Quinton de Kock will not be part of Mumbai Indians\u2019 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai. Hardik Pandya, speaking before the start of the game, confirmed that Ryan Rickelton will come into the playing XI in de Kock\u2019s place for the contest at the Wankhede Stadium.<\/p>\n
Pandya won the toss and chose to bat first under conditions he described as favourable\u2014breezy and a touch chilly\u2014with no expectation of dew becoming a deciding factor. He also addressed the reason behind the late reshuffle in the Mumbai top order, saying de Kock had taken a hit on his wrist during practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to bat first,\u201d Pandya said during the toss. \u201cLooks like a good, breezy day\u2026 slightly cold compared to generally. I don\u2019t think dew will be a factor. We\u2019re just going to bat and see how much we can score.\u201d He added that de Kock\u2019s absence followed a wrist injury picked up in training, while noting that the change affects the team\u2019s plans. \u201cMitchell (Santner) was unfortunate, and so was Quinny today. He just did something to his wrist. We have a couple of changes\u2026 Ryan comes in place of Quinny.\u201d<\/p>\n
De Kock\u2019s unavailability is a notable blow for Mumbai at the top, given the wicketkeeper-batter\u2019s experience and his ability to set the tone early. The injury, sustained during the nets, forced Mumbai to make a last-minute call ahead of the match.<\/p>\n
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (w), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar.<\/p>\n
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora (w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga.<\/p>\n
Mumbai Indians: Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Krish Bhagat, Raj Bawa.<\/p>\n
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Smaran Ravichandran, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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