IPL 2024, MI vs SRH, Match 55: 3 Key player battles to watch out for

MI and SRH are set to lock horns in the 55th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024. Both teams will play this match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today. The SRH will be looking ahead to strengthen their position in the top 4 spots of the points table of the tournament.

There will be a few key players in the focus to watch out for, including some key player battles between the batters and bowlers.

Here we’ll look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the MI vs SRH:

Rohit Sharma vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar

The former MI skipper and the batting stalwart, Rohit Sharma and the veteran SRH pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar have played against each other across various seasons in the Indian Premier League. Except for 2018 and 2020, Rohit and Bhuvneshwar faced each other every season from 2012 to the current season.

Rohit has scored 81 runs off 61 balls against Bhuvneshwar Kumar from IPL 2012 to IPL 2024 and the latter has dismissed Rohit for only 1 time. Besides that, Rohit has also hit 8 fours and 4 sixes against Bhuvi. So, it will be an interesting battle to watch out for between the two experienced veterans.

Tilak Varma vs T Natarajan

Tilak Varma and T Natarajan haven’t faced each other in the Indian Premier League. Both the stars have been in sensational form for their respective teams in the ongoing IPL 2024. The star MI batter Tilak Varma is currently the leading run-scorer for MI, scoring 347 runs in the 11 innings, with an average of 38.55 and a strike rate of 151.52, hitting 3 half-centuries.

On the other hand, the experienced SRH pacer T Natarajan is the leading wicket-taker for SRH in IPL 2024, scalping 15 wickets in 8 innings, with an economy rate of 8.96 and a strike rate of 12.80, with a best performance of 4/19. The player battler between Varma and Natarajan will be a sight to watch out for the fans in this MI vs SRH game.

Travis Head vs Jasprit Bumrah

Travis Head and Jasprit Bumrah have faced each other in three seasons, IPL 2016, IPL 2017, and IPL 2024. The Aussie batter has scored 12 runs off 10 balls with 3 dots and only one boundary. So, it can be said that the stars haven’t faced each other in the IPL.

Speaking of the current form, Travis Head is the leading run-scorer for SRH in the ongoing IPL 2024, with 396 runs in 9 innings, with an average of 44.00, hitting a century and 3 half-centuries. The veteran MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the leading wicket-taker for MI in the current season, with 17 wickets in 11 innings, a best performance of 5/21 and an amazing economy rate of 6.25.