Punjab Kings have three wins in the last five matches while Sunrisers Hyderabad have just one win in their last five games of the season. This is a season to forget so far for the Sunrisers Hyderabad as they have lost four matches in a row. Punjab Kings, in contrast, have won three games out of their last five games.
In a total of 23 Head-to-Head matches played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, SRH have been the more dominant side, winning 16 matches out of 23 played between these two teams. Last year both teams played two games against each other where Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings in both matches.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are having a tough time this season. They started well but then lost many matches. The players are not scoring enough runs making it a hard task for the bowlers to defend the title. Sunrisers are losing matches ona regular basis which has lower their confidence as well. Pat Cummins is the captain and he is trying his best to help the team win. But even his all efforts are going wasted with an overall poor performance from SRH other players. SRH need to play better if they want to move up the table. They will try hard in the next matches to get more wins.
Punjab Kings are looking very strong this season. They have won three games out of their last four games and are playing as a collective team. The captain Shreyas Iyer is leading well and helping everyone play their best. Punjab Kings are giving youngsters like Priyansh Arya and Prabsimran Singh opportunities which is paying off for them. Singh finished the chase in one match while Arya did his career best in the last game against Chennai Super Kings. Their bowlers are also doing a good job by taking wickets and stopping runs. PBKS want to win more matches and go to the playoffs this year.
Hyderabad's pitch slightly favors teams batting second, but overall it's good for scoring. The average first innings score is about 165. The weather will be hot and mostly dry with very little chance of rain and moderate humidity.
In Scenario 1, Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss and choose to bat first. They are expected to score around 210-220 runs, starting with a powerplay score of 55-65. In this case, Sunrisers Hyderabad are predicted to win.
In Scenario 2, if Punjab Kings win the toss and also opt to bat first. They are projected to put up a total of 210-220 runs with a strong powerplay of 50-60. In this scenario, Punjab Kings are expected to win.
In both cases, the batting first team is predicted to win the match.
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins(c), Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami
Impact Players: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder
Injury Update: None
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Players: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijaykumar
Injury Updates: None
Abhishek Sharma is expected to score the most runs in this match between Hyderabad and Punjab. He is a Punjab local player and would like to score runs in this rivalry. Abhishek Sharma is also eager to do well this season and he have had a disappointing season so far with the bat. However he can score runs today in this match. Sharma has scored a total of 173 runs against Punjab Kings with an average of 34.60 and a highest score of 66 runs.
Arshdeep Singh is a left arm pacer who plays for Punjab Kings in IPL is expected to do well in this match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Singh has good numbers against SRH batting unit. Singh has dismissed Travis Head twice in the last season in just 14 balls. He will be bowling in the death, making him a more vital player pick for this match. Arshdeep Singh has a strike-rate of 16.40, picking up 14 wickets in 10 matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
It is expected to be a batting dominated match with enough power hitters in both teams. This match can see a 200+ score from both the teams. However it will be hard for the chasing team to chase the target. Both teams have struggled in the chasing in the season so far making it clear that the team batting first will win this match.
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