Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians: Will MI qualify for the playoffs?

Oct 8, 2021 Credit: ICC

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will be seen clashing against each other...

...today at the 55th match of the season in Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in UAE. Credit: ICC

Today’s match will decide whether MI will qualify for the playoffs or not,...

...whereas the orange army’s hopes of making it to the playoffs have been dashed. Credit: BCCL

Both the teams have locked their horns 17 times out of which MI have won 9 matches and SRH won 8 times.

In the last three matches played in UAE between both the teams,...

...MI dominated with 2 wins whereas SRH managed to win one match. Credit: BCCL

These are some of the key players from both the teams —

Kane Williamson

Captain of the team and a right-handed batsman from New Zealand, Williamson has scored 266 runs so far this season from 10 matches with an average of 44.33. Credit: BCCL

Rohit Sharma

Captain of MI and known as one of the most successful batsmen in IPL, Sharma has a record tally of 363 runs in 12 matches played in this season with a strike rate of 126.92. Credit: BCCL

Rashid Khan

This right-handed leg spinner from Afghanistan took 16 wickets so far this season in 13 matches with an average of 20.93. Credit: BCCL

Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah is known as one of the best bowlers in the Indian team across all formats. In this season of IPL, he hauled 19 wickets in 13 matches with a strike rate of 16.10. Credit: BCCL

Jason Holder

An all-rounder from West Indies has a track record of taking 12 wickets in 7 matches with a strike rate of 13.91. Credit: BCCL

Kieron Pollard

This all-rounder from West Indies has an excellent record of scoring 232 runs and taking 5 wickets taken in 13 matches. Credit: BCCL

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Right-handed medium has maintained his good record this year as well with 6 wickets in 11 matches with a strike rate of 42. Credit: BCCL