Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Punjab Kings in their final league game of IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on May 19, Sunday. This is a day game and the heat is bound to drown both players and spectators in its grasp.
PBKS have been knocked out of this tournament and harbour no hopes of earning qualification for the playoffs at all. SRH, on the other hand, are among the top two teams in the league and will be expected to challenge for the title this season. SRH also know that they cannot take PBKS lightly.
Led by skipper Pat Cummins, SRH have a fantastic bowling attack that compliments their batting, which has been fearsome to say the least. PBKS will have to ensure that they do not play SRH on their reputation and instead try to see the way the momentum of the game takes them.
Predicted Squads
SRH: Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan.
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran (c), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Key Players
Travis Head (SRH): Opener Travis Head, who has taken the IPL by storm this season with his antics, will hope to surprise the passionate fans who will make their way to Uppal on this hot Sunday afternoon. Head has the ability to hit the ball indiscriminately across the ground.
Sam Curran (PBKS): English all-rounder Sam Curran, who has been entrusted to lead PBKS in the absence of their regular captain Shikhar Dhawan, will be one of the players to watch out for in this game. He will be expected to play a major role with ball and bat.
Match Prediction
SRH, who have been one of the best teams of IPL 2024, will be expected to beat PBKS and win this game quite comfortably. PBKS do not have an all-round outfit, and their batters have consistently let them down when it comes to performing in crunch situations. This will favour SRH a lot.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings – 19.05.2024 Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Punjab Kings in their final league game of IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. The game will take place on Sunday, May 19. This is a day match, and the heat is bound to drown both players and spectators in its grasp.
PBKS have been knocked out of this tournament and have no hopes of qualifying for the playoffs. SRH, on the other hand, are among the top two teams in the league. They are going for the title this season. SRH also know that they cannot take PBKS lightly.
Led by skipper Pat Cummins, SRH’s fantastic bowling attack complements their fearsome batting. PBKS will have to ensure that they do not play SRH on their reputation and instead try to see where the momentum of the game takes them.
Predicted Squads
SRH: Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan.
PBKS: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran (c), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Key Players
Travis Head (SRH): Opener Travis Head, who has taken the IPL by storm this season with his antics, will hope to surprise the passionate fans who will make their way to Uppal on this hot Sunday afternoon. Head can hit the ball indiscriminately across the ground.
Sam Curran (PBKS): English all-rounder Sam Curran, entrusted to lead PBKS without their regular captain, Shikhar Dhawan, will be one of the players to watch out for in this game. He will play a major role with the ball and bat.
Match Prediction
SRH, one of the best teams in IPL 2024, will be expected to beat PBKS and win this game comfortably. PBKS do not have an all-round outfit, and their batters have consistently let them down when performing in crunch situations. This will favour SRH a lot.
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 19.05.2024 Prediction
Rajasthan Royals will play Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 on Sunday, May 19, at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. This is the last game of the league phase, as the playoffs will begin on Tuesday, May 21.
RR must ensure they do not go into the playoffs with a negative mindset and defeat KKR comfortably in this game. What will give KKR a lot of confidence is that they do not have to travel to Jaipur to play this game. Guwahati is quite closeby from Calcutta.
RR know that they have to be on top of their game to beat KKR as the latter have been one of the best teams in this tournament. Luckily, even RR themselves have had a stellar time in the league. This means that we will have a real clash between two well-matched sides.
Predicted Squads
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal.
PBKS: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa.
Key Players
Sanju Samson (RR): RR wicketkeeper-captain Sanju Samson, one of their brightest spots in the tournament, knows he must be at his best to lead his team to victory. The bigger picture is to bring his team closer to the trophy they last won in 2008.
Sunil Narine (KKR): Trinidadian all-rounder Sunil Narine, who does not play for the West Indies in international cricket, has become a legend for KKR in this tournament. Narine has been phenomenal for KKR with bat and ball, making him so special.
Match Prediction
Despite being the visitors, KKR are one of the favourites to win this game by beating RR. The former have the advantage of hailing from the east where this game is being played. The crowd is more likely to support KKR than RR in this match, giving them an advantage.
