The 25th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH and MI are currently in the lower half of the points table. MI is standing in eighth position in the standings with two wins from four matches. While SRH has also recorded a couple of wins and two losses in four games, their net run rate is inferior to MI, which sees them occupy one spot below Mumbai in the table.
The winner of this match has a chance to enter the top five. Hyderabad and Mumbai met once in IPL 2022, where the Orange Army recorded a three-run win in a close game. Fans should expect another cracker of a contest between the two former IPL champion teams.
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On that note, Here’s a look at the 3 player matchups that may decide the result of this match.
#1 Umran Malik vs. Rohit Sharma
Umran Malik played a massive role in SRH’s previous win against the Mumbai Indians. He scalped three wickets for the Orange Army. Malik dismissed Ishan Kishan, Daniel Sams, and Tilak Varma in that game. He managed to keep a check on the run-flow as well, though the fast bowler could not dismiss the Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma. Sharma was the top-scorer for MI in that game with a 36-ball 48 and Malik will be keen to get the better of the MI skipper this time around.
#2 Piyush Chawla vs. Rahul Tripathi
Rahul Tripathi won the Man of the Match award in the previous clash between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Mumbai Indians. He amassed 76 runs off 44 balls, smacking nine fours and three sixes for the Orange Army. SRH fans will expect another top-quality knock from Tripathi in IPL 2023. MI will hope that their experienced leg-spinner Piyush Chawla gets rid of Tripathi early. Chawla has made a fantastic return in IPL 2023 and it will be exciting to see how he performs against Tripathi.
#3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs. Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan looked good in his last IPL 2023 match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, but he will find it difficult to tackle Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s swing well to score big against SRH. Kumar has the ability to swing the new ball in the powerplay overs. Kishan scored 43 runs off 34 balls against SRH last year. He hit five fours and a six but none came off Kumar’s bowling. All eyes will be on the battle between Kumar and Kishan when the teams take to the field in Hyderabad.
