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 the rivalry history of 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.
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
Travis Head has scored just 1 run from 4 balls against Arshdeep Singh. He got out 2 times and didn’t hit any boundaries. This is a top battle for this match as Head generally holds a better record against most of his opponents but Arshdeep has done the opposite.
Shreyas Iyer has made 12 runs from 21 balls against Mohammed Shami. He got out once and hit only 1 four. Most of his balls were dot balls. This shows that Shami overcame Iyer in the head-to-head battle but it was in 2022 they faced each other which is outdated data. Iyer must have faced Shami a lot in the nets, practising for the Indian Cricket Team.
Ishan Kishan has scored 55 runs from 32 balls against Yuzvendra Chahal. He got out 3 times and hit 3 fours and 4 sixes. Although Ishan has a better strike-rate against Chahal, he has thrown his wickets a few times making this battle a more intense one.
Travis Head is a left handed batter and opener for Sunrisers Hyderabad, known for his aggressive playing style in IPL. He was one of the most destructive batters in the last edition of IPL. This year he has yet to score a big innings and this could be the match for him to do the same. SRH needs a win in this game and that can come through Travis Head’s bat.
Alongside Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma is also a opener for SRH and is very much capable of doing the same amount of damage Head is capable of. Sharma is having a season to forget so far, having not been able to score runs for his team. Abhishek is due to score a big knock in this match.
Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings’ captain started the season on a high with brilliant 97* and a match winning half century against Lucknow Super Giants in the second match. But since then, Iyer is looking out of touch scoring just 5 runs in the next two games. He will be important in this game for PBKS on a batting friendly wicket.
Arshdeep Singh is the only bowler in our list of top players of both teams in this match even after a belter of a wicket in Hyderabad with no help for the bowlers. Arshdeep Singh has a great record against Travis Head, dismissing him twice. He will also bowl in the death adding more advantage to him.
Nitish Kumar Reddy will be a good budget pick for this match. In the last few games SRH’s batting order has not been reliable, increasing the chances of more exposure on Nitish Reddy’s batting capability.
Priyansh Arya is in great form this season having already scored 158 runs in four matches including a record breaking hundred against Chennai Super Kings. He scored 103 off just 42 balls with seven fours and 9 sixes. He will be a great budget pick in this game.
Praveen Dubey and Sachin Baby are expected to be part of the Impact Players list for the Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans match, which means they may not be in the starting playing 11. There’s a high chance they won’t feature in the actual match, it’s best to avoid picking them in your Dream11 team to reduce the risk of losing points.
Keeper: Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan
Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Travis Head, Priyansh Arya
All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson
Keeper: Ishan Kishan
Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Travis Head, Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounders: Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Zeeshan Ansari, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson
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