May 22: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, 70th Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Jonny Bairstow (capt), Jitesh Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Liam Livingstone, Aiden Markram, Umran Malik, Kagiso Rabada (vice-capt), T Natarajan, Rahul Chahar. Captain: Jonny Bairstow Bairstow, as an IPL opener, has scored 1122 runs in …
Read More »Sunrisers, Kings look to sign off on a high in dead rubber
But at the end of it all, both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings have missed out on qualification for playoffs, even before their last league game, thanks to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s win over Gujarat Titans. Both teams would look to sign off on a high, in what is a dead …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Consistent Tilak Varma, T Natarajan are must haves
May 17: Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad, 65th Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma (capt), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Rohit Sharma, Tim David, Aiden Markram, Daniel Sams, T Natarajan (vice-capt), Umran Malik, Kumar Karthikeya Singh Captain: Tilak Varma From making his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians as …
Read More »Sunrisers’ playoff chances could slip away if they don’t win against Mumbai Indians
Okay, let’s get this straight. Bowling isn’t really Sunrisers Hyderabad’s major worry. Yes, they have conceded runs at an economy of 8.74, which is the second-most. But it is not too much if you see that the best team has an economy rate of 8.09. That Sunrisers are still in …
Read More »Injury-hit Sunrisers look to get campaign back on track against below-par Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fortunes have fluctuated wildly this season. After racking up five successive victories, they have lost four games on the bounce and two of their key players – T Natarajan and Washington Sundar – to injuries. Their injury-enforced absence has coincided with Sunrisers’ attack conceding 190-plus totals in each …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Go with Andre Russell, Tim Southee as your first picks
May 14: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 61st Match, MCA Stadium, Pune Safe XI: Nicholas Pooran, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell (capt), Aiden Markram, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee (vice-capt), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, J Suchith, Fazalhaq Farooqi Captain: Andre Russell In a team which misses their pace spearheads …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Bank on Aiden Markram, Josh Hazlewood at the Wankhede
May 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 54th Match, Wankhede Stadium Safe XI: Dinesh Karthik, Nicholas Pooran, Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (capt), Glenn Maxwell, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood (vice-capt), Sean Abbott, Wanindu Hasaranga Captain: Aiden Markram The South African batter has been in scintillating form …
Read More »Spotlight on Kohli and Williamson as IPL playoffs race heats up
The playoffs race has started heating up and these two teams are in the thick of it. Royal Challengers Bangalore found a way to bounce back after three losses with a win against Chennai Super Kings in their previous match. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are coming into this game losing three …
Read More »Fantasy Pick: Make Kuldeep captain and Warner vice-captain
May 5: Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad, 50th Match, Brabourne Stadium Safe XI: Rishabh Pant, David Warner (vice-capt), Mitchell Marsh, Rahul Tripathi, Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Kuldeep Yadav (capt), Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan, Umran Malik After winning three Man-of-the-Match awards in as many outings at Brabourne Stadium this …
Read More »Capitals’ Warner runs into Sunrisers as race for playoffs hots up
Big picture Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad haven’t met this season yet. Capitals are currently placed seventh and Sunrisers fourth, with only two points separating the two sides. In fact, Sunrisers are fourth only because of a superior net run-rate over two other teams with the same points. Capitals, on …
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