Ind-T20 League 

Match 55- Preview, Match Details, Pitch & Weather Report, Probable XIs, Fantasy Picks

Preview

Even though for the first time ever in the history of Indian T20 league two matches will happen simultaneously, the entire nation however will keep an eye on one team only. Mumbai’s chances of qualifying for the playoffs looks pale but you can never write them off!

In order to qualify, the men in blue needs to win at least by a margin of 171 runs after putting up more than 200 on board. While if Hyderabad decides to bat first, Mumbai’s dream will be shattered then and there as they won’t be able to meet the necessary run-rate while chasing.

Mumbai’s elimination will give a breath of fresh hope for all the other teams competing for the title. The defending champions are not only the most successful franchise in the history but once they qualify for the playoffs, it becomes really hard to beat them. Like how any other champion sides are!

Hyderabad are on a different stage altogether this season. Most of the times, they finish in that fourth spot and qualify but things didn’t go well for them this time. Warner was first removed from his captaincy role and then was entirely dropped from the side. This raised a lot of eyebrows as the fans think that Warner deserves a spot in the team and the team management is currently humiliating their most successful player.

Many feels that Warner has played his last game for the Orange Army and won’t be retained for the next season. So, the question arises whether Warner will be given a final chance before the management decides to let him go! Irrespective of that, Hyderabad needs to sort their middle order out. In order to put a smile on their fans face after a dreadful season, Hyderabad would want to end the season with the win. However, if in order to that, the middle order needs to show that they can win games for the team.

Match Details

Match: HYD vs MUM, 51st Match, Indian T20 League 2021

Date: Friday, October 08, 2021

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Pitch & Weather Report

The pitches once again will favour the slow bowlers and the spinners. Bowling first will be an ideal thing to do in Abu Dhabi.

The average temperature at Abu Dhabi will be around 32 degree Celsius with humidity around 71%.

HYD vs MUM Squads

HYD: Jason Roy, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik, Shreevats Goswami, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammad Nabi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Shahbaz Nadeem, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Virat Singh, David Warner, Basil Thampi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

MUM: Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Anukul Roy, Arjun Tendulkar, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Marco Jansen, Yudhvir Singh, Adam Milne, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult    

HYD vs Mum Probable XIs 

HYD:  Jason Roy/David Warner, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Umran Malik

MUM: Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Match Prediction

Well, in a crunch game like this, you can’t really bet against Mumbai. Mumbai will qualify or not is the talk of the town. Thus, a win is something that’s expected from the defending champions. However, Hyderabad can pull a trick or two, specially when Rashid Khan got his mojo back!

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