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
MI –
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock (wk), Kieron Pollard, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Mohsin Khan, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, James Pattinson
Team News –
SRH –
– Sunrisers won their last game against RCB and now just need to win this game to confirm their qualifications for the playoffs.
– Vijay Shankar is ruled out of the IPL 2020 with a Grade 2 injury and will not be a part of this IPL.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jason Holder and Rashid Khan.
– W Saha and David Warner will open the innings. Saha smashed a brilliant 87 against DC and 39 last game while Warner has been playing some attacking Cricket from last few games.
– 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 against RR and a attacking 44 against DC last 2nd game.
– Mr Consistent Kane Williamson will bat 2 down. Kane had a poor run according to his standards this season having forced to sit out in few opening games and then he opened some games.
– Abhishek Sharma and Jason Holder will take care of the brittle Sunrisers middle order.
– Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Rashid has been brilliant last game with 2 Wickets. Abhishek Sharma will assist them.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Jason Holder will be leading the pace attack. Natarajan has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
MI –
– MI have are already qualified at #1 spot and its a dead rubber for them but will play their stonger 11 with qualifier in 2 days.
– Rohit Sharma’s injury condition is still unsure, he will likely sit out for some rest as team has already qualified to the playoffs. Kieran Pollard will continue to lead the side.
– Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult and James Pattinson/Coulter Nile will be their likely 4 foreign players.
– Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock will open the innings. Both are very attacking Batsman striking from ball 1. Kishan was not out on 72 last game.
– Suryakumar Yadav will bat 1 down. He scored 400+ runs in last IPL and has already crossed 400 this season too with 79* last 2nd game against RCB.
– Hardik Pandya/Jayant Yadav and Kieron Pollard will bat next followed by Krunal Pandya. Both Pandya and Pollard are playing the finishers role. Hardik is playing solely as a batsman and waa rested last game.
– Rahul Chahar the young leggie will lead the spin attack along with left arm spinner Krunal Pandya. Rahul has taken 12 Wickets this season.
– Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and James Pattinson/Coulter Nile will lead the pace attack. Kieron Pollard (1-2 overs) will assist them.
Probable XI –
SRH –
W Saha(wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, S Nadeem, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
MI –
Quinton de Kock(wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya/Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pitch Report –
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
The Sharjah ground has very small boundaries and pitches also are batting favourable resulting in a high scoring encounter.
Average Score : 170( IPL 2020)
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 445 runs last IPL, 345 runs this season, Must have if plays )
Quinton de Kock( Opener + wk, a must have combo, very attacking batsman, 78, 53, 46, 6, 18, 26 last 6 games, Must have)
I Kishan( open, very attacking batsman, 99 runs against RCB last time, 68*, 37, 25, 72* last 4 games)
W Saha ( Opener + wk, 1882 IPL runs with SR above 130, 87, 39 runs last 2 games, Must )
BAT –
David Warner( Opener, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, attacking 66(34b) last 2nd game, Must have any day)
R Sharma( Opener, no introduction needed, 4800+ IPL runs, 250+ runs this season already, will likely miss this game)
Suryakumar( 1 down, 404 runs at a SR of 135 in IPL, 79*(43b) against RCB last 2nd, Must have)
Saurabh Tiwary( 2 down, made a comeback after almost 3 years, 34(25b) last 2nd game, could be dropped if rohit plays)
H Pandya( 3 down, 402 runs + 14 wickets at a SR of 191 in IPL 2019, playing only as a batsman, 60*(21b) last 2nd game, was rested last game )
Kane Williamson( 2 down, one of the best white ball batsman, 29(19b) last 2nd game, Must have)
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 83*(47b) last 2nd game, 26 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)
ALL –
K Pollard( 3-4 down + 2-3 overs of pace, Man of tournament in CPL recently, 207 runs + 8 Wickets in CPL 2020, 60(24b),47(20b), 25(13b), 34(12) last few games , bowling good no of overs)
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely not play )
Jason Holder( Middle order + Medium pacer, known for his swing, 2w + 26 runs in last game)
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin)
Krunal Pandya( 4-5 down + 4 overs of spin, left arm spin, bowls tight line and length, not in good form , 1w last game )
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)
BOWL –
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 2w last game, Must have especially while bowling 2nd )
Jasprit Bumrah( Right Arm Fast, no introduction needed, 3w last game, very economical last game, Must have )
Rahul Chahar( Leggie, Must have in this conditions, 13 Wickets in 11 games this IPL, 1w last game)
Trent Boult( Left arm fast, world class bowler, will bowl in death, 3 Wicket last game, Must have)
James Pattinson( Pacer, excellent form, 2w last 2nd game, bowling with good pace, was quite expensive last game he played)
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 2w last game, excellent bowling at death, Must have)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, not much effective this season)
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, 3w last game)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games)
C/VC Options –
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Rashid Khan
MI –
Quinton de Kock
Jasprit Bumrah
Kieran Pollard