SRH vs MI Pitch Report Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad - Match 8 IPL 2024

SRH vs MI Match Preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians will battle it out in the 8th match of the IPL 2024. The match is scheduled to be held at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 27th March 2024.

SRH is currently at 7th spot on the points table. They lost the first match against KKR by just 4 runs while chasing 209. SRH will be looking forward to winning the first match at the home ground and getting the first 2 points on the table.

MI is also looking for the first win of the season as they lost their campaign opener against GT. MI has a new captain Hardik Pandya replacing the 5-time champion Rohit Sharma. MI has a good head to head record against SRH.

Let’s take a look at the pitch report as SRH and MI are set to face each other in Hyderabad.

SRH vs MI Pitch Report Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi stadium offers some help for both batters and bowlers. The average innings score is around 175 and the par score will be more than 195. The bowl comes on to the bat nicely which allows some good hitting.

Fast bowlers can try to pick wickets with perfect line and length in the initial stages of the game. Spinners can try to chip in as the pitch deteriorates.

The team batting second has won 40 out of 71 IPL matches while remaining 31 were won by the team batting second. The record is almost equal but we predict the toss winner to choose to bat first as according to last season’s stats, the team batting first has won 4 out of 7 matches and last 2 fixtures of this venue were won by the chasing team.

SRH vs MI Weather Report IPL 2024

The weather forecast shows a warm and clear day in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The temperature will be around 31°C dropping down to around 29°C towards the end of the match. Humidity is expected to be on the lower levels of 45-29%.

About Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is situated in Hyderabad and serves as the home ground of Sunrisers Hyderabad team and Hyderabad Cricket Association. It was opened in 2004 and has a seating capacity of around 38,000 spectators. It is named after former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.

This is a relatively new stadium as compared to other international stadiums in India.

The stadium has two ends - Pavilion End and North End. When Indian veteran batsman VVS Laxman retired from international Cricket, The North End was named after him