Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are currently facing each other in Match 41 of the IPL 2025 season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

During the coin toss ceremony, captains of both teams - Pat Cummins and Hardik Pandya - expressed their heartfelt solidarity with the families impacted by the heinous terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, MI skipper Hardik Pandya said: "Feels good (on the applause). I would like to firstly pass my condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack. We as a team and a franchise condemn any such attacks."

Talking about his playing XI and strategy, Pandya added: "We'll bowl first tonight. Looks like a good track, just one change for us - Vignesh comes in for Ashwani. We need to just execute our plans and take the game as simply as possible, plan properly."

On the other hand, Cummins confirmed a change in his lineup before addressing the Pahalgam tragedy.

"One change for us - Jaydev comes in, Shami goes out to the impact player list. (On playing on this surface) It is a cause for optimism, we know this surface and ground really well. We've played some really good cricket this year," Cummins said.

"(On the Pahalgam terror attack) It has been heartbreaking for us as well, our thoughts are with the victims and their families," he remarked.

Ahead of the start of the match, one minute of silence was also observed in the stadium to pay respect to the victims of Pahalgam terror attack.

As a mark of respect, all players, match officials, and even the on-air commentators sported black armbands, symbolising mourning and solidarity with those affected by the tragedy.

Furthermore, the board has also taken the decision to not showcase any display of fireworks, DJs, or cheerleaders for this particular fixture.