Sunrisers Hyderabad will face table-toppers Punjab Kings in the 49th match of the ongoing IPL 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Wednesday. SRH lost their previous match against Kolkata Knight Riders after they were bowled out for a paltry score of 165.
Thus, the Orange Army would want to come up with an improved batting show against PBKS. On the other hand, PBKS have lost their last two games and they wouldn’t want to veer off the track at this crucial juncture of the tournament.
PBKS top-order had failed to deliver the goods and their openers will once again hold the key. Arshdeep Singh returned with impressive figures of 2-24 in the last game and his form is imperative for the Mohali-based franchise.
PBKS have ticked almost all the right boxes throughout the tournament and they would look to get back to winning ways.
On the other hand, SRH’s bowling as been impressive in the ongoing season and the likes of Ehsan Malinga and Sakib Hussain have been a huge positive for the franchise.
Travis Head has also scored back to back fifties in the last two games and his form is crucial for the Orange Army.
Head to Head: Matches: 25, Won by SRH: 17, Won by PBKS: 8.
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Musheer Khan, Mitchell Owen, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Shashank Singh, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Vishal Nishad
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Pat Cummins(c), Shivang Kumar, Harshal Patel, Eshan Malinga, Praful Hinge, Harsh Dubey, Liam Livingstone, Sakib Hussain, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Gerald Coetzee, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dilshan Madushanka, Krains Fuletra, Onkar Tarmale, RS Ambrish, Amit Kumar
