On April 8, Tuesday, Punjab Kings take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in a match in IPL 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur. Sunrisers enjoy an excellent run of form. PBKS know that they cannot allow SRH to get ahead.
PBKS are led by former SRH opener Shikhar Dhawan, and this is bound to create a clash in a bigger battle. Dhawan knows a thing or two about the SRH bowlers. He will want to punish them whenever they make a mistake. SRH know that they must target the other batters in the opposition team.
SRH won their previous game against CSK at home. They know that they must keep the momentum going to pick up more points. They must start winning games away from home.
Predicted Teams
PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan.
Key Players
Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS): Former SRH opener Shikhar Dhawan is one of the key players of the PBKS side. He has a lot of top leadership skills which will come to the fore in this game. PBKS will want him to get them off to a good start either when they are batting first or when chasing a big total down.
Abhishek Sharma (SRH): Opener Abhishek Sharma, who plies his trade for Punjab in domestic cricket but represents SRH in the IPL, will be one of the key players to watch out for in this game. Sharma will try to get his team off to a good start and also chip in with his left-arm spin in the middle-overs.
Match Prediction
SRH have momentum going their way. This is what will help them against PBKS. The Hyderabad-based franchise know they must pick up two points as it will be their first away win this season. PBKS, however, will feel extremely confident of playing at home. Yet, SRH are the favourites.