IPL 2021, SRH vs MI Live Score, Today’s Match: Ishan Kishan scored 84 while Suryakumar Yadav made 82 as Mumbai Indians racked up 235/9 after opting to bat first against Mumbai Indians at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Ishan Kishan was dislodged after a stunning 84 off 32 thanks to Umran Malik. He departed in the very next over after Hardik Pandya fell on 10.

A blockbuster start to Mumbai Indians’ innings courtesy Ishan Kishan who has blazed away to a 16-ball half-century. Rashid Khan struck for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final over of Powerplay with the scalp of Rohit Sharma.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has won the coin toss and opted to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi. MI have made a couple of changes to their eleven bringing in Krunal Pandya and Piyush Chawla while benching Saurbah Tiwary and Jayant Yadav. SRH have also two changes – Kane Williamson and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are out with niggles and in their place walk in Mohammed Nabi and Manish Pandey who is also leading them tonight.

Despite the enormity of the task, the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians will be going into the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad later on Friday with a positive frame of mind, knowing that only a massive win will ensure them a playoffs berth.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ 86-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday has all but shut out five-time champions Mumbai Indians’ hopes of making it to the playoffs, and only a miracle can help the Rohit Sharma-led side book the last playoff berth.

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For Mumbai Indians, this is what it has all come down to, and the team will be raring to go out there and give its best. After a string of low scores and sitting out for two games, young Ishan Kishan played a confidence-boosting knock in MI’s previous outing, against Rajasthan Royals.

His unbeaten 50 (25 balls), studded with five fours and three sixes, will give him the mental push he was looking for to be back among runs.

The Mumbai Indians bowlers, led by Nathan Coulter-Nile, are firing on all cylinders. Coulter-Nile’s 14/4 in the previous game is his IPL personal best. Besides, Jimmy Neesham’s 3/12 — also in the previous match against Rajasthan Royals — made him the most economical bowler for the game.

Jasprit Bumrah was right on top too, with a bowling performance of 2/12, aiding Coulter-Nile and Neesham while they went about their work. The team, after a performance that reduced RR to 90/9 in 20 overs, will be very confident about their skills in the upcoming game.

While SRH hasn’t had a season to remember, they will take confidence from their most recent encounter, which resulted in a four-run win over RCB. The team will be proud of the way they defended their 141-run total against a batting line-up that has delivered over and over again this season.

The team will want to reciprocate that performance to get what could be only their fourth win of the season.

The last time the two teams met was earlier this year, in MI’s third game of the season. Mumbai Indians had snatched a win from a game that looked like it was SRH’s in the first half. Batting first, MI were restricted to 150/5 in 20 overs, with Pollard’s 35* (22) getting the team the last 20-odd runs that would eventually win them the game.

In the second half, despite the SRH openers putting up a 67-run opening partnership, MI made the game their own with Rahul Chahar’s 3/19 and Trent Boult’s 3/28 to get them all out for 137.

Mumbai Indians have played SRH 17 times in the IPL and have won nine of their encounters. SRH have won one game less and will look to level the scores there.

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