IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians win the toss against Sunrisers Hyderabad; choose to bowl first

The 8th match of the IPL 2024 season is playing between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in Bengaluru on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. However, Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to field.

Mumbai Indians’ Performance

Despite being a five-time champion, Mumbai Indians had a shaky start to the season. In their previous match against Gujarat Titans, they faltered despite being in a promising position, failing to chase down the required runs. Notable performances by Jasprit Bumrah, Dewald Brevis, and Rohit Sharma highlighted areas of strength for the team, but their inability to finish the game raised concerns.

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Sunrisers’ Performance

Sunrisers Hyderabad, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, showcased promise in their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Heinrich Klaasen’s notable innings provided hope, but the lack of support from other batters underscored the team’s need for consistency. A tough spell against Kolkata Knight Riders overshadowed Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s initial success with the ball for Sunrisers. As a seasoned campaigner, Kumar would be eager to bounce back and lead the bowling attack effectively.

IPL 2024: SRH vs MI, Match 8: Who said what at the toss?

Pat Cummins: Looks like a good wicket. Not too upset. It’s a tough tournament, the crowd and conditions will help. A couple of changes. Head comes in for Jansen. Natarajan has a niggle, Unadkat comes in. We got a great squad, the 11 or 12 players playing tonight got to give their everything.

Hardik Pandya: We are going to bowl first. Looks like a good track, we were solid in the last game. Didn’t plan properly, that cost us the game. 13 games to go, we need to keep doing the right things. We are positive and looking forward to the challenge. Just trying to spend time with all the players. Getting to know them better. One change, Luke misses out, Maphaka comes in.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat

Sunrisers Hyderabad Subs: Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Upendra Yadav

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Gerald Coetzee, Shams Mulani, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Kwena Maphaka

Mumbai Indians Subs: Dewald Brevis, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera