IPL 2024 MI vs SRH: Match 55 Toss Update, Dream11 Predictions, Fantasy Tips, Teams, Pitch Report & Top Picks
Tilak Varma in action against SRH during IPL 2024 (BCCI)
Mumbai Indians will host playoffs contenders Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in match number 55 of the IPL 2024 season. The much-awaited contest will be played on May 6 and the action will commence from 7:30 PM IST onwards.
Ahead of the game, here is a look at the Dream11 prediction, the fantasy tips, the pitch report, the top player picks and the best-predicted XIs for the fantasy contests of the match.
MI vs SRH Toss Update
Mumbai Indians have won the toss and they will field first.
Mumbai Indians Changes: Gerald Coetzee misses out and Anshul Kamboj makes his debut.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal makes his way back into the team.
MI vs SRH Head-to-head Stats
Mumbai Indians hold a superior head-to-head record over their SRH counterparts in IPL matches. In 22 meetings, the Mumbai Indians have secured 12 wins, including one off a Super Over, against the ‘Orange Army’. However, in their recent faceoff during the earlier stages of the ongoing IPL 2024 season, it was the SRH unit that prevailed by 31 runs in a high-scoring thriller at Hyderabad.
As of now, the Pat Cummins-led SRH team is placed at number four on the IPL 2024 points table. A win over Mumbai Indians at this stage of the tournament will put them on the right path in securing one of the four playoffs berth.
The Mumbai Indians fortunes, on the other hand, seems to be dwindling with each passing game. Quite recently, they lost to KKR at home to register their fourth successive defeat, and eighth of the season overall to bow out of the playoff’s contention race. With just three wins from 11 league fixtures, Hardik Pandya and co. are placed at the bottom of the 10-team IPL 2024 points table.
| Stats | Matches | Mumbai Indians Won | Sunrisers Hyderabad Won | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| IPL | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| IPL 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MI vs SRH Pitch Report
The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai tends to provide considerable assistance to batters, with something on offer for the fast bowlers as well. The average first innings total at the venue after hosting 114 IPL matches has emerged in the range of late 160s. Moreover, the same average rises to a staggering 186 when accounted for IPL 2024 fixtures. The teams batting first hold a slightly superior record at the venue in comparison to the chasing teams, which might prompt captains winning the toss to have a bat first.
Wankhede Stadium Ground Stats (IPL 2024)
Matches: 5
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won batting second: 2
Average first innings total: 186
Average second innings total: 172
Highest total recorded: 234/5 (20 overs) by Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
Lowest total recorded: 125/9 (20 overs) by Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Fantasy value from the pitch report
While the Wankhede Stadium at Mumbai has hosted a couple of high-scoring thrillers this IPL 2024 season, it was the fast bowlers who enjoyed a prolific evening in the latest match played at the venue. The likes of Nuwan Thushara, Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc found themselves amongst the key wicket-takers during Mumbai Indians’ recent home game against the KKR earlier this week.
Considering the IPL 2024 track record of the iconic Mumbai-based venue, the captains from both camps will be aiming to rely on their new-ball fast bowlers and will be aiming to lace their playing XI with a strong batting contingent.
MI vs SRH Fantasy Cricket Tips
Mumbai Indians Heavy Fantasy XI
- Tilak Varma and former captain Rohit Sharma are the only two batters to have scored over 300 runs this IPL 2024 season for the Mumbai Indians. While Varma is leading the run-scoring race for his team with 347 runs from 11 innings, the dashing opener has pounded 326 of them at an average of nearly 33. In case of selecting a Mumbai Indians-heavy fantasy XI, it is imperative to select either of the two or both batters for your team.
- Among the bowlers, Mumbai Indians veteran Jasprit Bumrah has snapped 17 wickets from just 11 innings at an impressive average of 16.11. Apart from being the leading wicket-taker for his franchise this season, Bumrah is also the current recipient of the coveted ‘Purple Cap’.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Heavy Fantasy XI
- SRH opener Travis Head (396 runs) and middle-order batter Heinrich Klaasen (337 runs) have tallied the most runs for the ‘Orange Army’ in IPL 2024. Apart from the two overseas stars, uncapped Indian player and opening batter Abhishek Sharma has also pounded over 300 runs at a staggering strike-rate of 208.60.
