The free-falling Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be hoping the comfort of home can help turn their patchy form around when they take on a resurgent Mumbai Indians in Match No. 41 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. This game will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday evening.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2025 Match Preview
SRH are nowhere near the level they maintained throughout last season, where they made it to the final before eventually losing to Kolkata Knight Riders. But for a team of their profile and immense calibre—with batters as dangerous as Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen—to be flirting with the bottom of the table is the least expected outcome.
So far, however, they are doing just that, having won only twice in their first seven matches. The season can still be salvaged, but only if they win at least five of their remaining seven games. On current form, that might seem like a far-fetched idea—but this is cricket, where anything can happen.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have managed to survive a tough start to the season. The five-time champions lost four of their opening five games, but three consecutive wins have brought them right back into the playoff conversation. In fact, a win in this game could see them finish the day in third place.
SRH vs MI: Match Details
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
SRH vs MI Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is known for its batting-friendly nature, offering consistent bounce and a good surface for stroke play. However, as the match progresses, spinners can find some assistance, especially in the second innings. Teams winning the toss might prefer to bat first to take advantage of the fresh pitch conditions.
Teams winning the toss might prefer to chase, given the conditions and the history of successful run chases here.
Weather Report: Here’s the full weather report card for the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
- Temperature at Match Time (7:00 PM IST): Approximately 35°C
- Conditions: Clear skies with moderate humidity
- Rain Probability: 0% – Dry conditions expected throughout the match
The weather is expected to be hot and dry, with no significant chance of rain, ensuring uninterrupted play.
SRH vs MI Dream11 Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad Team News-
- Expect some changes in SRH’s Playing XI for this game following a run of negative results.
- Eshan Malinga is likely to retain his place in the team
- Jaydev Unadkat is in contention considering the form of Zeeshan Ansari.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Squad: Pat Cummins, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Wiaan Mulder, Kamindu Mendis, Aniket Verma, Ehsan Malinga, Sachin Baby, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Ishan Kishan
Mumbai Indians Team News-
- Mumbai Indians recorded their third consecutive win in the last game. They are likely to remain unchanged from the last match.
- That means, Ashwani Kumar is likely to retain his place in Mumbai Indians’ Playing XI.
- Karn Sharma is likely to remain on the bench for this match.
- Mumbai Indians Full Squad: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur
SRH vs MI Playing 11
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing 11
- Travis Head
- Abhishek Sharma
- Ishan Kishan
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Aniket Verma
- Heinrich Klaasen (WK)
- Pat Cummins (C)
- Harshal Patel
- Mohammed Shami
- Zeeshan Ansari
- Eshan Malinga
Impact Player: Rahul Chahar
Mumbai Indians Expected Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma
- Ryan Rickelton (WK)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Will Jacks
- Tilak Varma
- Hardika Pandya (C)
- Naman Dhir
- Mitchell Santner
- Deepak Chahar
- Trent Boult
- Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Player: Ashwani Kumar
SRH vs MI Dream11 Fantasy Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: H Klaasen, R Rickelton
- BATSMEN: T Head, R Sharma, S Yadav, K Nitish Rana
- ALL–ROUNDERS: H Pandya, A Sharma, W Jacks
- BOWLERS: P Cummins, J Bumrah
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Hardik Pandya, Heinrich Klaasen, Rohit Sharma, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Will Jacks
Travis Head: Arguably the most dangerous batter in the world in all formats. But for some reasons, Head hasn’t been able to score with consistency. However, a batter of his quality remains pure match winners on any give day.
Hardik Pandya: Mumbai Indians captain is performing with both bat and ball in this tournament. On current form, Pandya is perhaps the most valuable player in IPL purely because he can win games with both bat and ball.
Abhishek Sharma: Just like his partner Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma is also lacking consistency. Apart from that smashing hundred against Punjab Kings, Abhishek has failed to light up the tournament. He is too good a batter not to wins at least 3-4 games with his batting alone.
Rohit Sharma: Won man-of-the-match award in the last game for his unbeaten 76 runs off 45 balls against Chennai Super Kings. The former Mumbai Indians captain might be slightly inconsistent but he remains a pure match winner.
Heinrich Klaasen: SRH’s wicket-keeper batter is also not performing at the level that he is expected. But he is such a batter who can turn any match on its heading with his batting alone. So consider making Klaasen as captain in at least one or two fantasy grand league teams.
Will Jacks: The England international has already won one man-of-the-match award for MI this season and that game was the reverse fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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