The SRH vs MI IPL 2024 match will be played in Hyderabad on Wednesday, March 27. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST and is the second game of the season for both teams. Both teams lost their respective first games of the campaign. MI lost to Gujarat Titans while SRH lost to KKR. Both teams lost the game chasing. While SRh failed to chase 209 and fell short by four runs, Mumbai Indians failed to chase 169 and fell short by six runs.
Both teams were well placed as the game headed into the final five overs. However, the bowling team managed to squeeze out the runs and took wickets at regular intervals. In the end, players from both sides held their nerve to win the contest.
MI is led by Hardik Pandya, while SRH is led by Pat Cummins. Both captains landed record deals with their respective franchises. However, Hardik Pandya’s captaincy was heavily criticized for some of the decisions he took.
He decided to open the bowling despite the presence of Jasprit Bumrah and Luke Wood in the XI. In the end, Bumrah bowled a magnificent spell of 3/13 off his four overs, while Pandya scored 30 off his three.
He then decided to bat further down the order and batted at number seven, promoting Tim David ahead of him in the line-up. The play did not work at all since it did not finish the work of his team. Mi continued its trend of losing the opening match since 2013.
SRH, on the other hand, has a problem of abundance when it comes to choosing their foreign players. Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen and Cummins himself were the four chosen in the last match. Players like Travis Head, Glenn Phillips and Fazalhaq Farooqi did not play in the last game. It will be interesting to see their combination in this game.
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SRH vs MI Weather Report Live Today and Pitch Report from Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad – IPL 2024, Match 8
Hyderabad Weather Report
The weather conditions for Thursday’s SRH vs MI IPL 2024 game will be hot and humid during the day. Temperatures will be around 40 degrees during the day with “mostly sunny and very warm weather according to Accuweather. In the afternoon temperatures will drop to around 28 degrees with clear weather conditions. Humidity will be around 40 percent and dew is expected to play a role. There is no threat of rain in the contest.
Tone Analysis
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch has been a conducive batting ground over the years. The land is large with decent dimensions. Batsmen must hit the ball well to hit boundaries. There have been 71 matches played in the IPL at the venue and 40 matches won by the chasing team. 231 posted by SRH against RCB in 2019 is the highest total at this venue while the lowest is 80 posted by DC against SRH.
Impact of weather on SRH vs MI IPL 2024 Match 8
The weather conditions will be quite hot and humid for the SRH vs MI game. There is no threat of rain but there is humidity. There will also be dew on the ground, which could make chasing here easier. There is no threat of rain, meaning we could have a full match. The game has all the makings of a high-scoring contest.
Conclusion
One of the two teams will achieve their first victory of the campaign after the end of this match. Both teams lost their road games at the start of the campaign. It will be interesting to see if Mumbai can win another away game after losing one.
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