In the match 55 of the TATA IPL 2024 the Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The match is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 6 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians is led by Pandya, while Sunrisers Hyderabad is captained by Cummins. MI have 6 points in 11 games, while SRH have 12 points in 10 matches.
MI and SRH are heading into this game after losing and winning their respective last games. In the head to head encounters, Mumbai has dominated Hyderabad by winning 12 games out of 22 matches. In this article, we will take a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the match 55 of the TATA IPL 2024 between MI and SRH.
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Here are the three key player battles to watch out for during the MI vs SRH match:
1) Travis Head vs Jasprit Bumrah
Travis Head has been in superb form this season and has become the major pillar of Sunrisers Hyderabad batting unit. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah is the backbone of Mumbai Indians pace attack and has been in tremendous form, scalping 17 wickets. With two champion players going head-to-head, fans are expecting a riveting battle at the Wankhede Stadium.
2) Suryakumar Yadav vs T. Natarajan
Suryakumar Yadav has been in great form and has scored some runs. He can thrash the bowling plan of Sunrisers Hyderabad. But it won’t be easy to score against the T. Natarajan who is in good form. The pacer will be eyeing to bowl yorkers and wouldn’t allow the batter to get going. Therefore, it will be interesting to see that who gets upper hand in this battle.
3) Abhishek Sharma vs Nuwan Thushara
Abhishek Sharma smashed a half century in just 15 balls last time when he batted against Mumbai Indians and the way he is batting, he can replicate the same again. But this time, he will be challenged by Nuwan Thushara. He is bowling quick Yorkers and is good form. The fans will be expecting a great battle when the two players will collide.
