The first game of Sunday’s doubleheader will see a rejuvenated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) lock horns with Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the DY Patil Sports Academy. Both have found their mojo back and will hope to continue the momentum as IPL 2022 enters the business end.
Punjab’s intent filled batting approach has been their lynchpin of success in the 15th edition of the IPL. They have managed to assemble a pack of power-hitters – Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal and Jonny Bairstow to go with Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan.
PBKS will look to bank on their strong suit and trump SRH, who are brimming with confidence after three wins on the trot. Kane Williamson and Co. took some time settling in but the turnaround has been spectacular since.
Their pace attack has stood up to the task with T Natarajan leading the pace. The left-arm pacer has been equally good with the new ball and in the powerplay. Besides the swing of Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hyderabad have the pace of Umran Malik and Marco Jansen to cap off their bowling attack.
Match Details
Match 28 – Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Date & Time: 17th April at 3:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
DY Patil Sports Academy is known for producing a competitive wicket. Being a day, dew will have no role to play and the teams will prefer chasing.
Predicted Playing XI
Punjab Kings (PBKS): Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odeon Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, J Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
PBKS vs SRH – Fantasy Team Prediction
Fantasy Team 1: J Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson (c), Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Abhishek Sharma, B Kumar, Umran Malik, Kagiso Rabada
Fantasy Team 2: Nicholas Pooran, Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Chahar, T Natarajan, Kagiso Rabada
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