The plot had begun to play similarly until SRH arrested the slide and delivered impressive performances to bounce back into the top half of the table. Despite their rich arsenal, MI have meanwhile slumped towards the bottom with Hardik Pandya scrambling for answers and a sound combination.

With a hard-hitting top order entering the Wankhede tonight, MI will have their task cut out across departments to climb back out of a growing rut.

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins(c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar

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