🏏IPL 2025,Match 33: MI vs SRH, Wankhede Stadium, 7.30 PM🏏 - Page 5

Pitch report | Murali Kartik and Michael Clarke: Square boundaries are 60 meters and 67 meters, straight boundary is 73 meters. The pitch was watered this morning and looks damp. If you poke it with a pen, it goes in easily which suggests there's still some underlying moisture. It's a good-looking pitch to be honest. Yes there's a little bit of moisture. Beautiful coverage of grass. I'm expecting it to play consistently, the bounce will be consistent. There might be spin from one end which is dry.

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Pitch report | Murali Kartik and Michael Clarke: Square boundaries are 60 meters and 67 meters, straight boundary is 73 meters. The pitch was watered this morning and looks damp. If you poke it with a pen, it goes in easily which suggests there's still some underlying moisture. It's a good-looking pitch to be honest. Yes there's a little bit of moisture. Beautiful coverage of grass. I'm expecting it to play consistently, the bounce will be consistent. There might be spin from one end which is dry. I imagine both teams will want to chase. I think it's a good wicket, I think it's going to be good for quicks with the new ball, a little bit of spin and good for batting.

Matt says there wasn't a new cap in the MI huddle, so Will Jacks likely keeps his spot ahead of Corbin Bosch. We'll have the team news soon enough, though.

Mojo Jojo: "Cricket is a funny game. For all this talk about 300, SRH is going to bat first and score low and MI is going to chase is it with 13 balls to spare! Wrote a similar unpublished comment last night and got a super over. Let's see what happens today! "

Mustafa Moudi: "Fun Fact: On this Day exactly 4 years ago, Both these sides faced each other in a low scoring match that MI Won. Interestingly, Ishan Kishan was playing for MI in that 2021 clash while tonight he will be playing against them !!" Yup, Sudarshanan has playfully dubbed this the Ishan Kishan derby. Interestingly, Mujeeb Ur Rahman has gone the other way. He was plying his trade for SRH that season, and is now a part of the Mumbai Indians squad.

Hardik with an exaggerated toss of the coin, using both hands. And it helps him win it! Mumbai Indians to bowl first. Hardik says the decision has a lot to do with the dew.

MI won the toss - will bowl first.

Same team.

Pat Cummins: That's fine. It looks a pretty good wicket. Same side. I think Abhi is still looking at the highlights.

Pat Cummins: That's fine. It looks a pretty good wicket. Same side. I think Abhi is still looking at the highlights (*laughs*). But we had a nice break, couple of practice sessions and here we are, five days go like that. I don't think so (reverse swing playing a big part), certain venues.. Hyderabad because it is dry and it will be even tough (to get reverse) as we go along in the tournament as the dew comes in.

Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have opted to field

Hardik Pandya: We are going to bowl first. I think it is a lot to do with the dew, last night there was dew and always at the Wankhede it is better to bat second. Same side. Everyone knew we had to give it all and that made us close. That's (changing the batting order) depending on the situation we will do that, we back all the batters in our team. He (Bumrah) is fine. We don't need to worry about Jasprit Bumrah, if he's not fit he wouldn't have been here.

Sharmaji vs Sharma ji was cute