Score Or Get Dropped! Why SRH's Ishan Kishan Finds Himself In Do-Or-Die Situation Vs MI

Why MI Game is important for Ishan Kishan [Source: AP Photo]

The 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will feature the home team, Mumbai Indians up against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium. The match will have two batting powerhouses going against each other as these two heavyweights have always had fierce battles with each other.

While the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head hold utmost importance for their team. there is a pocket dynamo named Ishan Kishan who is equally important in the context of the game. The batter slammed a century in the first match against RR and since then has produced flop shows. It has been 5 matches since he has scored runs and if he fails again, there could be doomsdays for him. Here are two key reasons why the MI Vs SRH match is key for him.

Poor form since the hundred Vs RR

Since the scintillating hundred he slammed against the Rajasthan Royals in the opening match, Kishan has blown cold as there hasn't been a significant match-winning score for SRH. With scores of 0, 2, 2, 17, 9*, Kishan has failed in the next 5 innings and this has been a concern for the SRH number 3.

(Kishan stats in IPL 2025)

Barring the hundred in the first match, he has only accumulated 30 runs in the next 5 innings and has looked a pale shadow of himself. This has been a major concern for SRH and if he fails yet again Vs MI, then he could be in the firing line and could potentially be dropped.

Batter waiting in line

If he fails against Mumbai Indians on Thursday, SRH already have Smaran Ravichandran waiting in the wings. He generally plays at number 4 for his domestic side and has a strike-rate of 170 in T20s.

If Kishan fails to deliver Vs MI, the SRH side could be tempted to exclude him and bring in the new batter in the setup.

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