In their IPL 2025 home match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Mumbai Indians (MI) elected to bowl first. The risk of dew forming later in the evening influenced captain Hardik Pandya’s choice.
The Wankhede Stadium has hosted 13 consecutive IPL games in which the winning captain chose to bowl first. The previous 12 games have resulted in an equal balance for the teams chasing, with six wins and six losses each.
With MI bowling first, Rohit Sharma was relegated to the subs bench. He is expected to make an impact when he comes on to bat.
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Meanwhile, SRH opted for a bowler-heavy line-up despite batting first, with captain Pat Cummins expected to come in at No. 7. Additionally, they have the flexibility of choosing between Abhinav Manohar or Sachin Baby to replace a dismissed top-order batter should the need arise to prevent a collapse during the first innings.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad team consists of 11 players, namely Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (capt), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, and Eshan Malinga.
The Impact Player choices include Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Chahar, and Wiaan Mulder.
The team from Mumbai, the Indians, will have 1 Ryan Rickelton as their wicketkeeper. Joining him on the field will be 2 Will Jacks and 3 Suryakumar Yadav. Also in the lineup are 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Hardik Pandya who is also the captain, and 6 Naman Dhir. In addition, fans can look forward to seeing 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Deepak Chahar, and 9 Karn Sharma on the pitch as well. Rounding out the team are star bowlers 10 Trent Boult and 11 Jasprit Bumrah.
Some notable options for Impact Players include Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, and Robin Minz.
