In the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 55 on Monday at the esteemed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians, led by Hardik Pandya, has had a terrible start to the IPL 2024 season. With just three wins in 11 games, the team is positioned last in the points standings.
On the other hand, with six victories in ten games, Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Pat Cummins, have had an incredible journey thus far. Right now, SRH are ranked fourth in the points table. With another win, SRH will move one step closer to the playoff stage.
MI vs SRH Pitch Report: Runs galore expected
Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is known for favouring batters. The pitch features short square boundaries, plenty of bounce, and pace to make strokeplay simple for the batters. It is expected that the pitch helps the fast bowlers in the first half of the game during the powerplay. It will allow them to take advantage of seam movement and take a few wickets. The pitch is unlikely to provide any assistance to the spinners.
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The game is usually anticipated to be highly scoring. In order for the batters to score runs, they must take advantage of the assistance the surface offers. This ground is all about the toss, and whichever team wins usually chooses to bowl first and chase in this wicket.
Wankhede Stadium IPL Stats
Wankhede Stadium | IPL Stats |
Total Matches | 114 |
Matches Won Batting First | 53 |
Matches Won Batting Second | 61 |
Highest Successful Chase | 201 |
Highest Score | 235 |
Lowest Score | 67 |