the matches against them in 2020. The second one, a masterful 85, helped SRH to register a 10-wicket victory over the eventual champions. Warner has scored 49 half-centuries in the IPL will look to become the first batsman to score fifty half-centuries in this league. That will also be his 40th fifty for the SRH, record for a single team.
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The southpaw already looked in touch as he scored a 37-ball 54 in the last match against RCB. Against the Mumbai opening combo of Trent Boult and Jashprit Bumrah, he should be the key for SRH to hold one side and keep the scoreboard moving.
Surya Kumar Yadav is enjoying an extended run of good form which resulted him enjoying lots of success in the last IPL. This also helped him to finally get his India cap and started with a man-of-the-match performance in his maiden T20 International against England. He is one of the key players in the Mumbai Indians top order and plays a key role for the champion. His record in the M A Chidambaram stadium in IPL is pretty impressive and SRH bowlers will hope to get rid of him quickly. However, on his day, Yadav can be very dangerous playing some of his innovative shots and destroy the rhythm of any bowler. In a very strong Mumbai Indians batting line up, Yadav is an X-factor who will look to play fearless shots to provide them the momentum during their batting.
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