The halfway stage of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League has been crossed, many teams are close to reaching the playoffs while many teams are struggling. Mumbai Indians, one of the most successful teams in IPL history, is also in a difficult situation. Hardik Pandya and team have won only 2 out of 7 matches and lost 5. Today MI is facing SRH at Wankhede. Know how important it is for Mumbai to win this match from the playoff point of view.
Mumbai Indians have 4 points and the net run rate is -0.736. After losing 4 out of the last 5 matches, Mumbai has reached ninth place in the points table. Mumbai’s bowling has looked weak, although even the batsmen had a shameful performance in the last match. The entire team was reduced to 104 runs. If we want to win today then it is necessary for Mumbai bowlers to perform well, otherwise Abhishek Sharma is in good form, Travis Head can score big in any match. Ishaan has also looked in form, while Heinrich Klaasen is playing an important role as a finisher. In the last match, SRH chased the target of 229 runs.
MI vs SRH Head to Head
Since 2023, Mumbai Indians have not lost any match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede, MI have won all three matches. Talking about head to head, a total of 25 matches have been played between the two so far. SRH has won 10 times and MI 15 times.
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If MI loses, will it be out of the playoff race?
Mumbai Indians now have to play 7 more matches. Even if it wins all, it can reach maximum 18 points, with this the team will reach the playoffs. According to the equation being created now, to maintain the possibility of going to the playoffs, a team will have to reach at least 16 points, that is, Mumbai will have to win at least 6 out of 7 matches. This means that even after losing today’s match, Mumbai will not be out of the playoff race, but their difficulty will increase because then they will have to win every match.
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upcoming matches of mumbai indians
- April 29- vs SRH (Wankhede)
- May 2- vs CSK (Chennai)
- 4 May- vs LSG (Mumbai)
- May 10- vs RCB (Raipur)
- May 14- vs PBKS (HPCA, Dharamshala)
- 20 May- vs KKR (Eden Gardens)
- 24 May- vs RR (Wankhede).
