SRH vs MI: Why Mohammed Shami Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

The 41st match of IPL 2025 is being played between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. However, fans were surprised when Sunrisers Hyderabad announced their playing XI without Mohammed Shami.

Shami’s absence from the main team sparked questions on social media. But there’s no injury or fitness concern. Mohammed Shami has been named in the Impact Substitutes list by SRH and is likely to be brought in during the second innings when the team comes out to bowl.

This strategy is being used more frequently in IPL 2025, where teams hold back their top bowlers for the second half depending on the situation. SRH might be saving Shami for crucial breakthroughs in the chase.

Toss Update:

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Vignesh Puthur

Impact Players:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mohammed Shami, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz