ABOUT THE MATCH:
The 43rd Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
This game is scheduled to begin at 07:30 PM IST (local time at 06:00 PM) (UTC at 02:00 PM). Star Sports Network (available in English, Hindi, Telugu , Tamil, Kannada and Bengali) will telecast the game. On Disney+ Hotstar, live streaming will also be available.
MATCH PREVIEW:
KINGS XI PUNJAB:
1. In this 2020 IPL, KXIP has been like a one-man show and that is of captain KL Rahul. Most of the time, he has taken Punjab to a winning position but the other players are unable to take Punjab over the line.
2. Ideally, there will be not any noticeable changes in the team line up as Punjab is short of genuine options.
3. Continuous victories have got Punjab’s campaign bounce back on track.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
KL Rahul (c)(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. As a team, Sunrisers Hyderabad is not in a good state. Neither their batting line up is looking stable, nor they have a fantastic bowling attack to challenge the batting line up of Rajasthan Royals.
2. In their playing squad, we expect two changes with Basil Thampi and Riyag Parag being replaced by Khaleel Ahmed and Virat Singh.
3. As of now, there is no injury update of Kane Williamson but the way he hobbled the last match, might be he can take the rest to stop from overstressing his injury. In that case, Mohammed Nabi can include in the squad in place of Kane Williamson.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem/Abhishek Sharma.
PITCH REPORT:
The teams batting second won three games in the last four matches at this venue, while one match ended in a draw and went into the Super Over afterwards. With the dew coming in, batting in the second half of the game was definitely much simpler.
WEATHER REPORT:
They are much improved now compared to the conditions at the start of the tournament. Temperatures have plummeted, giving the players a sense of respite. At the beginning of this match, it will be about 30 degrees Celsius.
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS:
KINGS XI PUNJAB
1. KL Rahul
In this tournament, KL Rahul put together 540 runs. He ‘s got five half-centuries and a hundred in the 10 innings he’s been beating.
2. Mayank Agarwal
In 10 matches, Mayank Agarwal has accumulated 398 runs and is in great contact. In this match, he’ll be a crucial cog for his side.
3. Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami picked up 16 wickets in 10 matches and has a great strike rate of 14.50.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. David Warner
David Warner was unable to score big in the last game, but so far he has scored 335 runs and is SRH ‘s leading run-scorer this season.
2. Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow scored 326 runs in 10 matches thus far at an average of 33.
3. Manish Pandey
With a brilliant 47-ball 83, Manish Pandey was excellent in the last game. During his knock, he shattered eight sixes.
HEAD TO HEAD:
1. Total Played– 15.
2. SRH Won– 11.
3. KXIP Won– 4.
4. Tie– 0.
5. No Result– 0.
BROADCAST DETAILS:
1. Tv – Star Sports Network.
2. Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar.
3. Match Timings – 24nd October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:
As a Grand League team captain, Chris Gayle might seem to be a risky choice. But he’s got a decent record against SRH, and he’s supposed to turn out well.
Also, against KXIP, David Warner has got 9 consecutive half-centuries. Hence, in the Head-to – Head team, he was preferred as the captain over KL Rahul.
The team batting second is expected to win the game.
