A moment of silence was observed for the victims of the Pahalgam attacks ahead of match 41 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by the players of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) as well as the match officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The IPL match between SRH and MI will also not feature cheerleaders and fireworks. Let's all stand for peace and humanity. A minute's silence was observed in Hyderabad to pay respect to the victims of Pahalgam terror attack. All the players, support staff, commentators & match officials are wearing black armbands for tonight's game. #TATAIPL | #SRHvMI pic.twitter.com/PIVOrIyexY — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2025 ALSO READ | Why Are SRH And MI Players Wearing Black Armbands In Today’s IPL 2025 Clash? Hardik Pandya and Pat Cummins also condemmed the attack. ? Toss ? @mipaltan elected to field against @SunRisers. #MI captain Hardik Pandya and #SRH captain Pat Cummins condemn the gruesome Pahalgam terror attack and pay homage to the victims. #TATAIPL | #SRHvMI pic.twitter.com/qfgPeWpmIF — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 23, 2025 As for the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field first against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Hyderabad made one change as Mohammad Shami misses out and Jaydev Unadkat come in. For MI, Vignesh Puthur came in for Ashwani Kumar. ALSO READ | Why Is Mohammed Shami Not In Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Playing XI For IPL 2025 Match Against Mumbai Indians? Sunrisers Hyderabad Pat Cummins said, “One change for us – Shami goes out. It is a cause for optimism, we know this surface and ground really well. We’ve played some really good cricket this year. It has been heartbreaking for us as well, our thoughts are with the victims and their families.” After a poor start to the season, Mumbai Indians have roared back into form having won three straight games on the trot. With a spot in the playoffs on the lines in the coming weeks, the visitors will hope to continue their momentum. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said, “Feels good (on the applause). I would like to pass my condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack. We’ll bowl first. Looks like a good track, just one change for us – Vignesh comes in for Ashwani. We need to just execute our plans and take the game as simply as possible, plan properly.” (With inputs from Agencies)