Sunrisers Hyderabad has the strongest bowling attack in all the IPL franchises. There already strong bowling line-up got the further boost as their lethal weapon Mustafizur Rahman made himself available for the upcoming match against Mumbai Indians. He is known for his brilliant variations and deadly yorkers as with the help of them he picked 17 wickets in 16 matches in the last season of IPL.
Confirming about his comeback, SRH's coach Tom Moody said, "He (Mustafizur Rahman) is available and is arriving this evening. Who he'll replace might be decided tomorrow. But, yeah, he's in our consideration for the final eleven."
The Bangladesh Cricket Board didn't release Mustafizur earlier as they wanted to keep him fresh for the Champions Trophy in June. However, the MI's batsmen also need to prepare their plans against SRH's young leg-spinner Rashid Khan as he is the leading wicket-taker in this season so far.
On the match eve, Coach Moody warned the MI batsmen as he said, "The batsmen have got to hit him first, don't they, for the size of the ground to come into contention. He, like any spinner, is going to be challenged on smaller grounds. But, traditionally, the surface here offers something for spin bowling...it bounces a bit and also turns a bit."
He further elaborated, "So, he'll relish the conditions. The other advantage is if you're a spin bowler like Rashid - who can spin it both ways with the ability to disguise - it makes it doubly difficult for any batsman. Rashid has a very good wrong 'un and he's also got a good leggie; he bowls at generally a lot quicker pace than most leg-spinners, which is suited to the Indian wickets."
Talking about the batting prowess of Yuvraj Singh, who smashed a fifty in the tournament opener, Moody said he is being more relaxed now. SRH coach concluded, "Obviously, Yuvraj missed the first half of the tournament (IPL 2016) due to an ankle injury. When he joined us, I noticed a sense of contentment with himself and with his game. He felt relaxed; he is just enjoying his cricket and I think that's the most important thing."
