After winning two consecutive games, the victorious Punjab Kings team will face Sunrisers Hyderabad, who hasn’t won any of the first two games. PBKS, with their top-order domination, has been able to put up a huge score in the first two games. Especially the skipper S Dhawan is in terrific form with a 40 and 86 in those games.
On the other hand, SRH hasn’t found their equation well enough to win a game. The Hyderabadi-based franchise team has won only one out last 9 IPL games they played. So this game will be an important one for them to shift their momentum themselves.
Match Details
Date: 08/04/2023
Time: 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, Hyderabad
Pitch Report
Good batting wicket. But also aids fast bowling, especially when the ball is new.
What to Expect?
A high-scoring game since the average score in this venue is almost 180. With the death-overs specialists like Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Farooqi on their side, SRH seems to have the upper hand here.
Probable Playing XIs
SRH Possible XI:
H Klaasen(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(C), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, B Kumar, Umran Malik.
PBKS Possible XI:
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis
Fantasy Picks for the SRH vs PBKS Match
Captain: S Dhawan
S Dhawan has been so special in IPL in the last few years. He has been consistent, and he is also following the same trade in this edition.
Vice captain: A Singh
A Singh’s left-arm angle might make it difficult for the SRH openers. Also, his death-over bowling creates more wicket-taking options.
Batsmen : S Dhawan, R Tripathi
R Tripathi’s little struggled cameo of 34(41) made SRH post at least 121 in the last game. He was in the middle for a long time, which would have awakened his muscle memory.
All rounders : A Markram, S Curran, S Raza
A Markram’s first ball dismissal in the last game won’t define his form. We will still pick him up.
S Curran, the key player of Punjab, is a must add to our team.
