Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mumbai Indians have brought in Vignesh Puthur in place of Ashwani Kumar, while home team skipper Pat Cummins too made one change to his playing XI by bringing in Jaydev Unadkat in place of Mohammed Shami, who is among their impact substitutes.
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