Published: Apr 29, 2019, 07:47 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 29, 2019, 07:49 PM (IST)
KXIP win toss and opt to bowl first vs SRH
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner, Kane Williamson(c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Miller, Nicholas Pooran(w), Simran Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
With neither Shakib Al Hasan or Siddarth Kaul doing much in the last game, SRH could make two changes. In a must-win game, KXIP get in Sam Curran and play a spinner in the form of Harpreet Brar.
Today’s IPL match is between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad.
Both teams are struggling for momentum in IPL 2019, with SRH placed at fourth place on the points table after a series of losses and KXIP at sixth after losing four of their last five matches. Both teams have 10 points.
In match 48 of the tournament, it is SRH who look the stronger team with a better bowling attack and David Warner in superb form. This will be Warner’s last match of the league and you can expect him to go out on a high.
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Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, David Warner (CAPTAIN), Chris Gayle (VICE-CAPTAIN), Shakib Al Hasan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Rashid Khan, M Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
With neither Shakib Al Hasan or Siddarth Kaul doing much in the last game, SRH could make two changes.
Possible changes: Mohammad Nabi in for Shakib Al Hasan, Sandeep Sharma in for Siddarth Kaul.
KINGS XI PUNJAB
In a must-win game, KXIP get in Sam Curran and play a spinner in the form of Harpreet Brar.
Possible changes: Sam Curran for David Miller, Harpreet Brar for Ankit Rajpoot.
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Sunrisers vs Kings XI possible teams:
SRH likely XI: 1 David Warner, 2 Kane Williamson (capt), 3 Manish Pandey, 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 Deepak Hooda, 6 Shakib Al Hasan/Mohammad Nabi, 7 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Siddarth Kaul/Sandeep Sharma, 11 Khaleel Ahmed
KXIP XI: 1 KL Rahul, 2 Chris Gayle, 3 Mayank Agarwal, 4 Nicolas Pooran (wk), 5 Sam Curran, 6 Mandeep Singh, 7 R Ashwin (capt), 8 Hardus Viljoen, 9 Harpreet Brar/Ankit Rajpoot, 10 Murugan Ashwin, 11 Mohammad Shami
Head to Head (IPL matches)
Matches played: 13
Won by SRH: 9
Won by KXIP: 4
Match played in Hyderabad: 6
Won by SRH: 5
Won by KXIP: 1
Form Guide (most recent first)
SRH: L L W L L
KXIP: L L W W L
Player to watch out for: David Warner
