After slumping to two back-to-back loss away from home, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will seek home advantage when they return to their castle to face Kings XI Punjab in the second-leg. Meanwhile, the Kings XI Punjab are also coming into this game on the back of two defeats on the bounce away from home and will look to end their losing run.
Sunrisers are coming into this game after twin losses against Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk by 6 wickets followed by a loss against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh by 7 wickets. Kings XI Punjab’s back-to-back losses came against Delhi Capitals at the Kotla by 5 wickets and against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous game at the Chinnaswamy by 17 runs.
The last meeting between the Sunrisers and Kings XI took place at the PCA Stadium in Mohali which saw the home side Kings XI claiming a 6 wickets win courtesy KL Rahul’s unbeaten knock of 71 from 53 deliveries.
Talking about the head-to-head battles between these two sides, in 13 encounters Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 9 whereas Kings XI Punjab have on four.
Here in this article, we have come up with some Grand League Teams depending on the current scenarios and match situations to help you win big with minimal investments.
SRH vs KXIP, Indian Premier League
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
29th April 2019, 08:00 PM IST
It has been a good track for the batsmen as scoring runs at a good pace is generally easy here. Pacers get good carry from the wicket and the new ball is expected to move as well.
Total Matches: 62
Average first innings score: 158
Average second innings score: 146
Highest total recorded: 231/2 (20 Ov) by SRH vs RCB
Lowest total recorded: 80/10 (19.1 Ov) by DC vs SRH
Highest score chased: 217/7 (19.5 Ov) by RR vs DCG
Lowest score defended: 129/8 (20 Ov) by MI vs RPS
SRH: L, W, W, L, L
KXIP: L, L, W, L, L
Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (c), Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Varun Chakravarthy, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller, Darshan Nalkande, Nicholas Pooran, Simran Singh, Moises Henriques, Chris Gayle, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye, Sam Curran, Agnivesh Ayachi, Ankit Rajpoot, Mandeep Singh.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Martin Guptill, Jonny Bairstow, Sandeep Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, David Warner, Shreevats Goswami, K Khaleel Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Siddarth Kaul, T Natarajan, Manish Pandey, Billy Stanlake, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma.
Kings XI Punjab: Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, David Miller/Sam Curran, Hardus Viljoen, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lokesh Rahul, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot/Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Nicholas Pooran.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, Siddarth Kaul, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, K Khaleel Ahmed, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda/Yusuf Pathan.
#1: Batting strength of both teams
Both teams have ample firepower in their respective line-ups and the surface at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium generally is a batting friendly one. Therefore, here is a team which will focus on the batting prowess of either side.
Wicket-keeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen: Chris Gayle, M Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, D Warner
All-rounders: Shakib-al-Hasan, V Shankar
Bowlers: M Shami, K Khaleel Ahmed, M Ashwin
Captain/Vice-captain here: David Warner, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey
#2: Kings XI Punjab’s probable changes
Wicket-keeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen: Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, D Warner
All-rounders: Sam Curran, R Ashwin, H Brar
Bowlers: M Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardus Viljoen
Captain/Vice-captain here: Sam Curran, Manish Pandey, Nicholas Pooran, Ravichandran Ashwin
#3: Pacers doing the trick
It will be a good surface for the pacers as they will get some good carry from the wicket.
Wicket-keeper: Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen: Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, D Warner, Mayank Agarwal
All-rounders: Sam Curran, V Shankar
Bowlers: M Shami, K Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardus Viljoen
Captain/Vice-captain here: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd Shami
#4: Least selected from fantasy 11
Wicket-keeper: Wridhhiman Saha
Batsmen: Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, David Miller, Kane Williamson
All-rounders: Shakib-al-Hassan, Sam Curran
Bowlers: Siddharth Kaul, M Ashwin, Hardus Viljoen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Captain/Vice-captain here: Mayank Agarwal, Kane Williamson, Shakib-al-Hasan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, M Ashwin
Kings XI Punjab
Sunrisers Hyderabad: