Defending champions Mumbai Indians will see them win their title over the line against a lowly SRH in the last game of the league stage. Mumbai, a team that has won the trophy five times, has clearly disappointed with them in fifth place, even as we speak. They still need an outright win against Hyderabad to qualify. There is no doubt that they will play with their best team going forward.
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Probable XI (Mumbai): Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jayant Yadav, James Neesham, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Meanwhile, with SRH thrashing RCB in a last-over thriller, it is even more worrying for Mumbai as they would have liked to play them at their worst. Moreover, SRH now want to end the season on a high and would definitely like to take Mumbai out of the tournament.
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Probable XI (SRH): Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Siddharth Kaul
But, Kolkata Knight Riders, with a net run rate of +0.294, are fourth with 12 points from 13 matches and will play Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah on Thursday evening. KKR’s win against RR will take them to 14 points and further improve their net run rate. In that scenario, it could be very difficult for MI to qualify for the play-offs even if they beat SRH as the difference in their NRR with KKR is not small. Asked if playing a team like SRH is an advantage on the final day, MI skipper Rohit Sharma said, “All the eight teams are capable of beating each other. But the good thing is that KKR plays before us, so we will know what to do. If KKR loses, a win will be enough for MI to seal a fourth play-off spot as they have 14 points after that.
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