- In the bowling department, fast bowler T Natarajan has emerged as SRH’s biggest trump card with the ball this year. The left-arm speedster has struck 15 times this season, and his strike-rate of 12.80 even outweighs that of ‘Purple Cap’ holder Jasprit Bumrah. Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jaydev Unadkat have also delivered timely breakthroughs for the SRH in the last few weeks.
MI vs SRH Winner Prediction
The Sunrisers Hyderabad, under the leadership of Australian-based Pat Cummins, will be considered as favorites to overwhelm cellar-dwellers Mumbai Indians on May 6 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The visiting SRH unit is already one of the strongest contenders of the season to secure one of the four IPL 2024 playoffs berth.
MI vs SRH Top Player Picks
Tilak Varma (MI)
- IPL 2024 Stats: 347 runs in 11 matches
- Tilak Varma has listed three scores of 60 or more out of 11 IPL 2024 innings. The young left-handed batter has even outscored the likes of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to lead the run-scoring race for his team. Varma has tallied his runs at an average of 38.55 and with a strike-rate of 151.52.
Jasprit Bumrah (MI)
- IPL 2024 Stats: 17 wickets in 11 matches
- Jasprit Bumrah will enter the field against SRH off the back of a splendid three-wicket haul he took against KKR earlier this week. The legendary Indian speedster has claimed 17 wickets from 11 games so far this IPL 2024 season at a bowling average of 16.11.
Travis Head (SRH)
- IPL 2024 Stats: 396 runs in 9 matches
- Australian batting dynamite Travis Head has slapped three half-centuries and a ton in IPL 2024 to tally 396 runs from just nine innings. Remarkably, two of Head’s half-centuries of the season are also ranked among SRH’s three fastest fifties of all time. Moreover, the 41-ball 102 he scored against RCB earlier this season remains the fastest century recorded by any SRH batter in IPL.
T Natarajan (SRH)
- IPL 2024 Stats: 15 wickets in 8 matches
- T Natarajan has claimed at least one wicket in each of his eight IPL 2024 appearances for the SRH. He even collected match-winning figures of 4-19 in SRH’s high-scoring clash against Delhi Capitals at Delhi a couple of weeks ago. As of now, Natarajan is ranked third in the ‘Purple Cap’ race with 15 wickets from just eight innings to his name.
MI vs SRH Differential Picks
Gerald Coetzee celebrating one of his 13 wickets from IPL 2024 (BCCI)
Gerald Coetzee (MI)
- IPL 2024 Stats: 13 wickets in 10 matches
- Mumbai Indians’ South African-import Gerald Coetzee has yielded 13 wickets for his side from just 10 innings. Often bowling in tandem with senior teammate Jasprit Bumrah, the 23-year-old has left his own mark this season by making timely breakthroughs. At one stage of the tournament, the young Proteas star was among the top three bowlers in the ‘Purple Cap’ race.
Abhishek Sharma in action against Mumbai Indians earlier in IPL 2024 (BCCI)
Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
- IPL 2024 Stats: 315 runs in 10 matches
- Abhishek Sharma pounded a 23-ball 63 against Mumbai Indians earlier in the tournament, and also blasted a match-winning 12-ball 37 against CSK. The young batting prodigy has already blitzed his way to 315 runs in just 10 innings at a staggering strike-rate of over 208.
MI vs SRH Fantasy Expert Advice
Given the nature of the wicket and the form of the players, a 2-4-2-3 combination could work in this game.
MI vs SRH Fantasy Team for Head-to-Head/Small Leagues
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan
Batters: Travis Head, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Abdul Samad
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Ahmed
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Anshul Kamboj
Captain: Heinrich Klaasen
Vice-captain: Tilak Varma
Mumbai Indians: 6 Players; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 5 Players
MI vs SRH Fantasy Team for Winner Takes All/Grand Leagues
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan
Batters: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Tim David
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, T Natarajan, Pat Cummins
Captain: Travis Head
Vice-captain: Jasprit Bumrah
Mumbai Indians: 5 Players; Sunrisers Hyderabad: 6 Players
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