SRH have enough firepower to beat MI: Brian Lara

West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has said that Sunrisers Hyderabad have enough firepower in the tank to go past defending champions Mumbai Indians when both teams face each other in the last league match of the IPL 2020 in Sharjah on Tuesday.

MI have already secured the top spot and Lara feels that it might help David Warner-led SRH in catching them off guard in their must-win game.

'Yeah, definitely. They (SRH) found themselves in this position and that’s from good playing in their recent games. So, I expect them to actually be up for the challenge,' said Lara on Star Sports show Cricket Live.

Lara also mentioned that Mumbai Indians might rest some of their frontline players as they are already assured of a top of the table finish.

'Mumbai Indians may be easing off, rest a few players which will favour SRH, but I think they have got to be ready for this quarter-final and for the rest of the tournament. If they win, they are in and I think they have got what it takes to do so,' he added.

Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals have already qualified for the playoff.

Sunrisers Hyderabad need to beat Mumbai Indians today to secure their position in the playoffs as the fourth team. If SRH win, they will lock horns with RCB in the Eliminator on Friday while a defeat will see RCB facing KKR on the same day.