HYDERABAD, Apr 17:
Plagued by injuries and poor form, hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to quickly get their act together to bounce back from the twin defeats when they clash with defending champions Mumbai Indians in an IPL T20 match here tomorrow.
The Hyderabad team has been left to deal with the injuries to its crucial players, including Yuvraj Singh, Kane Williamson and Ashish Nehra and lost both their matches against Royal Challenger Bangalore (by 45 runs) and Kolkata Knight Riders (by 8 wickets).
In the absence of the injured players, the poor form of its opener Shikhar Dhawan has been a matter of concern to the SRH, but Eoin Morgan’s 43-ball 51-run innings in yesterday’s match against Kolkata will come as a big relief for the hosts.
Naman Ojha also fought hard against KKR with a useful 37 runs and the wicket-keeper batsman will look to step up the gas tomorrow.
Much would depend on Captain David Warner, Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Morgan and new acquisition Deepak Hooda and Ojha who are expected to put a competitive total on the board to make it difficult for the rivals.
Though it missed the services of the seasoned Nehra, Sunrisers have some competent bowlers in Bhuvneshwar Kumar, young Mustafizur Rahman, Karn Sharma, Abhimanyu Mithun and Barinder Sran, who will look to deliver the goods tomorrow.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have won only one of the three matches they played so far and a win is crucial for the side to put its campaign back on track. (PTI)
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