Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off an impressive win against Chennai Super Kings in the last game. The team was very impressive and cruised to an eight-wicket win. The victory will be a massive boost for the SRH going forward and will give them confidence that they can beat any opposition.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans pulled off an astounding win over Punjab Kings after Rahul Tewatia smacked two sixes off the final two balls. This was their third consecutive win in the tournament.
Umran Malik has been expensive in the tournament and the management may try out Kartik Tyagi in his place.
Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma form a stable pair. While Williamson plays the anchor role, Sharma looks to play his shots. He was very effective in the last game and stroked a match-winning half-century. They will be followed by Rahul Tripathi, who has also played a couple of impactful knocks in the last two games.
Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran and Shashank Singh will comprise a strong middle order. Markram and Pooran are two players who can be destructive in the middle overs. However, they are yet to fire. Shashank Singh's performance under pressure is yet to be seen.
Washington Sundar and Marco Jansen will be the all-rounders. Sundar has been magnificent with the ball, while Jansen is also a good addition to the team.
T Natarajan, Kartik Tyagi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will complete the team. Given that Umran Malik has been expensive, SRH will be keen to give Tyagi a game.
Batter | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50/100 |
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Abhishek Sharma | 25 | 338 | 19.88 | 133.60 | 1/0 |
Kane Williamson | 66 | 1935 | 38.70 | 129.09 | 17/0 |
Nicholas Pooran | 36 | 645 | 22.24 | 154.41 | 2/0 |
Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 135 | 144 | 25.54 | 7.30 | 5/19 |
T Natarajan | 27 | 26 | 30.27 | 8.24 | 2/24 |
Washington Sundar | 45 | 31 | 31.06 | 7.08 | 3/16 |
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan
Matthew Wade has looked ordinary and the team might look to bring Rahmanullah Gurbaz into the team.
We feel Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be part of the team against SRH. He will be opening alongside Shubman Gill who has been terrific. He scored 96 in the last game. Sai Sudarshan will follow the pair. Sudarshan impressed everyone with his story yet crisp inning in the last game.
Hardik Pandya, David Miller and Abhinav Manohar will comprise the middle order. Pandya and Miller are proven match winners and Manohar has also shown some promise.
Rahul Tewatia will take over the all-around duties alongside Pandya. He has emerged as a genuine match-winner for the team. In the last game, he hit two sixes of the final two balls to win the game for Gujarat
Gujarat has one of the best bowling attacks, with Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Rashid Khan and Darshan Nalkande.
Batter | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50/100 |
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Shubman Gill | 61 | 1597 | 33.27 | 126.75 | 12/0 |
Hardik Pandya | 95 | 1567 | 27.49 | 151.84 | 4/0 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Best Figures |
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Mohammed Shami | 80 | 85 | 29.33 | 8.59 | 3/15 |
Lockie Ferguson | 25 | 29 | 25.28 | 7.98 | 4/28 |
Rashid Khan | 79 | 98 | 20.32 | 6.34 | 3/7 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande