Match 9 of IPL 2021 will be played on April 17 at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both the teams have played 2 matches so far in this season of IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad lost both of their matches while chasing. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians won their last game after a defeat in the first game.
Mumbai Indians (MI) have played two matches so far in this season of IPL in the same venue. After losing the first match to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the team made a strong comeback by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders, defending a low score of 142 runs, credits to the outstanding bowling performance from their leg-spinner Rahul Chahar. In his spell of 4 overs, he took 4 wickets for 27 runs and was the Player of the Match for his game-changer spell.
Surya Kumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma were the only batsman who played responsible innings for MI in the second match. Opener Quinton de Kock playing the first match of the season got out cheaply, both big hitters Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya failed to contribute with bat in both of MI matches. Pacers Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah are looking good with the ball in both the played matches.
The playing XI is likely to remain the same as they would not like to break the winning combination.
On that note let’s look at the Predicted Playing XI of MI for match 9 against SRH
Rohit Sharma (C), Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Quinton De Kock, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Rahul Chahar, Marco Jensen.