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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL10 2017 17 April 19th Match preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL10 2017 17 April 19th Match preview

IPL10 2017 19th match is between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab. Sunrisers Hyderabad had a perfect start this season by winning their first two games against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions at home ground. However, they lost their next two matches away from home against Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Their back to back loss is denting their confidence. But Now the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is looking to put their campaign back on track by playing against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). On other hand Kings XI Punjab also has similar story they won their first two matches and then lost two matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils.

Here are 7 sneak preview of IPL 2017 19th match

#1 IPL10 season 2017, 19th match is between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad are both undefeated at home, but are yet to win an away match this season.

#2 This 19th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) season 10, 2017 between SRH vs KXIP is taking place, today 8pm at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

#3 Sunrisers Hyderabad likely XI: David Warner (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Bipul Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra,Barinder Sran.

#4 Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH perhaps hold the edge on the bowling front they have Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is the top wicket taker this season, apart from the impressive Rashid Khan and the experienced Ashish Nehra. It is expected that the defending champions will further boost their line-up with the inclusion of Mustafizur Rahman.

#5 Kings XI Punjab likely XI: Manan Vohra, Hashim Amla, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Glenn Maxwell (capt), David Miller, Gurkeerat Mann, Axar Patel, Matt Henry, Mohit Sharma, Varun Aaron, Sandeep Sharma.

#6 Kings XI Punjab: KXIP has the lowest run rate in the last five overs – 7.57 – and the second highest economy rate at the same period – 12.97 – slightly behind RPS’s 13.00. David Miller has scored only 243 runs since the start of IPL last season at an average of 20.25 and SR of 118.53 with a highest of 31.

#7 It is expected that the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will further boost their line-up with the inclusion of Mustafizur Rahman. Among the KXIP bowlers, Sandeep Sharma is the one to keep an eye on; the 23-year old can move the ball both ways, and if he finds rhythm early on, he could ask plenty of questions of the SRH batsmen.

Squads

Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner (captain), Tanmay Agarwal, Ricky Bhui, Bipul Sharma, Ben Cutting, Shikhar Dhawan, Eklavya Dwivedi, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Siddharth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ben Laughlin, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammed Siraj, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashish Nehra, Naman Ojha (wicketkeeper), Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Barinder Sran, Pravin Tambe, Kane Williamson and Yuvraj Singh.

Kings XI Punjab

Glenn Maxwell (captain), David Miller, Manan Vohra, Hashim Amla, Shaun Marsh, Armaan Jaffer, Martin Guptill, Eoin Morgan, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Arman Jaffer, Anureet Singh, Mohit Sharma, KC Cariappa, Pradeep Sahu, Swapnil Singh, T Natrajan, Matt Henry, Varun Aaron, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Gurkeerat Mann, Rahul Tewatia, Darren Sammy, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Nikhil Naik, Ishant Sharma.

Openers

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David warner and Shikhar Dhawan

Batting superstars David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan will be heavily relied upon by Sunrisers Hyderabad to do bulk of the scoring. The David Warner led side were already a balanced outfit, but the addition of new players has added a new dimension to their side.

Kings XI Punjab: Manan Vohra and Hashim Amla

Manan Vohra and Hashim Amla guide Kings XI Punjab to their second-straight win in the new season of Indian T20 competition. Manan Vohra and Hashim Amla thwarted all efforts from Bangalore’s bowlers to seize the early initiative.

Predictions

According to us Sunrisers Hyderabad will hold an edge.

  • Sunrisers Hyderabad have strong bowling front like they have Rashid Khan, Ashish Nehra and the Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is the top wicket-taker this season. Now it is expected that the defending champions will further boost their line-up with the inclusion of Mustafizur Rahman.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad have won six matches against Kings XI Punjab, the most for them against an opposition. In Hyderabad, they hold a 3-1 advantage.
  • The two teams have played each other eight times since the change of management in Hyderabad. Sunrisers have enjoyed a 6-2 win-loss advantage and have won 3 out of the 4 games played at home.

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