Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra said Mumbai Indians are ticking the right boxes in the last few matches as they are coming up with a collective show. MI won their previous match comprehensively by nine wickets against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings.
The five-time champions have won their last three games and they are currently on a roll. The renowned commentator noted that Mumbai Indians’ only concern was Rohit Sharma’s form but it was resolved when the former skipper scored an unbeaten 76 runs off 45 balls in the last game.
“The SunRisers Hyderabad’s sun is setting, and the Mumbai Indians are flying. They annihilated Chennai in the last match. Rohit has also come in form. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma are in form, and Ryan Rickelton is looking good. Hardik Pandya has played some cameos in patches and picked up a five-wicket haul,” Chopra said on his YouTube Channel.
Chopra added that MI bowlers are also doing a decent job for the team.
“Trent Boult is doing alright. He is bowling in different stages of the game. Jasprit Bumrah is looking hot. This team is looking good. Now you cannot say this is a weakness or that is a problem. There was a concern that Rohit wasn’t scoring runs as an opener. When he too has scored runs, things become streamlined, and Mumbai are looking like that now,” he added.
The reputed commentator added that it could be an even contest if SRH manage to put a huge score on the board against MI.
“I want SRH to make an absolutely flat pitch where their batters make runs because Hyderabad aren’t able to perform if it’s not a flat pitch. It could be an equal contest if Hyderabad score a lot of runs, or else the scales are tilted towards Mumbai,” he said.
The former KKR player said SRH are unlikely to qualify for the playoffs after managing only two wins in seven games.
“Mumbai are the better side at this point in time. They have more bases covered, and the opposing team is struggling a lot. Let’s be honest, their season is virtually over. If they lose this match, that’s it. I feel the Orange Army is not going anywhere this time,” Chopra observed.
SRH will host MI at Hyderabad on Wednesday.
