IPL 2021 Highlights, SRH vs MI Match 55: Mumbai Indians win by 42 runs but out of playoff race

Nabi to Kishan - SIX! That's so usual for the youngsters - starting the innings with a six. But for fans, it's a reason to cheer. Slog sweep for a cracking six over mid-wicket.

Mumbai Indians openers - Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are out to bat in Abu Dhabi. Sunrisers Hyderabad open the attack with Mohammad Nabi.

• 4: wickets Nathan Coulter-Nile needs to complete 50 IPL wickets.

• 40: wickets Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket taker in IPL when played in U.A.E.

• 26: runs Manish Pandey needs to complete 6000 T20 runs.

• 4: sixes Jason Roy needs to complete 250 T20 sixes

• 3: more wickets James Neesham needs to complete 150 T20 wickets.

• 59: runs Suryakumar Yadav needs to complete 4000 T20 runs.

• 2: wickets Jasprit Bumrah needs to become the 3rd highest wicket taker vs SRH in IPL.

• 7: wickets Rahul Chahar needs 50 IPL wickets.

• 3: Hardik Pandya needs 3 fours and 3 sixes to complete 100 fours and 100 sixes in IPL.

“We are going to bat first, no choice (smiles). The numbers are pretty scary, but we are going to give it all. Let's hope we can come out and do what we love to do. It's important to enjoy the game as well. It's been an on and off season for us. This is a great opportunity for us to do something that's never been done before. Our batters have't come collectively and performed as a team in the UAE leg. But these guys have done exceedingly well for respective teams. Just can happen. Two changes. Getting Krunal back and Piyush Chawla back. No Tiwary and Jayant Yadav,” said Rohit Sharma at toss.

“My first game as IPL captain. Last minute call. Kane had a niggle on his elbow, Bhuvi has a niggle too. We would have batted first too. We will look to bowl first and look to give Bombay little chance. I know they are going to come all guns blazing but we are ready,” said Pandey at toss.

Jason Roy, Abhishek Sharma, Manish Pandey(c), Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Umran Malik, Siddarth Kaul

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Trent Boult

Mumbai Indians win toss, opt to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi

“It looks a beauty. It is going to come on to the bat very nicely and if you hit through the line, you are going to get plenty of runs. The spinners are not going to get any turn out of this pitch,” says L Sivaramakrishnan.

5 innings

43 runs

42 balls

5 Dismissals

Williamson has scored just 43 runs in 42 balls at SR of 102.38 he averages in single digit which is the worst among all the active teams in IPL.

If Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets to play, it will be his 200th T20 match. This season, he has played 11 games and picked up 6 wickets at an average of 55.83.

For the all-important clash, Mumbai would come up with a strong XI. But before we come across the line-up, have a look at out MI Predicted XI:

Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

MI need to bat first and then defeat SRH by more than 170 runs. That's the straight eqaution for the defending champions.

If MI lose the toss and are put to bowl, they are out!

SRH is set to play their final game this season. The fans will be keen to know the line-up. But before it's released, have a look at our predicted XI.

Jason Roy, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Umran Malik.

SRH with ball has picked 63 wickets which is 2nd lowest among all teams after RR. Their batting unit has failed to contribute together in this season, SRH batsman have scored 1776 runs at an average of 21.93 which is 2nd lowest among all the teams.

Jasprit Bumrah: 13

Harshal Patel: 12

Y Chahal: 11

Mohammed Shami: 10

Shardul Thakur: 10

vs RR: won by 8 wickets

vs DC: lost by 4 wickets

vs PBKS: won by 6 wickets

vs RCB: lost by 54 runs

vs KKR: lost by 7 wickets

vs RCB: won by 4 runs

vs KKR: lost by 6 wickets

vs CSK: lost by 6 wickets

vs RR: won by 7 wickets

vs PBKS: lost by 5 runs

Lasith Malinga- 170

Jasprit Bumrah- 128

Harbhajan Singh-127

Total matches 17

SRH won: 8

MI won: 9 (8 + 1 Super Over)

Here's the squad of SRH:

Jason Roy, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik, Shreevats Goswami, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Shahbaz Nadeem, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Virat Singh, David Warner, Basil Thampi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Let's have a look at the squad of defending champions - Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Adam Milne, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Aditya Tare, Dhawal Kulkarni, Chris Lynn, Roosh Kalaria, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh.

Hello and wlecome to the IPL 2021 match no. 55 in which Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians will square off against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi. The Sunrisers will take this game as an opportunity to end their worst season with a respectful win. But for Mumbai, it's an ultimate test of their calibre and luck. To make it to the playoffs, they need to win the toss and opt to bat first, and then must defeat SRH by more that 170 runs. And if anything happens opposite to the give condition, it gets over for the defending champions. The scenario itself makes the game interesting. So stay tuned and witness one cracket of a contest.