SRH's 3 highest run-scorers vs MI

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Mumbai Indians (MI) in match number 69 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, May 21. While SRH are out of contention for a place in the playoffs, having won only four of their 13 matches, they can still have a say in the qualification battle.

If Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians in the first match of the doubleheader on Sunday, they will not only register a consolation win but also knock MI out of the race for the playoffs. Five-time champions Mumbai are currently on 14 points from 13 games. Even if Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) go down to Gujarat Titans (GT) in the last league game, MI’s inferior net run rate of -0.128 will put them out of contention.

Speaking of the SRH vs MI clash, the two teams have taken on each other 20 times in the IPL, with Mumbai having a slender 11-9 lead in the head-to-head numbers. There have been some fine individual performances from both teams in Mumbai-Hyderabad contests.

On that note, we look at SRH's three highest run-scorers vs MI.

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#3 Manish Pandey (215 runs)

Manish Pandey batting for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Pic: BCCI)

Manish Pandey is at number three on the list. He played eight matches for SRH against MI, scoring 215 runs at an impressive average of 43 and a strike rate of 139.61.

The right-handed batter registered two half-centuries while representing SunRises Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians.

Pandey’s highest knock for SRH against MI came during the IPL 2019 edition when he hammered 71* off 47 balls at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. SRH were chasing 163 and Pandey’s excellent knock, which featured eight fours and two sixes, helped Hyderabad tie the game.

The right-handed batter’s valiant effort went in vain, though, as Mumbai Indians won the Super Over.

Pandey’s second fifty for SRH against MI came during the 2021 edition. In a match played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, Hyderabad were set to chase a massive 236 for victory.

Mumbai won the game by 42 runs, but Pandey, captaining the team, scored 69* off 41 as Hyderabad responded with a respectable 193/8.

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#2 Shikhar Dhawan (436 runs)

Shikhar Dhawan had a fruitful stint with Hyderabad. (Pic: BCCI)

Current Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan is second on the list of leading run-getters for SRH against Mumbai.

He represented the Hyderabad franchise in 12 matches against MI, scoring 436 runs at an average of 48.44 and a strike rate of 132.92. The veteran left-hander notched up four fifties for Hyderabad against Mumbai.

Dhawan’s highest score while representing SunRisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians came during the 2016 edition. In a match played at Visakhapatnam, he smacked an unbeaten 82 off 57 balls. The impressive knock featured 10 fours and a six and Hyderabad posted 177/3 and then bundled out Mumbai for 92.

The veteran opener also hammered 73* off 55 balls at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad during IPL 2013 as SRH beat MI by seven wickets, chasing down a target of 130 in 18 overs.

When the teams met again in Mumbai, Dhawan contributed 59 off 41, but Hyderabad lost this game by seven wickets.

Dhawan played another good knock against Mumbai during the 2017 edition, scoring 62* off 46 balls in Hyderabad. SRH were set to chase 139 for victory, and Dhawan guided the team home with a fluent knock that featured four fours and two sixes.

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#1 David Warner (524 runs)

Some of David Warner’s finest IPL knocks came in the Orange jersey. (Pic: BCCI)

It’s no surprise that former skipper David Warner has scored the most runs for Hyderabad against Mumbai.

The Australian batter, who captained Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2023, scored 524 runs in 12 matches for SRH against MI. His runs came at an average of 58.22 and a strike rate of 139.73.

Warner cracked five fifties for Hyderabad against Mumbai, with his best of 90* coming in the 2016 edition in Hyderabad. SRH were chasing 143 and Warner led the way with the bat, smacking seven fours and four sixes in a seven-wicket triumph.

During the 2014 edition, the left-handed scored 65 off 41 in a match in Dubai. Hyderabad put up 172/5 and won the game by 15 runs. When the teams met again in Hyderabad, Warner scored 55* off 31, but MI won this game by seven wickets.

In IPL 2020, Warner scored 60 off 44 in a match played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The knock, however, went in vain as SRH lost by 34 runs in a chase of 209.

When the teams met again, at the same venue, the southpaw clobbered 85* off 58 as Hyderabad thumped Mumbai by 10 wickets.