1. Overview
SRH and PBKS, two teams with opposite streaks, will be facing off each other on Sunday Evening. Punjab Kings have won both their matches and would be looking for their 3rd straight win. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, have lost both their matches and still searching for their first win in their 3rd game.
2. Team Previews
Head-to-Head Record: 20 Matches, SRH: 13 Wins and PBKS: 7 Wins
Sunrisers Hyderabad: With 2 Losses in 2 matches, SRH would be desperately looking for a win. The side that believes in the notion of fielding overseas skipper, named their 3rd captain in the third season after Warner and Williamson but seems things aren’t getting better for them as of now. With a batting lineup consisting of Agarwal, Tripathi, Markram and Brook, they aren’t exactly performing according to their strength on paper as they could score only 131 and 121 in their first 2 outings.
Punjab Kings: Under their new skipper Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab Kings has done well as they have won their first 2 matches, though by small margin. Their aggressive batting approach is working well for them. Prabhsimran Singh has exceeded all expectations at the top and he is being well supported by his captain Shikhar Dhawan. With the ball, Arshdeep is performing exactly as he is expected to. Overall, they have very less things to worry about despite playing without Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone. Though, they would like to have a better Impact Player than Rishi Dhawan.
3. Probable Teams
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh (WK), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (C), Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Adil Rashid. (Impact Player: Fazalhaq Farooqi)
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh (Impact Player: Rishi Dhawan)
4. Interesting Facts
Both the Captains – Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) and Aiden Markram (SRH) have represented their opposition in the past
PBKS’s win in their last match against RR ,was their 100 Win in IPL, excluding their wins in Super Overs
Arshdeep Singh (45) is 5 Wickets away from completing 50 IPL Wickets
Aiden Markram (99) needs one more maximum to complete 100 T20 Sixes. Also, he needs one Boundary to complete 250 T20 Boundaries
5. Weather and Pitch Report
The temperature is expected to be in the vicinity of 25-32. The pitch will be balanced where Batting would be slightly difficult against spinners. Par Score should be anything in the range of 150-160. Toss winning side will be keen on chasing with dew helping the sides batting second.
6. Match Details
Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 9th April 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
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