New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad take on the Punjab Kings for the last home fixture at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Hyderabad has already qualified for the playoffs courtesy of a washout on May 19th. However, the Sunrisers will be looking to have two shots for the finals of IPL 2024. To realise their dream, the Orange Army needs to secure a win against Punjab while also hoping for a win from KKR against RR which is scheduled for later in the evening.
Sunrisers have brought the house down this year with their ferocious batting and a remarkable batting display. The hosts, however, haven’t had any onfield action for a while now and were on a 7-day break. Pat Cummins and Co. will be looking to put on an inspiring performance to continue their winning chariot.
Weather update
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Pitch status and head-to-head
Hyderabad has been a batting paradise and a bowler’s hell throughout the season. Naturally, this match also looks poised to fall in line with the same norm. However, as torrential rain has hit the southern part of India, fans can expect some curtailment in this match as well.
When it comes to head-to-head, SRH is miles ahead of PBKS in terms of wins. SRH has won the contest 15 times, whereas PBKS have won just 7 times. Moreover, Sunrisers have won their last two matches against Punjab including the away match at Mullanpur.
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Go @sunrisers #SRHvsPBKS 🔥💥 pic.twitter.com/Dh4zOLVmz7— kaushik (@BeingUk7) May 19, 2024
Probable XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The home side does not have any injury concerns so far and will look to field a full team for the last home game.
Probable playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.
IP: T Natarajan
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Punjab Kings
Punjab is in all sorts of trouble with a lot of key players missing. Sam Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza and Chris Woakes are all unavailable for the match against SRH. Furthermore, due to the unavailability of Sam Curran and Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma has been appointed as the standby captain for Punjab.
Probable playing XI: Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Atharva Taide, Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar.
IP: Arshdeep Singh