Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to quell the Mumbai Indians momentum, when the two sides lock horns at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Wednesday in an IPL 2013 match.
Mumbai Indians have been in terrific form off late, winning three straight matches, which has seen them close the gap on the leaders. They currently lie in fourth, with the same record of six wins in nine matches as Rajasthan Royals.
A win against the Sunrisers can take them to second, leapfrogging RCB, who have won six in ten games.
The Sunrisers are not doing too badly either, with five wins in nine, but the new franchise will be keen to arrest a two-game losing streak.
Mumbai Indians pulled off impressive wins over RCB and Kings XI in their own backyard in the last couple of games, and that has largely been down to some great hitting towards the end of the innings and some good bowling up front from the likes of Mitchell Johnson and Lasith Malinga, with the former impressing in his first season in the IPL.
"This being my first IPL season, the excitement and enjoyment that I am getting out of it has been great," Johnson told IPL's official website. "Shane Watson always talked it up and I often chat with him about how it is like to play in the IPL.
"Now to get the opportunity and that too in Mumbai, which has the best of conditions for a pacer, has been brilliant."
Johnson and Malinga have combined well at the top of the innings, and the Australian said he is really enjoying bowling the Sri Lankan pace bowler.
"I first bowled with him at the 2012 CLT20 but we didn't get much time together then," he added. "So, bowling with him in this IPL has been really exciting for me.
"He's one of the best T20 bowlers going around, using his yorkers and slower ones. It's actually been very good playing with him and not worrying about him bowling to me.
"We have been able to learn from each other and give advice to each other. I was excited at the prospect of bowling with him when I got signed up by MI. We have been bowling really well as a pair and hopefully we can continue throughout the tournament."
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