SRH vs MI Toss Update, IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians Playing 11, Captain's Quotes, Pitch Report

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SRH vs MI Toss, Playing 11 Update for IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on April 23, 2025 (Wednesday).

Hardik Pandya said at the toss: Feels good (on the applause). I would like to firstly pass my condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack. We as a team and a franchise condemn any such attacks. We'll bowl first tonight. Looks like a good track, just one change for us - Vignesh comes in for Ashwani. We need to just execute our plans and take the game as simply as possible, plan properly.

SRH skipper Pat Cummins said: One change for us - Jaydev comes in, Shami goes out to the impact player list. (On playing on this surface) It is a cause for optimism, we know this surface and ground really well. We've played some really good cricket this year. (On the Pahalgam terror attack) It has been heartbreaking for us as well, our thoughts are with the victims and their families.

SRH vs MI Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur.

SRH vs MI- Pitch Report

The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium has emerged as a high-scoring venue this IPL season, favoring aggressive batting with totals regularly breaching the 200-run mark. While the surface provides a fair contest for both departments, chasing has become the preferred option due to the influence of dew in the latter stages of the game. A recent example saw Hyderabad overhaul a massive target of 245 in under 19 overs, underlining just how important it is for bowlers to adapt quickly to the pitch and conditions.