Mumbai Indians (MI) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face off in match 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Wednesday (Mar 27). Both teams are winless after facing narrow defeats in their first matches and will be looking to get some points on the table. SRH lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their first match by just four runs in a high-scoring thriller, while MI lost to Gujarat Titans by six runs.

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Playing under new captains, both SRH and MI would be itching to leave the loss behind and get their campaigns on track. The hot contests to watch out for in the match are SRH skipper and bowler Pat Cummins going up against MI’s Rohit Sharma, as well as MI bowler Jasprit Bumrah pitching to SRH hitter Heinrich Klassen.

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While Bumrah produced a magical spell of 3/14 in four overs in MI’s first match, Klassen almost took his team home in the chase of 209 by scoring 29-ball 63. As for Cummins, who ended with the figures of 1/32 in the first match, stopping Rohit is going to be the key at the top. Notably, Rohit had provided a good start to MI in their first match, scoring 29-ball 43 in a chase of 169.

Other key players likely to grab the limelight are SRH’s Aiden Markram, who scored a poor 13-ball 18 in the opening match against KKR but boasts a good record in the T20 format. Markram most recently led his side to consecutive titles in SA 20 but hasn’t been able to perform well for SRH so far.

As for MI, skipper Hardik Pandya will again be in focus for his captaincy and performance. Notably, Pandya faced a bit of criticism for tactical errors in the first match against Gujarat. Another challenge for MI is the availability of star batter Suryakumar Yadav who is still recovering from surgery.

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