Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off in the match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chandigarh on Monday. The game is an interesting one as both teams are on six points after five games, but one is third on the table, whereas the other in sixth. Therefore, an impressive result on Monday could take either side toward the top of the table. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage Hyderabad as they've emerged victorious on four occasions compared to Kings XI's one win.
The home side will be coming in the match slightly shaken as they've suffered a 22-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings in their previous match. In the batting department, Kings XI will be relying on the likes of wicketkeeper-batsman Lokesh Rahul, explosive West Indies veteran opener Chris Gayle, South Africa's David Miller and Mandeep Singh to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Sam Curran, Mohammad Shami and captain Ravichandran Ashwin to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Hyderabad will also enter in the contest low on confidence as they too have suffered a 40-run defeat in their previous match against Mumbai Indians. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of Australia's David Warner, England's Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and veteran right-hander Yusuf Pathan to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front,
Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face off in the match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Chandigarh on Monday. The game is an interesting one as both teams are on six points after five games, but one is third on the table, whereas the other in sixth. Therefore, an impressive result on Monday could take either side toward the top of the table. In the previous five meetings between both teams, it is advantage Hyderabad as they've emerged victorious on four occasions compared to Kings XI's one win.
The home side will be coming in the match slightly shaken as they've suffered a 22-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings in their previous match. In the batting department, Kings XI will be relying on the likes of wicketkeeper-batsman Lokesh Rahul, explosive West Indies veteran opener Chris Gayle, South Africa's David Miller and Mandeep Singh to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Sam Curran, Mohammad Shami and captain Ravichandran Ashwin to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Hyderabad will also enter in the contest low on confidence as they too have suffered a 40-run defeat in their previous match against Mumbai Indians. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of Australia's David Warner, England's Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and veteran right-hander Yusuf Pathan to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spin duo of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan to provide timely breakthroughs.
Key Players:
David Warner – 11 Cr
First in the list of key players features Sunrisers Hyderabad's David Warner. The veteran left-hander is in outstanding form with the bat in hand as he is the leading run scorer in the competition with 279 runs in five matches at an average of 69.75, which included one century and two fifties. Those numbers suggest that Warner is definitely the player to have in your team. The 32-year-old has played 264 T20s in his career, where he has scored 8,390 runs at an average of 35.85 and with an impressive strike-rate of 142.56.
David Miller – 9 Cr
Second in the list of key players features Kings XI Punjab's David Miller. The veteran left-hander is in more than decent form of late and has already scored 123 runs for the franchise at an impressive average of 61.50. Since the match is going to be played at the venue which offer true bounce, having Miller in your team might prove to be a really good call.
Rashid Khan – 9.5 Cr
Last in the list of key players features Sunrisers Hyderabad's Rashid Khan. The right-arm leggie is having a below-par tournament according to his own standards where he has only claimed four wickets in five matches, however, his economy-rate of just six is nothing less than phenomenal. Looking at Khan's previous record in the shortest format of the game, there is enough reason to believe that he will come up with a star performance sooner than later, therefore, he is the player to have in your team.
Predicted Playing XI:
Kings XI Punjab: Lokesh Rahul (wicketkeeper), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin (captain), Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow (wicketkeeper), Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (captain), Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul
