This weekend, Mumbai Indians will be wary of their stubborn opposition Sunrisers Hyderabad, the latter of whom can boast of a very formidable squad. Beginning the season in dire form, MI have risen from their ruins to grab some important victories. Their shocking resurgence can be attributed to the brilliance of Kieran Pollard. Partnering with Ishan Kishan, Pollard pushed MI so close to a win, before being upstaged in the super-over against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In his last two games, he helped his side with over 80 runs in the last five overs, as he proved to be the game-changer in both clashes. Last time out against KXIP, he combined really well with Hardik Pandya, smashing 30 off 11 deliveries.
As for the Spurs, now they have a good unbeaten run this season, which already has seven official matches in a row. True, the level of opponents was rather weak during this period, with the exception of Chelsea, who managed to get through in the League Cup only in a penalty shootout (regulation time ended 1:1). Also in this tournament, the London club passed “Leighton”, which due to failure to appear for the match was credited with a technical defeat. In the Europa League qualification Tottenham confidently beat Lokomotiv Plovdiv (2:1), Skandia (3:1) and Maccabi Haifa (7:2). In the championship, Jose Mourinho’s charges proved to be an unstable team. They lost to Everton 0-1 at home, ended a draw with Newcastle on the road (1-1) and also defeated Southampton (5-2) away. Following the results of three rounds, Tottenham are in eighth position, having four points in their assets. In general, under the leadership of Mourinho, Spurs do not play in the best way on the fields of their opponents. In 11 previous away matches in the Premier League, they managed to win only three times. Gareth Bale and Carlos Vinicius Morais will definitely not be able to play in this match. Doubtful is presence of Song Heung Min and Giovanni Lo Celso.
