Squads –
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
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
Team News –
SRH –
– Sunrisers lost their last game against MI and still in a decent position with 2 wins from 5 games.
– Bhuvaneswar Kumar has been ruled out of the Dream11 IPL 2020. His replacement is still not announced. Left arm Pacer Prithvi Raj who has some good pace can make his debut for SRH.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan.
– Jonny Bairstow and David Warner the most explosive opening pair in IPL 2020 will open the innings. Warner has scored 839 runs against KXIP the highest by any player.
– 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.
– Mr Consistent Kane Williamson will bat 2 down. Kane has been consistently performing for SRH with being the leading scorer in 2018 season but looked rusty last few games.
– U19 captain Priyam Garg will follow Williamson. Abhishek Sharma will bat next. Both of them added 77 for the 5th wicket against CSK.
– Big hitting Abdul Samad will bat next. Samad is a very hard hitting batsman capable of scoring 10 ball 30.
– Abhishek Sharma and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Abdul Samad will assist them with his leg spin.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Siddharth Kaul/Khaleel/Prithvi Raj will be leading the pace attack. Natarajan has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
KXIP –
– Kings XI are at the bottom of the table with just 1 win from their 5 games. Except their opening pair no one is performing in the team , their bowling has been their weak link with all going for plenty of runs.
– Chris Gayle is all set to play his 1st game tonight. He will likely replace underperforming Glenn Maxwell.
– Chris Gayle, Nicolas Pooran and Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Jordan/Mujeeb will be their likely 4 foreign players to start.
– Rahul will open with Chris Gayle. Gayle will finally play and open the innings. He is a impact player and has the ability to score big. Rahul has been in excellent form with yet another 50 last game.
– Mayank Agrawal will bat 1 down. He opened in all the games and was excellent with that opening slot but if gayle plays he has to bat 1 down.
– Mandeep Singh will bat 2 down. Mandeep played his 1st game of IPL against CSK and scored a brilliant 27.
– Nicolas Pooran will bat at 3 down. He is a exciting talent and has the ability to clear the fence with ease. He scored quickfire 44 runs of 27 balls last 2nd game and can be promoted any day.
– Sarfaraz will play the role of finisher along with Krishnappa Gowtham. Both are good hitters.
– K Gowtham/Harpreet Brar and Ravi Bishnoi will lead the spin attack.
– Mohammad Shami, Chris Jordan(risky) and Sheldon Cottrell will lead the pace attack. Jordan is a very good death bowler.
Probable XI –
SRH –
Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Siddhart Kaul/Khaleel Ahmed/Prithvi Raj, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
KXIP –
KL Rahul(C & wk ), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agrawal, Mandeep Singh, Nicolas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Jordan/Mujeeb Rahman, Harpreet Brar/K Gowtham, Sheldon Cottrell, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi.
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 : 157
Head to Head –
Total games : 14
SRH Won : 10
KXIP Won : 04
Team Blueprint –
WK –
L Rahul( Opener + wk, currently best T20 Batsman in world cricket, 302 runs in 5 games this IPL, Must C/VC)
N Pooran( 2/3 down, very hard hitting batsman, can be promoted any day, 44(27b) last 2nd game, Must )
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 112run knock against Aus recently, 445 runs last IPL, 64(21b), 53(45b) in 2 of 4 games, Must have )
BAT –
Chris Gayle( Opener, no intro needed, played his last t20 in BPL 2019, 114R in 4 games against SRH, Must have)
David Warner( Opener, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, 38,45,28,60 runs last 4 games, Must have )
Kane Williamson( 2 down, one of the best white ball batsman, struggling with form, Must have )
Mayank Agrawal(Open, SR of 142 last IPL , excellent player of spin , 89(60), 26(20b), 106(50b), 25(18b) this tournament ,Must have )
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 30(19b) last game, unpredictable player)
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 292 runs with SR of 141 in t20s, 53 runs against CSK game)
Mandeep Singh( 2/3 down, very good Syed Mushtaq trophy with 3 50+ scores striking at 155, 27 last game)
Sarfaraz ( middle order, can be used as a floater for hitting, very good domestic form)
ALL –
Glenn Maxwell ( 2 down+ 2-3 overs of off spin, century against England recently, have completely failed this IPL , can be dropped)
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely not play )
Vijay Shankar ( RHB ,3 down, part time pace, late hitting, 244 runs last season, most likely he can play )
Jimmy Neesham ( Middle order + Medium pacer, hard hitter of ball, failed with both bat and bowl this IPL)
K Gowtham ( Off spin + late hitting, SR of 166 in t20s, decent bowler , poor last IPL with just 1 Wicket, 22R + 1w last 2nd game )
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin, 252R in 12 t20 innings, 1w against CSK )
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 4O 22R 1W last game, Must have)
Mujeeb ( Off spin, mystery bowler, one of the best t20 bowler, 16W in 11 CPL games, 2W in 4M against SRH)
S Cottrell ( Left arm fast, known for his pace and bounce, 6 Wickets in 5 games this IPL, not a good death bowler )
M Shami ( Right Arm fast, hit the deck bowler, Wicket taker, 19 Wickets last IPL, 8 Wickets in 5 games, Must have)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, can play )
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, 2w laat game)
Chris Jordan ( Right Arm Medium Fast, best death bowler currently in world cricket, very expensive last game)
Ishan Porel ( Medium pacer, 13 t20 Wickets in 13 games, u19 player, got good pace, can get a game)
Ravi Bishnoi( Leggie, bowls fast spin, excellent domestic record, wicketless and very expensive last game )
Murugan Ashwin( Leggie, bowls most of his deliveries as googly, 4 Wickets in last 2 games , didn’t played last game)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games, 2w but very expensive last game)
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 2w last 2nd game, excellent bowling at death )
C/VC Options –
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Rashid Khan
KXIP –
KL Rahul
Mayank Agrawal
Chris Gayle
