Punjab Kings will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next match of IPL 2022. The PBKS vs SRH match is set to take place on April 17 (Sunday) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Let’s have a look at the Match preview, prediction and Fantasy XI.
PBKS vs SRH: Match Preview
Punjab Kings
In their last match, Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians. Batting first, Punjab Kings mustered a mammoth total of 198-5 on the scoreboard. Mayank Agarwal piled up 52 runs while Shikhar Dhawan hit 70 runs. Jitesh Sharma smashed a quickfire 30. Mumbai Indians could only score 186-9 on the board and lost the match by 12 runs. Dewald Brevis hit 49 runs and Tilak Varma hit 36 runs. Suryakumar Yadav also scored a scored 43 runs. Odean Smith picked a 4-wicket haul for PBKS and was declared the player of the match award.
SunRisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Gujarat Titans in their last match of IPL 2022. Gujarat Titans piled up 162-7 on the scoreboard. Hardik Pandya mustered unbeaten 50 runs while Abhinav Manohar also scored 35 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan picked 2 wickets each. SRH openers Abhishek Sharma smacked 42 while Kane Williamson scored 57 runs. Later, Nicholas Pooran slammed 34 runs not out, to get the winning runs for the team. T Natarajan has picked 8 wickets for the team which is the highest. Washington Sundar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are next with 4 wickets each.
PBKS vs SRH: Match Prediction
Punjab Kings led by Mayank Agarwal won the previous match against Mumbai Indians very close and are currently placed third in the points table. A lot of expectations are there from the openers and from Jonny Bairstow. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have won their last three games and had a big victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game. The Kane Williamson-led side has had some bowling changes so far and T Natarajan is giving his best in the death overs. The match is going to be a thrilling one with both sides having an equal chance to win.
PBKS vs SRH : Fantasy XI
Liam Livingstone from Punjab Kings has hammered 168 runs and taken 2 wickets in this tournament so far. He will be an essential pick for this game.
Shikhar Dhawan from Punjab Kings stacked 197 runs in this tournament so far and can play a crucial role with the bat once again.
Mayank Agarwal from Punjab Kings marked 94 runs in this tournament so far and is a dependable player for sure.
T Natarajan from Sunrisers Hyderabad picked up 11 wickets in this tournament so far and can be one of the key contributors in this game as well.
Rahul Tripathi from Sunrisers Hyderabad smacked 171 runs in this tournament so far and can score big again for the team.
Kane Williamson is leading SunRisers Hyderabad and in the 5 matches, he scored 124 runs.
Aiden Makram from SunRisers Hyderabad as picked 1 wicket and smashed 149 runs in 5 matches for the team. He’s a good puck.
Odean Smith from PBKS has picked 6 wickets in 5 matches and he can be a very dependable bowler for his team.
Jitesh Sharma from PBKS has smashed 79 runs in 3 matches plus he’s a very dependable wicket-keeper. He’s a good pick.
Kagiso Rabada from PBKS has picked 6 wickets in 4 matches and can turn out to be very effective in the next game.
Rahul Chahar has picked 7 wickets in 5 matches for Punjab Kings. He’s a good choice for fantasy XI from the bowling department.
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