Find out team news, TV and streaming information, odds, weather forecasts and much, much more ahead of the ninth game of the new Indian Premier League season
Mumbai Indians take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ninth match of the 2021 IPL.
The game is scheduled for 7.30pm IST (3pm BST) on Saturday, April 17, 2021.
Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium will stage the game.
Mumbai started the tournament with a defeat, losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore off the final ball. However, they bounced back against Kolkata Knight Riders, comfortably securing a 10-run victory thanks to impressive bowling performances from Rahul Chahar and Trent Boult. The spinner took four for 27, dismissing KKR’s entire top order while Boult took two wickets for the loss of four runs in the final over. Rohit Sharma (43) and Suryakumar Yadav (56) starred with the bat.
Sunrisers, meanwhile, have lost their opening two fixtures, losing by 10 runs to KKR before suffering a six-run defeat at the hands of RCB. Winning the toss and electing to field clearly isn’t working for David Warner’s side while Wriddhiman Saha is struggling as an opener, scoring just eight runs.
Dafabet have Mumbai Indians as the favourites at 8/13, while Sunrisers are available at 5/4 for the win.
Mumbai are favourites to hit the most sixes, with odds of 4/6, while the bookies are also backing Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock to have the higher opening stand, offering odds of 3/4 compared with odds of 11/10 for Warner and partner.
Sharma is at 12/5 to be high side’s leading run-scorer while Warner is 23/10 to top score for Sunrisers.
Suryakumar Yadav is playing himself into a big knock. He started IPL 2021 with 31 runs from 23 deliveries against RCB before scoring 56 (36 balls) – including seven fours and two sixes – at a strike rate of 155.56 against KKR. He put on a stand of 76 with Sharma in just under nine overs and can be expected to produce more of his eye-catching helicopter shots as the tournament progresses.
At the death, it’s all about Trent Boult. KKR needed 15 balls off their final six deliveries and had Andre Russell – ranked third on the T20 Player Index – at the crease with Dinesh Karthik. Boult conceded two runs before removing Russell and Pat Cummins in consecutive balls to seal the win. He finished with impressive figures of two for 27 and is a guaranteed match winner.
For Sunrisers, the star of the show is Rashid Khan. The Afghanistan international has taken four wickets for just 42 runs from his eight overs, bowling with an economy of 5.25, and chipped in with a useful 17 off nine deliveries against RCB to provide some tail-end firepower.
Also, keep an eye on Manish Pandey at number three. His strike rate of 119.27 isn’t setting the world on fire but he’s the only member of the top four who’s posted 30+ scores in both matches. Possibly Sunrisers’ anchor.
Mumbai parachuted Quinton de Kock straight into the starting XI after he completed his quarantine period and despite scoring just two runs – compared to Chris Lynn’s 49 runs in the opening fixture – he will likely retain his place. Hardik Pandya once again failed to bowl due to a shoulder problem but is expected to return to full fitness soon.
For Sunrisers, meanwhile, Kane Williamson is still recovering from an elbow injury which has kept him out of the opening two fixtures and is unlikely to feature on Saturday.
Opener Saha could find his position under threat after scoring seven and one in his first two matches, possibly opening the door for Jonny Bairstow to return to the top of the order or a debut for England’s Jason Roy. Mohammad Nabi and Sandeep Sharma will also be keen to return to the XI after being dropped against RCB.
The two teams have played each other 16 times.
Mumbai Indians wins: 8
Sunrisers Hyderabad win: 8
Temperatures are expected to hover between 30 and 33 degrees Celsius with conditions forecast to be sunny and still.
No, this match will be played behind closed doors owing to the Covid-19 situation in India.
Mumbai have swiftly returned to winning ways following their trademark opening fixture defeat and, despite both squads being littered with T20 talent, it’s Sharma’s side who have immediately clicked. Mumbai win.
IPL TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports have the rights in the United Kingdom.
You can aso stream the tournament using the Disney+ Hotstar digital platform, though the matches are only available for VIP or Premium subscribers.
Star Sports have the television rights in India.
Streaming service YuppTV have acquired digital streaming rights in a host of markets, including Australia, continental Europe, Malaysia, Southeast Asia with the exception of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Central Asia, and Central and South America.
In the USA, the games will be broadcast on Willow TV and the Willow TV website. Fox Sports have the broadcasting rights in Australia, while Supersport will televise the games in South Africa. In the Caribbean, Flow TV have the rights.
The following broadcasters owning the rights for their respective regions:
Bangladesh: Channel 9
Afghanistan: Lemar TV
Malaysia: Measat
MENA/UAE: BeIN Sport
Hong Kong: Now TV
Singapore: SingTel
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Papua New Guinea: EMTV
Mumbai Indians squad: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jason Roy
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Sunrisers: Wriddhiman Saha, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem
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