SRH vs PBKS, DY Patil Stadium. Sunrisers Hyderabad is looking back on track with three back-to-back wins. Williamson needs to remember that Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram are still their best batters to open with. Punjab Kings is at the fifth position in the points table, if PBKS wins, they will reach the fourth position. In fact, any of the PBKS or SRH wins, will enter the top four.
Williamson is taking too much control over the batting lineup. Abhishek Sharma is not the best batter to open with and Williamson himself is better suited for number 3 and 4 positions. Let the Tripathi and Markram open, at least once this season. The bowling department is doing great with Malik and Natarajan bamboozling the batters. Bhuvneshwar Kumar needs to strike early in the powerplay to remove Dhawan and Agarwal or both of them will score big totals.
A stunning fifty by the skipper Agarwal in the last game marked the return of his form. He should be careful against Bhuvi and Jansen. Arshdeep and Arora will be crucial in the powerplay for PBKS. Apart from the openers, all the other batters of PBKS have one strategy: hit the ball hard, no matter what. This was good enough for a couple of games previously, but will not be as effective against the bowling lineup like SRH. Malik can strike on all the big hitters with the raw pace and get their wickets easily.
At DY Patil Stadium:
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| SRH | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| PBKS | 2 | 1 | 1 |
SRH vs PBKS H2H:
| Batting 1st Won | Batting 2nd Won | |
| SRH | 8 | 4 |
| PBKS | 4 | 2 |
H2H Player Stats:
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| S Dhawan (vs SRH overall) | 8 | 8 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27.25 | 119.13 |
| R Tripathi | 8 | 8 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22.00 | 114.29 |
| K Williamson | 7 | 7 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39.75 | 140.71 |
| M Agarwal | 7 | 7 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21.14 | 121.31 |
| L Livingstone | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.00 | 150.00 |
| S Khan | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.00 | 129.41 |
| A Sharma | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.00 | 188.89 |
| A Samad | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.33 | 114.29 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| B Kumar | 13 | 13 | 20 | 7.16 |
| K Rabada | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9.20 |
| S Sharma | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8.75 |
| A Singh | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7.74 |
| R Chahar | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.65 |
| A Sharma | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8.33 |
| T Natarajan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 |
| W Sundar | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7.83 |
| S Gopal | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9.40 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 stats)
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| A Sharma | 3 | 3 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43.33 | 139.78 |
| S Dhawan | 6 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.33 | 106.98 |
| N Pooran | 3 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.00 | 165.91 |
| B Rajapaksa | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.00 | 195.45 |
| M Agarwal | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.00 | 133.33 |
| S Khan | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 120.00 |
| A Markram | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 109.09 |
| L Livingstone | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 | 190.00 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| T Natarajan | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7.50 |
| W Sundar | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5.73 |
| B Kumar | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7.47 |
| R Shepherd | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.50 |
| M Jansen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.13 |
| R Chahar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 |
| A Markram | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.50 |
| U Malik | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10.70 |
Probable Playing 11:
PBKS: S Dhawan, M Agarwal (C), J Bairstow, L Livingstone, J Sharma (WK), S Khan, O Smith, K Rabada, R Chahar, A Singh, V Arora
W Sundar is not available. S Gopal, A Samad, and J Suchith are ideal replacements.
SRH: R Tripathi, A Markram, K Williamson (C), N Pooran (WK), S Singh, A Sharma, M Jansen, B Kumar, S Gopal/J Suchith, T Natarajan, U Malik
Fantasy Picks:
WK – J Sharma, N Pooran
Batters – R Tripathi, A Markram, S Dhawan, K Williamson, J Bairstow
AR – L Livingstone
Bowlers – T Natarajan, K Rabada, U Malik/B Kumar
Punt picks – A Sharma, B Kumar, J Sharma, R Chahar
Common C/VC – K Williamson, S Dhawan, K Rabada, L Livingstone
Punt C/VC – J Bairstow, T Natarajan, R Tripathi, B Kumar
Players vs Players:
SRH Batters vs PBKS Bowlers:
K Williamson:
vs Rabada – 2W
R Tripathi:
vs R Chahar – 1W
vs S Sharma – 1W
N Pooran:
vs Rabada – 2W
vs S Sharma – 1W
vs Livingstone – 1W
A Markram:
vs R Chahar – 1W
A Sharma:
vs R Chahar – 1W
PBKS Batters vs SRH Bowlers:
S Dhawan:
vs B Kumar – 1W
vs Gopal – 2W
vs Tyagi – 1W
M Agarwal:
vs B Kumar – 1W
L Livingstone:
vs Shepherd – 2W
J Bairstow:
vs B Kumar – 1W
vs Gopal – 1W
vs Sundar – 1W
vs Tyagi – 1W
S Khan:
vs Gopal – 2W
vs Suchith – 1W
Interesting Records:
- Shikhar Dhawan needs just 19 runs to complete 6000 runs in the IPL history.
- Markram and Pooran will be playing against their previous IPL team.
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