Published: May 08, 2016, 08:30 AM (IST)
Edited: May 08, 2016, 11:00 PM (IST)
Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 at Visakhapatnam. SRH have a great chance of making it to the final four, and will want to beat MI to move closer to the landmark. SRH have more or less a settled team composition, and with both Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra returning from injuries, their line-up looks quite threatening. Here is a speculative look at the line-up SRH could field against MI in Match 37 of IPL 9. Live Cricket Scorecard: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016 Match 37 at Visakhapatnam
Top order: With Shikhar Dhawan finding his form in the last few matches, the SRH top-order looks far more secure. David Warner is still the major batsman in the line-up, but an in-form Dhawan is always a danger. Kane Williamson will come in at No. 3 to stabilise things after the two explosive openers have a go at the bowling. Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2016 Match 37 at Visakhapatnam, Preview: Wary MI face surging SRH
Middle order: Yuvraj Singh and Moises Henriques provide steady bowling options as well as being excellent batsmen in the middle-order. Yuvraj recently made his international comeback and did so with moderate success. He has considerable experience in the format, and if he can find his groove soon he will be an important batsman for SRH.
Henriques is capable of some explosive batting but he has not yet played an innings of substance in IPL 2016. With Eoin Morgan waiting in the wings he will want to put in a good performance to cement his spot in the line-up. His steady bowling gives SRH a good option for the fifth bowler.
Deepak Hooda and Naman Ojha have played the occasional cameo and both men are capable of some explosive batting down the order, but neither of them have been required to play the long innings yet. Hooda has got some quick runs down the order but he has not yet managed to play a long innings. Ojha has played some crucial innings for SRH in the past, and there is a chance he could be sent up the order in the event of a couple of quick wickets.
Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been outstanding with the new ball, and will most probably make it back to India’s starting XI on the basis of this performance. Ashish Nehra has been excellent as expected, bowling with immense control and appreciable pace. Barinder Sran has been a decent backup bowler, but he has not managed to hold his own yet. However, the true standout performer for SRH has been Mustafizur Rahman. The Bangladeshi left-arm pacer has been unhittable and has frequently chipped in with crucial wickets. His bowling at the death means that SRH usually restrict their opposition to defeatable scores.
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI against Mumbai Indians: David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Barinder Sran, Mustafizur Rahman.
