SRH vs MI 19th Match Prediction

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

Without a doubt, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will enjoy the advantage of playing in the home conditions and in front of their home crowd. Historically, they've been difficult to beat at home which has largely been due to their terrific bowling attack, but now with their batting firing as well, they appear to be playing at another level.

They are currently leading the pack with three wins in four matches with an extraordinary net run-rate of 1.78. Much of their strong performance's credit goes to their opening pair of Jonny Bairstow and David Warner. In the four completed matches, they have put on three century-plus stands and one fifty-plus stand and on no occasion have they lost a wicket inside the powerplay. Their strong start at the top has allowed the likes of Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, and Mohammad Nabi to come in and get on with the business right away.

Although the orange army's bowling is not as good as it was back in 2018, it is still doing decently enough nonetheless. Bhuvneshwar Kumar looked like coming back into the rhythm after having a few colorless outings. Sandeep Sharma and Siddharth Kaul play a perfect second-fiddle to him and with a wide array of bowling options available to bowl at any stage of the game in Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Vijay Shankar, their bowling appears to be covering all dimensions.

Kane Williamson is still uncertain to play in the upcoming encounter and if he is fit, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be in a sweet problem to pick the perfect combination, as far as their overseas contingent is concerned. All in all, the Sunrisers have a pretty good lineup on paper and they're producing results on the field as well. They will certainly be a tough contender in the upcoming home match.

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians dropped Mitchell McClenaghan and picked up Jason Behrendorff and even though it was not a like-for-like replacement, it did produce results. With Behrendorff back, Mumbai Indians' bowling attack does gets stronger, but the absence of the experienced Lasith Malinga could hurt them.

One thing which has been prominent in Mumbai Indians' lineup over the years is the presence of all-rounders who are capable to change the game at any moment. This time they enjoy the services of Pandya brothers who both turned the last game into their favor after the Indians found themselves in a spot of bother. Hardik Pandya first provided their innings first with the much-needed and then bowled beautifully in the middle overs to rock Chennai Super Kings.

Even though Pollard didn't end up scoring too many runs, his brief cameo at the backend of the innings was more than useful. The only concern for the Mumbai Indians will be the fact their skipper is yet to convert a start into a big innings. However, with in-form Quinton de Kock scoring briskly at the top, he can afford to take his time and accelerate after getting set.

All in all, Mumbai Indians may be languishing in the bottom half of the table, but that doesn't really tell the complete picture. They are just a win away from making into the top-four which they'll be looking to get at Uppal. They have a batting lineup that goes deep and with match-winners available right through in their lineup, they are capable to turn any game around at any stage.