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Thursday, 26 April 2018

SRHvKXIP: Hyderabad-Punjab to step up claim for playoff with win

SRHvKXIP: Hyderabad-Punjab to step up claim for playoff with win

Kings XI Punjab will face Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad in today's IPL season 11. Both teams have so far played their roles and have been consistent in the battle of the playoffs.


New Delhi / Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab will now face Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL season 11. Both teams have so far played their roles and have been consistent in the battle of the playoffs.

Both teams are coming in this match while winning their last matches. 

Hyderabad, on Tuesday, defeated the current champion Mumbai Indians in their home in the exciting encounter. In this low scoring match, the Hyderabad bowlers only defended the target of 119 runs. 

Punjab opener Lokesh Rahul and Chris Gayle are largely responsible for this success. Due to Gayle not fit, Delhi did not play against the Daredevils in the last match. If Gayle fits, it can prove to be dangerous for Hyderabad. 

This season, Karun Nair has also done well with the bat. Yuvraj Singh, senior player in Punjab's batting has not been able to show some amazing yet. Aaron Finch and Monkey Agarwal also disappointed.

In the bowling side, there is a deep side in the team of captain Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohit Sharma. Mujib ur Rehman of Afghanistan has also greatly influenced his spin. 

If Hyderabad is spoken about, his strength is his bowling, in which Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shakib Al Hasan and Siddharth Kaul are the bowlers. Bhuvneshwar did not play in the last match due to injury. 

Batting has been a concern for Hyderabad. Beyond Captain Ken Williamson, none of the batsmen have come to believe. The team management would like that Shikhar Dhawan, Riddhiman Saha, also play their top positions in batting with Williamson. 

The weight of the team's middle order is on Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan. However, these two have not performed anything special so far. 

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), Akshar Patel, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoney, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajput, Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma, Mujib ur Rehman, Barindar Sharan, Andrew Tie, Akshardeep Nath, Pradeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manjor Dar 

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Riddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khalil Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T. Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hassan, Tanmoy Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan

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