Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals had both lost their respective opening matches. Hyderabad will host the Royals in the eighth match of the season. Consequently, both teams will like to get off the mark in the season. Sunrisers Hyderabad would have been disappointed as they were in the shoo-in position in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Meanwhile, Sportzwiki brings Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Predicted Playing XI.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will like to make a solid comeback in the tourney. One of the biggest positives for the Sunrisers Hyderabad was the return of the form of David Warner. The former skipper made a solid comeback into the Indian Premier League.
Here is Sunrisers Hyderabad squad:
Siddharth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Martin Guptill, David Warner, Ricky Bhui, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami.
Here is the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Predicted Playing XI:
David Warner
David Warner had made a roaring comeback into the Indian Premier League. Warner was able to hit the ground in his maiden match of the season.
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow had done a fine job as he had played the second fiddle to Warner. Consequently, the right-hander will like to do a good job.
Vijay Shankar
Vijay Shankar had provided the finishing touches in the match against KKR. The stylish batsman scored a fine knock of 40 runs off just 24 balls.
Yusuf Pathan
Yusuf Pathan could not make the most of the situation in the first match. Hence, the right-hander will like to make a good comeback.
SRH will like to deliver the goods.
Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey could only get five balls in the previous match. However, Pandey can be promoted up in the batting order as he has been a consistent batsman in the IPL.
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi can get a chance in place of Shakib Al Hasan. Nabi was in the premium form as he did a fine job for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.
Deepak Hooda
Deepak Hooda can also be promoted in the batting order if SRH gets off to another good start. Furthermore, Hooda can also contribute with the ball.
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan was once again at his best against Kolkata Knight Riders. Khan scalped one wicket and conceded only 26 runs in his four overs quota.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar had led SRH for the first time. However, Kumar was on the expensive side as he was taken to cleaners by Andre Russell.
Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep Sharma has the skills to move the ball both ways. However, the young fast bowler was on the expensive side as he was taken for 42 runs.
Siddarth Kaul
Siddarth Kaul had scalped one wicket and conceded 35 runs in his four overs. In fact, Kaul had a fine previous season for the Orange Army.
Ratings:
Batsman 7/10: Sunrisers Hyderabad team would have gained confidence as David Warner made a roaring comeback. However, the middle order could not add the finishing touches to the innings as they were looking good for 200 runs at one stage.
Bowlers: 8/10
SRH bowling line-up is one of the potent bowling units in the Indian Premier League. However, the Orange Army was not up to the mark in the death overs against Kolkata Knight Riders.