Indian T20 League 2021: Match 9 MUM vs HYD – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

The eighth game of the Indian T20 League between Mumbai and Hyderabad will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 17th April 2021.

The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app and website.

Preview 

Hyderabad have started their campaign in the worst way possible. They have lost their two matches in Chennai, at times being deceived by the surface more than the opposition. On the same surface, they will now have to take on the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai. The five-time champions have started their season with a win and a loss. 

They are coming into this match after beating Kolkata by 10 runs in quite a dramatic fashion. Mumbai came back from behind in that match to produce a remarkable win. With that confidence, they would be looking to take on a slightly off-the-track Hyderabad team. 

In head-to-head clashes, Hyderabad still holds merit having beaten Mumbai eight times. Mumbai too has won eight matches against Hyderabad. The pitch will once again play a few tricks. Batting against the old ball has been a nightmare for the batsmen here and the team which can dominate this aspect is most likely to win the contest as well. 

Probable Playing XIs for MUM vs HYD

Mumbai:

Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Hyderabad:

Predicted XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem

Captaincy picks for MUM vs HYD

Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai)

The kind of form Suryakumar Yadav has been in, you surely should not miss out on him in the XI. In the last match, while other batsmen struggled, it seemed that Yadav had brought a separate pitch with him. He scored 56 from 36 balls in that match and had previously scored a 23-ball 31 in the first match against Bangalore.

David Warner (Hyderabad)

David Warner likes batting against certain opponents. Mumbai is one of them, and with Warner’s consistency in the past, he can be backed to get a good score in this match. He scored an attractive fifty in the previous match, similar to what Yadav had done against Kolkata. His contribution and the way he bats, will decide Hyderabad’s chance of winning this match. 

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

David Warner (C), Rohit Sharma

3-Player Team

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rashid Khan, Jason Holder

4-Player Team

Jonny Bairstow (C), Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Manish Pandey

11-Player Team

Ishan Kishan, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), David Warner (c), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision