Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Whose batters will rule the battle with pacers
Match number 40 of the Indian Premier League will see a battle between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. Both teams have been in great form, with Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad has occupied the second and third spots in the points table
T Natarajan : Lethal weapon for SRHHardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans have ruled the match whenever they take the field. They had lost just one game out of the seven players. Hardik Pandya has been scintillating with his bat and captaincy role. Lockie Ferguson and Rashid Khan have been taking control of the runs flowing from the opposition and taking wickets continuously. In the previous match, Rashid Khan achieved the feat of scalping 100 wickets in the Indian Premium League. They will look to continue to extend their winning streak to get back to the top of the table.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing the first two matches, has paved their way to winning streaks and got third place in the table. They have been phenomenal with their performances. The young guns supported and encouraged by the franchise in Abhishek Sharma, T Natarajan and Umran Malik are reaping the rewards for the team. T Natarajan stands second in the race of Purple Cap holders, just behind Yuzvendra Chahal.
Pitch report
It will be the first match of Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede and the second one for Gujarat. The pitch of Wankhede has been a high-scoring battle till now. The bowlers might have difficulty defending; therefore, the captain winning the toss is likely to bowl first.
Probable Playing XI
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Alzarri Joseph, Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Shashank Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Umran Malik, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan
Stats to keep an eye on
- In their previous clash of this season, Hyderabad stole the show to give Gujarat Titans their only loss of the season till now.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad has won just one of the seven IPL games at the Wankhede Stadium.
- T Natarajan has been among the best bowlers this IPL. He has bowled well in the power play. He has picked six wickets in the powerplay.
- Shubman Gill has struggled against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the IPL, managing only 32 runs off 37 balls at a strike rate o.48 while being dismissed twice.
With just a gap of 2 points between the teams, the game looks promising. Both teams have a cracking pace attack, and it will be a fight of batters, which team’s batters will be able to dominate the pace attack of the other.