IPL 2021 Playoff Race – KKR or MI? Kolkata Knight Riders almost through, can Mumbai Indians bounce back? Defending champions Mumbai Indians will need a miracle when they play Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi today at 7.30PM. KKR already has one leg in Playoff. Rohit Sharma & Co can at the most equal them on points with a victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad tonight. What they need is much more. Check all that 5 times champion MI needs for Mission Impossible? Follow SRH vs MI LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
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SRH vs MI LIVE – IPL 2021: Can Mumbai Indians still qualify for playoffs, go past KKR’s NRR? Check playoff scenario for Mission Impossible
- A win does not guarantee MI a playoff spot, with KKR’s net run-rate significantly ahead of them. MI’s current NRR is -0.048 as compared to KKR’s +0.480.
- Rohit Sharma need to win the toss and bat first against Kane Williamson’s SRH
- Mumbai Indians needs to bat first and need to put the biggest total in the history of IPL
- If MI chases against Sunrisers, they cannot qualify for the playoffs. As a result, playoff results could be decided straightaway at the toss.
- Rohit Sharma & Co will have to win by around 171 runs after scoring 200 or more to get past KKR’s NRR.
- No one has ever defeated any team by such a big margin in the history of IPL. MI’s best is defeating DC by 146 runs in 2017.
- Pitches in UAE are not known for 200+ scores due to slow tracks.
- MI had earlier failed to make it to the playoffs in IPL 2018.
IPL 2021 Playoff Race: KKR emerge firm favourites to enter knockouts, MI faces impossible task
IPL 2021 Teams Points Table
| No. | Teams | Played | Won | Lost | N/R | Points | NRR | |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | +0.526 | |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | -0.159 | |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | +0.587 | |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | -0.001 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -0.048 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | -0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | -0.422 |
IPL 2021 Greatest win margin (by runs)
| Margin | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 Runs | MI | DC | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 6 May 2017 |
| 144 Runs | RCB | GL | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 14 May 2016 |
| 140 Runs | KKR | RCB | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 18 April 2008 |
| 138 Runs | RCB | PBKS | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 6 May 2015 |
| 130 Runs | RCB | PWI | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 23 April 2013 |
SRH vs MI LIVE Head-to-Head- Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad are almost equal on the paper when it comes to head-to-head contests. The duo has locked horns in 17 matches with MI emerging victorious on 9 occasions. SRH have registered 8 victories but the Orange army looked off-colour in the entire IPL 2021. MI will have to ensure SRH registers the lowest IPL score ever if they want to stay in the fray for an impossible achievement.
Stats attack
- Kane Williamson has the worst record against MI. He has managed just 43 runs at an average of 8.6 in five innings.
- Ishan Kishan is yet to fell prey to SRH star Rashid Khan despite facing his 45 balls.
- MI needs to achieve ‘Mission Impossible’ but strike rate of top batters vs SRH is a big concern (since 2018 )— SuryaKumar Yadav—112, Rohit Sharma—106, Ishan Kishan – 95 and Hardik Pandya—105.
- Trent Boult has failed to provide breakthroughs in the last 5 matches.
- SRH will look to use Bhuvneshwar Kumar to see the back of Kieron Pollard. The pacer has dismissed Pollard for 4 times in 11 innings.
- Rashid Khan has dismissed out-of-form Hardik Pandya twice for just 33 deliveries.
SRH vs MI LIVE, IPL 2021: Can Mumbai Indians still qualify for playoffs, go past KKR’s NRR? Check playoff scenario for Mission Impossible
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