For the first time in this Indian Premier League, the only two Bangladeshi players will face off against each other when Mustafizur Rahman’s Mumbai Indians take on Shakib Al Hasan’s Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Previewing the match on his own YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra assessed both the teams, stating that while the Sunrisers’ strength is in their bowling with Shakib Al Hasan and co. in form, Mumbai have become slightly weaker due to the unavailability of Pat Cummins.

"If we talk about the strengths, then Sunrisers Hyderabad have a wonderful bowling unit. Billy Stanlake, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar... there are four bowlers here that cover 16 overs. After that, four overs from Siddharth Kaul or, if necessary, they can use Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan. Their bowling is their strength.

"There is no Pat Cummins available. He is not coming back, he is gone. Since he is gone, the bowling looks a tad lighter with Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell McClenaghan and Jasprit Bumrah.”

The match will take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The pitch, as was seen in the last game, assists both the batsmen and the bowlers. Since both of these teams have a fantastic all-round team, this match promises to be a blockbuster encounter between the champions of 2016 and 2017 IPL.