Punjab VS Sunrise IPL
In the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Mohali on
Thursday, Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad are expected to have an
exciting encounter.
Kings XI running at third position where will try to stop
Sunrisers Hyderabad's winning campaign.
The Hyderabad
team, led by Kane Williamson, has so far won all three matches and its bowlers'
performance has been fantastic during this period. On the other hand, the team
led by Ravichandran Ashwin has demolished the opposition teams with their
'aggressive' batting. The hosts have so far won two out of three matches,
including a close win in the last match against Chennai Super Kings in Mohali.
Hyderabad attack bowling is balanced
The Sunrisers bowling attack is quite balanced in the
presence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Billy Stanleyk, Siddharth Kaul,
Shakib Al Hasan and Sandeep Sharma. There is no shortage of experience in
batting order of Hyderabad. The
team has Bidders like Riddhimaan Saha, Williamson, Shikhar Dhawan and Manish
Pandey while Shakib, Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan deepen the batting order of
the team.
Rajasthan Royals beat by nine wickets in first match
Although against Sunrisers team chasing a target of 148
against Mumbai Indians, the team had to struggle and the team scored a wicket
in the final ball. In their first match of the season against the Rajasthan
Royals, Hyderabad scored an easy
victory over the opposition team after scoring 125 runs for nine wickets on
nine wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders also allowed Sunrisers to make 138 runs in
eight wickets. Bhuvneshwar took three wickets in this match.
Punjab's team is confident
After defeating Chennai Super Kings by four runs in the last
match, Punjab's team is also confident. Against Chennai,
Chris Gayle scored 63 runs from 33 balls while playing the first match of the
season, which helped the team score 197 runs. Gayle added 96 runs for the first
wicket with Lokesh Rahul, who has been in good form. Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair
and Ashwin also made useful contributions from the bat. Although Yuvraj Singh
has played 12, 04 and 20 innings in three matches, it is a matter of concern
for the team.
Spinner mujib ur rahman are shocked
The team started their campaign with an easy victory against
Delhi Daredevils, but in the second match, the Royal Challengers lost to Bangalore.
Punjab's 17-year-old spinner Mujib ur
Rahaman is surprised by the batsmen with his unorthodox balls and he also got
the wicket of Royal Challengers captain Virat Kohli. Apart from Ashwin and
Mujib, the team also has bowlers like Mohit Sharma, Akshar Patel and Andrew Tie.
Mohali
Kings XI Punjab, who defeated Chennai Super Kings by just
four runs in the last match, will host the Sunrisers Hyderabad team with the
help of Gayle Blast. The Hyderabad
team, playing in the captaincy of Kane Williamson, is the only team in the
current IPL which has not lost a single match so far. He defeated Rajasthan,
Mumbai and Kolkata team and kept the top spot in the points table.
In all the three wins, the Hyderabad
team's ball rolling was a key factor which saw 25 wickets in three matches. On
the other hand, the Punjab team made an impression of
aggressive batting in all three matches and scored 150 plus in each match. It
is clear that in Mohali, there will be a tough fight between the Hyderabad-based
batsmen and the batsmen of the Punjab team.
Strong Bowling
The Hyderabad
team's bowling has not only hit 25 wickets in the current IPL but the
opposition team has not even allowed a score of 150 plus once. The highest
score in this IPL against Hyderabad
is 147/8 which Mumbai Indians made in Hyderabad
on April 12. In the last three matches, one batsman has not been able to make
half-century against the Bollars of Hyderabad.
Threat from Gayle
Chris Gayle has the ability to dismantle Hyderabad's
bowling lineup alone. Playing for the first time in Punjab
in the ongoing IPL, Gayle gave 63 runs in 33 balls. In front of Gayle, there
will be great buffers like Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanleyk, Sandeep Sharma,
Siddharth Kaul, Rashid Khan and Shakib Al Hasan. The competition is expected to
be interesting.
This season, only Shikhar Dhawan and captain Ken Williamson
have played more than 50 balls from Hyderabad.
The rest of the players have not had enough time to spend time on the crease.
Who is heavy on
Sunrisers Hyderabad
have won six consecutive bouts against Kings XI Punjab in the IPL. At the same
time, Kings defeated Sunrisers last time in the IPL match on May 14, 2014. Both the teams have
faced a total of 10 encounters so far. Of this, Sunrise
has won 8 times and Punjab 2 times.
Top Batsman
Shikhar Dhawan : Match 3, Run 130, Highest 78 *, Fifty 1,
Strike Rate 141.3
Lokesh Rahul : Match 3, Run 135, Highest 51, Fifty 1, Strike
Rate 198.52
Top Bowler
Shakib : Match 3, wicket 5, economy 6.50, best bowling 2/21
Ashwin : Match 3, wicket 4, economy 7.08, Best bowling 2/30
