Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 17th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

SRH will be hoping that their top order, which hasn't been at its best yet, to deliver. With David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson, they have plenty of firepower at the top of the order to capitalise on the short boundaries. And all they need is a solid performance from them to put pressure on MI. SRH will also be pondering over the combination, with concerns over the availability of Vijay Shankar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

On paper, MI look the most complete team and SRH the weakest of the lot. But stranger things are expected on the field, writes Aayush Puthran in his preview.

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With a line-up that boasts of Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan coming out even before the bigger hitters like Kieron Pollard and the Pandya brothers, their next game should be a finger-licking prospect for the defending champions. Yet, Kishan is wary of getting carried away by the temptation against Sunrisers Hyderabad and impresses on the need for caution.

Between the auction in December 2019 and now, Warner has repeatedly fielded questions about the absence of an experienced Indian player to support SRH's top-heavy squad. On Friday, Priyam Garg gave the people behind the scenes at SRH a reason to feel vindicated, and Warner the opportunity to say, 'I told you so'.