In the 41st match of IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets. Hardik Pandya had won the toss and decided to bat first, with Ryan Rickelton’s record century (123) Mumbai scored a huge score of 243 runs, but due to poor bowling, MI could not defend this big total. Hardik said after the match, “I had full confidence in our bowlers that they would defend this total. But we could not implement our plans properly.”

Hardik further said, “I don’t think dew played any special role, it was just that he played some good shots and we bowled bad balls. Today I really enjoyed playing on the field. 244 runs, I had confidence in my bowlers that they would defend this target, but we could not execute the plans properly. Except the last 3 balls, I enjoyed my bowling.”

We don’t have much option- Pandya

In Wednesday’s match, Mumbai Indians missed many wicket opportunities, although some were a bit difficult, but if they had been caught, the situation would have been different. Hardik said, “This season has been like that. You grab the opportunities but if you are not able to do so, you feel sad. In this edition, we do not have much options. I will not blame our bowlers. As a whole team, we have not been able to perform for which Mumbai Indians are known.”

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Hardik Pandya further said, “Our owners and support staff are very passionate. Hopefully we will find a solution.” On the crowd’s support, he said, “We haven’t given them much of a chance to support us, yet they have been fantastic and loyal. It also hurts when the opposing team comes and the crowd starts chanting their name.”

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This was the sixth defeat of Mumbai Indians in 8 matches. The team is at ninth position in the points table with 4 points and a net run rate of -0.784. Now if the team wins its remaining 6 matches then it will reach 16 points.

The halfway stage of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League has been crossed, many teams are close to reaching the playoffs while many teams are struggling. Mumbai Indians, one of the most successful teams in IPL history, is also in a difficult situation. Hardik Pandya and team have won only 2 out of 7 matches and lost 5. Today MI is facing SRH at Wankhede. Know how important it is for Mumbai to win this match from the playoff point of view.

Mumbai Indians have 4 points and the net run rate is -0.736. After losing 4 out of the last 5 matches, Mumbai has reached ninth place in the points table. Mumbai’s bowling has looked weak, although even the batsmen had a shameful performance in the last match. The entire team was reduced to 104 runs. If we want to win today then it is necessary for Mumbai bowlers to perform well, otherwise Abhishek Sharma is in good form, Travis Head can score big in any match. Ishaan has also looked in form, while Heinrich Klaasen is playing an important role as a finisher. In the last match, SRH chased the target of 229 runs.

MI vs SRH Head to Head

Mumbai Indians have not lost any match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede since 2023, MI have won all three matches. Talking about head to head, a total of 25 matches have been played between the two so far. SRH has won 10 times and MI 15 times.

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If MI loses, will it be out of the playoff race?

Mumbai Indians now have to play 7 more matches. Even if it wins all, it can reach maximum 18 points, with this the team will reach the playoffs. According to the equation being created now, to maintain the possibility of going to the playoffs, a team will have to reach at least 16 points, that is, Mumbai will have to win at least 6 out of 7 matches. This means that even after losing today’s match, Mumbai will not be out of the playoff race, but their difficulty will increase because then they will have to win every match.

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upcoming matches of mumbai indians

• April 29- vs SRH (Wankhede)
• May 2- vs CSK (Chennai)
• 4 May- vs LSG (Mumbai)
• 10 May- vs RCB (Raipur)
• May 14- vs PBKS (HPCA, Dharamshala)
• 20 May- vs KKR (Eden Gardens)
• 24 May- vs RR (Wankhede).

The 41st match of Indian Premier League Season 19 is today between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. This important match will be played on pitch number 8 of Wankhede Stadium, this is the same pitch where RCB had scored 240 runs. Mumbai had also scored more than 200 runs, but were 19 runs short of the target. Know how the pitch will be today, how the weather will be in Mumbai, probable playing 11 of both the teams, head to head and live streaming details.

Talking about the points table, Sunrisers Hyderabad is at fourth position. The team has won 5 out of 8 matches, in the last match the team chased a big score of 229 runs. Captain Pat Cummins has also returned, the team is in good shape. On the other hand, it has become difficult for Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya and team have won only 2 out of 7 matches. The team has lost 4 out of the last 5 matches, MI is at ninth position in the points table.

The biggest question in the minds of Mumbai Indians fans is whether Rohit Sharma will play, who is out of the playing 11 due to hamstring injury. There is a possibility that he can play today, if Mumbai bowls first then Rohit may not be in the playing 11, he can play as an impact player.

MI vs SRH Head to Head

• Total matches: 25
• Mumbai won: 15
• Hyderabad won: 10

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MI vs SRH match pitch report

If there will be grass on the pitch of today’s match at Wankhede, then the fast bowlers will get bounce. But batsmen can also take advantage of this, here if the ball hits the bat well then the batsmen can play their shots freely. As the match progresses, batting will become even easier, although there will be some help for the spinners here. But there is every possibility that a high scoring match will be seen. There will also be dew here, in such a situation the captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first.

MI’s probable playing 11

Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Shafran Rutherford, Naman Dheer, Mitchell Santner, Will Jacques, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwini Kumar.

Impact Player: Krish Bhagat.

SRH’s probable playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Pat Cummins (captain), Ishan Malinga, Saqib Hussain.

Impact Player: Praful Hinge

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Live broadcast details of MI vs SRH match

Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match will start at 7:30 pm. The toss will take place at 7 o’clock. The match will be telecast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.