MI vs SRH Predicted Playing 11: Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians will take on Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match No. 33 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Thursday. With both teams sitting in the bottom half of the table, the clash carries high stakes as the tournament moves toward its crucial middle phase.
Mumbai Indians are entering this contest after pulling off a dramatic 12-run win over Delhi Capitals. Their victory was sealed in the 19th over with a rare feat—three run-outs in the same over. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad come in with their confidence sky-high, thanks to a record-breaking run chase against Punjab Kings. Abhishek Sharma was the star, smashing 141 off just 55 balls to help SRH chase down 246, marking the second-highest successful chase in IPL history. His score is now the highest individual total by an Indian in the tournament.
Despite these wins, both teams have struggled for consistency. MI and SRH have won just two of their six games so far, sitting seventh and ninth respectively in the IPL 2025 standings. Mumbai holds a slight edge with a positive net run rate (+0.104), while Hyderabad lags with a -1.245 NRR—the second-worst in the tournament.
Both teams are expected to go in with unchanged line-ups, having found balance in their playing XIs.
Predicted Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Sub: Karn Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga
Impact Sub: Jaydev Unadkat
With both teams hungry for points, fans can expect a thrilling battle at Wankhede under the lights.