Kings XI Punjab are favourites to win
The 46th match of the Indian Premier League 2016 will be a contest between two teams - one at the top of the points table and the other at the bottom. Sunrisers Hyderabad are topping the table with 14 points from 11 games whereas Kings XI Punjab are at the bottom with 6 points from 10 games. The two teams will be facing each other on May 15 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Play is scheduled to begin at 4 PM local time.
The scores in both the innings went past 170 in the last two games that were played here which is enough to indicate that the pitch should be good for batting. So anything around 175 should be a challenging total to chase.
The previous three games at the PCA have all been won by the side batting first. Therefore, either team will want to bat first here after winning the toss. If KXIP win the toss, they will have a good chance of winning against the mighty SRH.
Predicted score: 170 and above
The opening pair of Hashim Amla and Murali Vijay will hold the key for KXIP batting. If they can overcome Hyderabad's threatening pace attack of Bhuvneshwar, Rahman and Nehra, KXIP will be on track for a big score. They need at least one of them to bat through the innings, otherwise it can get difficult for them to reach 170 as Miller and Saha have been out of form. With Amla or Vijay at the crease and with Stoinis batting down the order, KXIP could accelerate against the inexperienced Hooda and Sran later in the innings.
Predicted score: 180 and above
Skipper David Warner has been the best batsman for Hyderabad and is one of the leading run-scorers in this IPL. His wicket will be the most important for KXIP who will look to attack him with fast bowlers Mohit and Sandeep Sharma. Dhawan and Williamson are the other two wickets Punjab will be after and if they succeed in dismissing SRH's top three in the first ten overs, they could be chasing a score well below the predicted one. Axar Patel and KC Cariappa have been very economical for Punjab and will be hard to score off. Since Yuvraj and Henriques have not been in the best of forms lately, SRH will depend mainly on Warner, Dhawan and Williamson to take them close to 180, if not more.
It is true that Sunrisers Hyderabad have been superior than Kings XI Punjab in this IPL. They have won more number of games and have a formidable batting and bowling lineup. KXIP, on the other hand, need to win all of their remaining games to have some kind of chance of qualifying to the playoffs. They do have a few match-winners in Amla, Vijay and Miller who on their day can single-handedly take the game away from the opposition. Also, Punjab will be playing on their home ground and will be more familiar with the conditions than Hyderabad who will be playing on this ground for the first time.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are undoubtedly a strong team, but we feel that KXIP have saved their best for the last and should be backed to win the match on Sunday.
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