IPL 2021: MI elect to bat against SRH

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will need to outclass bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last league match. The Sunrisers, who are already out of reckoning for a play-offs berth, will look to finish the tournament on a high.

Abu Dhabi: Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in an Indian Premier League match.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will need to outclass bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last league match. The Sunrisers, who are already out of reckoning for a play-offs berth, will look to finish the tournament on a high.

Piyush Chawla will make his Mumbai Indians debut.

At the toss, MI captain Rohit Sharma said, "We are going to bat first, no choice (smiles). The numbers are pretty scary, but we are going to give it all. Let's hope we can come out and do what we love to do. It's important to enjoy the game as well. It's been an on and off season for us. This is a great opportunity for us to do something that's never been done before. Our batters have't come collectively and performed as a team in the UAE leg. But these guys have done exceedingly well for respective teams. Just can happen. Two changes. Getting Krunal back."

On the other hand, SRH captain Manish Pandey said, "My first game as IPL captain. Last minute call. Kane had a niggle on his elbow, Bhuvi has a niggle too. We would have batted first too. We will look to bowl first and look to give Bombay little chance. I know they are going to come all guns blazing but we are ready.

Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jason Roy, Abhishek Sharma, Manish Pandey(c), Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Umran Malik, Siddarth Kaul.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Trent Boult.