MI vs SRH: Will Suryakumar Yadav play for Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024 Match 8

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MI vs SRH: Mumbai Indians (MI) felt the absence of Suryakumar Yadav in their IPL 2024 opener against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, March 24. Chasing a 169-run target, Mumbai Indians were cruising at 107/2 in 12 overs.

However, a wicket in the form of Rohit Sharma on the first ball of the 13th over saw an epic middle-order collapse. The five-time champions were restricted to 162/9 in 20 overs, losing the match by six runs.

Will Suryakumar Yadav play against SRH? The answer again is 'No'. The 33-year-old is still recovering from his ankle injury and will be missing the MI vs SRH IPL 2024 Match 8 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday, March 27.

The swashbuckling batter suffered the injury during the third T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg. He scored a match-winning hundred to level the series 1-1, but injured his ankle in the same match.

Thereafter, the 33-year-old has undergone two surgeries - one for an ankle, and the other for sports hernia. He missed the home T20I series against Afghanistan in January due to the same injury.

Suryakumar Yadav Injury Update

Suryakumar Yadav was last seen celebrating Holi with his wife Devisha Shetty. "HAPPY HOLI," Suryakumar Yadav captioned the picture on Monday, March 25. The right-hand batter is still rehabilitating, and working hard to get back in action. However, he is set to miss the second match for Mumbai Indians as well.

Why is Suryakumar Yadav not playing today?

Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher also did not give a clear picture on Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the IPL 2024. He informed that the BCCI was monitoring Suryakumar Yadav who is expected to play a key role for India in the T20 World Cup 2024.

"Surya at the moment is on the guidance of the Indian cricket team as well," Boucher said at the pre-season press conference in Mumbai on Monday.

"Just waiting for updates on that. I don't like to micromanage. We've got a world class medical team that's in control of all of that. Yes, in the past, we have had a few fitness issues. We are always going to be in that sort of domain of having fitness issues as other teams are as well.

"Every time I look at my WhatsApp's there's reports of other teams also losing players. We trust our medical team that they're doing the right things. Look, if we lose one or two from fitness perspective, it is what it is. That's important and we just have to keep on the right track and sharp on replacements."

Suryakumar Yadav missed out on the two warm-up matches Mumbai played before travelling to Mumbai to play in their IPL 2024 opener against Gujarat at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, March 24.

Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai's leading run-scorer in IPL 2024, posted a 'broken heart' emoji in his Instagram Story just before the start of the IPL 2024 on Friday, March 22. He is currently at the NCA in Bengaluru, hustling hard to get back in action. "Kaam chalu hasi doston. Milte hain jaldo," his Instagram post from the NCA read on March 14.