On this Sunday (21st April) afternoon, the home side Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad). It will be their second meeting in the ongoing IPL season. SRH started their IPL 2019 journey when they met KKR at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) on 24th March. The Hyderabad franchise was very close to win that match, but Andre Russell’s stormy batting destroyed their hopes. The host side KKR won that match by six wickets (with two balls remaining).
SRH has played eight matches in this season where they have won four games and lost the other four games. After losing three straight matches, the Hyderabad franchise has come back on track by winning their last match. They are now focusing on maintaining this winning moment in their upcoming home match against KKR.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Predicted Playing XI:
David Warner
The left-handed opening batsman David Warner is in an excellent batting form. At present, the Australian cricketer is the Orange Cap holder in the ongoing IPL season as he has scored 450 runs in eight innings (average 75.00). He has scored one century and five half-centuries in this season.
Jonny Bairstow (wk)
Another SRH opener Jonny Bairstow is also in excellent form in the ongoing IPL season. The English right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman is the second leading run-scorer for SRH in the ongoing IPL season as he has scored 365 runs in eight innings (average 52.14). In the ongoing IPL season, he has hit one century and one half-century.
Kane Williamson (c)
The SRH captain Kane Williamson missed the early matches of this season due to fitness issues. He is fighting to regain his form as soon as possible. Playing only three matches in this season, the right-handed batsman has scored 20 runs with an average of 6.66.
Vijay Shankar
The Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar is playing as a specialist batsman in this IPL season but has failed to perform consistently. While he has played eight matches, the right-handed batsman has scored 139 runs (average 19.85), and the right-arm medium pacer has taken only one wicket (bowled in four innings).
Manish Pandey
The right-handed Indian batsman Manish Pandey has hugely disappointed in the ongoing IPL season. He has played six matches in this season and has scored only 54 runs (in five innings) with an average of just 13.50.
Deepak Hooda
Baroda all-rounder Deepak Hooda has played seven matches in this season but has failed to make any special impact for SRH. In IP 2019, he has scored only 60 runs with an average of just 15.00.
Mohammad Nabi
The Afghan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has performed impressively in this IPL season. In IPL 2019, he has played four matches where he has taken seven wickets (average 12.42) along with the impressive economy rate of 5.49. However, he has missed the recent matches due to the restriction of using the number of overseas players in the playing XI. But the SRH team management still can surprise everyone by selecting him as a replacement of Rashid Khan.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The right-arm pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has failed to take wickets consistently in this IPL season. The SRH vice-captain has taken five wickets in eight matches with an average of 51.40 and an economy rate of 8.29.
Shahbaz Nadeem
The left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem has played only two matches in this season and has picked up two wickets.
Sandeep Sharma
Though the right-arm pacer Sandeep Sharma has performed well in this season, he was wicketless in the last two matches. Currently, he is the joint most wicket-taker for SRH in this season as he has taken eight wickets in eight games (average 28.50; economy rate 7.39).
Khaleel Ahmed
The left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed has recently returned from the injury and has found his rhythm in a very quick time. While he has played only two matches in this season, the left-arm pacer has picked up four wickets with an average of 13.00 and an economy rate of 6.50.