Mumbai Indians are getting ready to face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their penultimate game of the season. The five time champs have just won 3 games from the 12 played so far. The men in blue and gold have had a season to forget so far after having lost 8 games in a row to begin the season. Mumbai also haven’t been helped with the fact that there have been a few injury concerns and a lot of players losing their form. One of the biggest losses for MI was that of star batsman Suryakumar Yadav
MI replace Suryakumar Yadav with a young fast bowler –
Surya Kumar Yadav has been one of the brightest spots for Mumbai Indians this season. The 31 year old has yet again shown his form with the bat and scored over 300 runs this season. Yadav got injured in the game against Gujarat Titans and was ruled out of the tournament. Now Mumbai have replaced the 31 year old with 28 year old Akash Madhwal who is a swing bowler from Uttarakhand. He has played 15 T20 games for his state side and picked 15 wickets.
SKY a doubt for the series against South Africa –
Mumbai Indians finish of their season with games against SRH and Delhi and then will be heading their ways. The eyes of the fans will be on the squad selection for the South Africa series which is to take place post the IPL. There is still questions over the fitness of SKY and there are doubts over his participation for the series. There is a good chance that he could be missing the series, with the time frame of his comeback from injury not yet specified.