Squads –
KXIP –
KL Rahul (c & wk), Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan, Deepak Hooda, Glenn Maxwell, Ishan Porel, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sheldon Cottrell, Tajinder Dhillon
SRH –
David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake,Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Holder, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh
Team News –
KXIP –
– Kings XI are at the 6th position now with 3 back to back wins over RCB, MI and DC. They need to win all their games to qualify and are playing fearless cricket.
– Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Jordan/Jimmy Neesham will be their likely 4 foreign players to start.
– Rahul will open with Mayank Agrawal. Rahul is the highest scorer this season and had a rare failure last game against DC. Mayank has been very fluent with his shots and is 3rd highest scorer this season.
– Chris Gayle will bat 1 down. Gayle made his arrival by scoring 53 against RCB and 2 quick 23 and 29 against MI and DC in last 3 games.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat at 2 down. He is a exciting talent and has the ability to clear the fence with ease. He scored quickfire 77 of just 37 balls last time this 2 teams met.
– Glenn Maxwell will bat 3 down. Deepak Hooda will bat next. Hooda played a brilliant cameo of 23 against MI. Maxxi finally scored some runs last game.
– Ravi Bishnoi and Mujeeb will lead the spin attack.
Maxwell will also bowl some overs. Bishnoi has been excellent with his bowling as a youngster.
– Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan/Jimmy Neesham will lead the pace attack. Jordan is a very good death bowler.
SRH –
– Sunrisers won their last game against RR pretty comfortably by 8 Wickets with Shankar and Pandey scoring an unbeaten partnership of 140 runs for the 3rd Wicket. They are currently at #5 in the points table with 4 wins from 10 games.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder and Rashid Khan.
– Jonny Bairstow and David Warner the most explosive opening pair in IPL 2020 will open the innings. Both the big guys were out cheaply last game. Warner has scored 850+ runs against KXIP.
– Manish Pandey will bat 1 down. His batting form is very much unpredictable. He can score big in 1 game and be flop in the other. He scored a brilliant 83 of just 47 balls last game.
– Allrounder Vijay Shankar will bat 2 down. Shankar will also contribute in bowling. Jason Holder will follow Shankar.
– Shahbaz Nadeem/Abhishek Sharma and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Rashid hasn’t been in his peak form recently.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Jason Holder will be leading the pace attack. Vijay Shankar will assist them. Natarajan has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
Probable XI –
KXIP –
KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agrawal, Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan/Jimmy Neesham, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin
SRH –
Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem/Abhishek Sharma, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 15
SRH Won : 11
KXIP Won : 04
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Opener + wk, currently best T20 Batsman in world cricket, 540 runs in 10 games this IPL, Must C/VC)
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 445 runs last IPL, 97 runs against KXIP last game he played, Must have )
N Pooran( 2 down, very hard hitting batsman, can be promoted any day, 53(28b) last game, Must )
BAT –
Chris Gayle( Opener, no intro needed, 53(45b),24(21b),29(13b) last 3 game, Must have)
David Warner( Opener/2 down, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, 38,45,28,60,52,48,9,47,0 runs last 9 games, Must have against KXIP)
Kane Williamson( 2 down/open, one of the best white ball batsman, 29(19b) last game played, risky this game)
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 83*(47b) last game, Must have )
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 292 runs with SR of 141 in t20s, 53 runs against CSK game)
Mayank Agrawal(Open SR of 142 last IPL , excellent player of spin, 398 runs in 10 games this tournament, Must have )
Mandeep Singh( 2/3 down, very good Syed Mushtaq trophy with 3 50+ scores striking at 155)
Deepak Hooda ( Lower middle order+ part time off spin, decent option at 8cr)
Sarfaraz ( middle order, can be used as a floater for hitting, very good domestic form)
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 3 down+ 3-4 overs of off spin, century against England recently, have completely failed this IPL, 32* last game )
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely not play )
Jimmy Neesham ( Middle order + Medium pacer, hard hitter of ball, failed with both bat and bowl this IPL, 1w last game)
Jason Holder( Middle order + Medium pacer, known for his swing, 8w in 12 IPL games , 2w last game)
Vijay Shankar ( RHB ,2 down, part time pace, 244 runs last season, 1 Wicket + 52 runs last game, Must have)
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin)
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm + 3 down, very good option at 8cr especially when bowling 2nd )
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
K Gowtham ( Off spin + late hitting, SR of 166 in t20s, decent bowler , poor last IPL with just 1 Wicket, 22R + 1w last game played )
BOWL –
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 2w last game, Must have especially while bowling 2nd )
Mujeeb ( Off spin, mystery bowler, one of the best t20 bowler, 16W in 11 CPL games, didn’t played last game)
S Cottrell ( Left arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 6 Wickets in 6 games this IPL, not a good death bowler )
M Shami ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, Wicket taker, 19 Wickets last IPL, 16 Wickets in 10 games, Must have)
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 2w last 2nd game, excellent bowling at death , Must have)
Chris Jordan ( Right Arm Medium Fast, best death bowler currently in world cricket, 1w and bowled with good economy last game played)
Ishan Porel ( Medium pacer, 13 t20 Wickets in 13 games, u19 player, got good pace)
Ravi Bishnoi( Leggie, bowls fast spin, excellent domestic record )
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, 2w last 2nd game )
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, wicketless from last 2 games)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games)
Murugan Ashwin ( Leggie, good bowler, bowls most if overs as googly, 1w last game )
Arshdeep Singh( Left arm pacer, bowling brilliantly in last 4 games, 2w last 2nd game)
C/VC Options –
KXIP –
KL Rahul
Mayank Agrawal
Chris Gayle
Nicolas Pooran
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Rashid Khan