Match Preview Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) , who are currently on the 9th position in the points table, in the 41st match of IPL 2025. The match is set to take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on 23rd April. Sunrisers Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered a one-sided defeat against Mumbai Indians (MI) just a few days ago at the Wankhede Stadium. Now, they face MI once again—this time at their own home ground in Hyderabad. SRH currently sit at 9th place on the points table, with only 2 wins from 7 matches. A win here is absolutely crucial for them; another loss could make their path to the playoffs extremely difficult. Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians are riding high on momentum after three consecutive wins. Their dominant victory over CSK—chasing 177 with 9 wickets in hand—has boosted both their confidence and net run rate. Rohit Sharma led the charge with an unbeaten 76, supported by Suryakumar Yadav’s quickfire 68. Now sitting at 6th on the points table, MI head to Hyderabad eyeing another step closer to playoff qualification. Match Details SRH vs MI Match Details Venue Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Date and Time 23 April 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast Details Star Sports Live Streaming Details JioHotstar (app and website) Pitch Report The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has always been a good batting track, offering some assistance to spinners. SRH made 286/6 in their season opener at this venue. The average first-innings score at this venue is 187, while teams chasing have won 43 out of 78 matches. Head-to-Head Record H2H Records - SRH vs MI in IPL Total Matches 24 Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad 10 Won by Mumbai Indians 13 Tied 1 (MI won in super over) No Result 0 Probable Playing XI Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Eshan Malinga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari. (Impact Subs: Jaydev Unadkat, Rahun Chahar, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide, Wiaan Mulder) Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult. (Impact Subs: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur, Ashwani Kumar) Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last 5 IPL matches at this venue, the toss-winning teams had decided to bat on 2 occasions whereas the teams have decided to bowl on 3 occassions. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch Out of 80 IPL matches played at this venue, the batting first teams have registered 35 wins to their name while the fielding first sides have registered 44 victories So, chasing at this ground would be a good option as the pitch gets easier for the batsman in the 2nd innings. It will be fair to say that fielding first teams have more advantage as compared to batting first. Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 MI Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Mumbai Indians Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Mumbai Indians (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 65-70 SRH Total: 200-220 Match Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad Who will win the match between SRH vs MI? The Head-to-Head stats between the two teams are in favour of MI. But, looking at the current form of both the teams , it will be fair to say that MI can emerge victorious in this first game.