IPL 2022 Match No. 28 PBKS vs SRH Preview : All you need to know

IPL 2022: Here are all the stats you need to know as Sunrisers Hyderabad takes on Punjab Kings at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.

IPL 2022: The battle between SRH and PBKS to enter in the top 4 Both teams are on 6 points and will try to get those 2 important points for moving forward in the points table when they will meet on April 17 at DY Patil sports academy, Mumbai

PBKS scored at ten runs per over in the powerplay in four of their five matches. Such strong starts have laid the platform for Kings to post competitive totals, and they have scored 180 or more in four games. That the lowest strike rate for any of their batters in the powerplay is 129. The experience of Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal and Jonny Bairstow to go with the reputation and muscle of Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith in the middle but their two defeats issues were similar, The six-wicket defeat to KKR has already served them an early reality check, while the final-ball defeat to Gujarat Titans brought to the fore their death bowling problems from last season

SRH batting unit too has found new heroes in each of their three wins that have come chasing 150-plus targets. Openers Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson have both made good contributions, Rahul Tripathi’s improved strike rate of 150 against spin in the middle-overs makes him a dangerous prospect, in the last match Aiden Markram got the form and offers flexibility in the middle order and Nicholas Pooran has shown some important late cameos with his power-hitting skills.

PITCH REPORT:
The match is in the afternoon, dew won’t play an important role here, the weather will be hotter than usual.

TACTICS:
SRH- Bhuvneshwar’s role with the new ball will be crucial as Punjab’s openers are in good form and have scored many runs inside the powerplay, most by any team in this season so far. The numbers are in Bhuvneshwar’s favor: the two strike at only 107 and 98 respectively against him across all T20s. Equally important will be T Natrajan at the start; he has picked up four wickets in the powerplay at an economy rate of 6.5.

PBKS- Bowling is a concern for them as they heavily depend on star pacer Rabada and main spinner Rahul Chahar, they too need help from other bowlers to get a victory in this tough league With the tournament moving closer to the halfway stage, Kings would want match-winning performances from their bowlers to stay in the top four.
HEAD TO HEAD:
SRH 18-6 PBKS
Since 2018 total matches- 8
SRH-4
PBSK-4

STATS:
1)Kane Williamson has won all five tosses while Mayank Agarwal has not won one since Punjab’s opening game against RCB.
2)Rahul Tripathi’s tournament strike rate of 178.13 is the highest by anyone who bats in the top three.
3)Since 2021, Nicholas Pooran has hit 88 sixes in the T20s, the second-most after Glenn Philips.
4)Dhawan is 19 runs away from becoming the second batter after Virat Kohli to reach the 6000-run mark in the IPL.

POSSIBLE PLAYING XI:
PBKS: Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Odeon Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, J Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan