Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns against Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. The Orange Army had lost their opening home game against RR by 72 (not considering their previous match against LSG). PBKS, on the other hand, has made a promising start as they have won both of their games.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Last match result for SRH: L against RR
Sunrisers Hyderabad were thrashed by RR in their opening game and the 72-run loss had a deep impact on their NRR. Thus, it will be pivotal for Hyderabad to bounce back stronger against PBKS and tick the right boxes in the upcoming match. In fact, the Orange Army had failed to get going with either bat or ball.
Last two matches result for PBKS: W W
PBKS have played with an aggressive batting approach in their first two matches and they have been able to reap rewards for the same. The Mohali-based franchise will want to continue in the same manner and they will also be boosted by the return of Kagiso Rabada.
Head to Head: Matches: 20, Won by PBKS: 7, Won by SRH: 13.
SRH holds the advantage against PBKS in the H2H contest.
Players to watch out for: Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Washington Sundar, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be the crucial players for SRH.
Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Sikandar Raza, and Kagiso Rabada will hold the key for PBKS.
SRH IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Glenn Phillips (NZ), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Upendra Singh Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen (SA).
Batters: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram (SA), Rahul Tripathi, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook (ENG).
All-rounders: Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Mayank Dagar, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma.
Bowlers: Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG), Marco Jansen (SA), Kartik Tyagi, Bhuveshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Akeal Hosein (WI), Mayank Markande, Adil Rashid (ENG).
PBKS IPL 2023 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma.
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SL), M. Shahrukh Khan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Bhatia.
All-rounders: Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone (ENG), Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathee, Matthew Short.
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis (AUS), Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Vidwath Kaverappa.
