In a must win battle on Saturday, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns against Gujarat Lions (GL) in Kanpur. Exuberant Warner-led team doesn’t want any disappointment just before the Indian Premier League (IPL) play-off stage. They will definitely try to win tomorrow’s game and seal their play-off spot comfortably without giving any outside chance to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) to make a comeback in the tournament.
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It’s certainly not going to be a cakewalk for the men-in-orange. Raina-led Gujarat Lions are well prepared to finish their IPL 10 campaign with a win. Having lost all chances to progress ahead in the tournament – Gujarat Lions will play fearless cricket at Green Park stadium on Saturday. Lions have won two out of the three games that they played here.
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Team News for Gujarat Lions (GL)
There will be lots of expectations from Gujarat’s key players like Dwayne Smith, Aaron Finch, Ishan Kishan and Captain Suresh Raina as well. GL have a strong middle order and they won’t miss any chance to trouble the Sunrisers. Experienced Dinesh Karthik always comes to rescue the team every time the top order fails to score big.
In bowling, GL have a good combination of pace and spin. Basil Thampi, Dhawal Kulkarni, James Faulkner will spearhead the team’s fast bowling while Ravinder Jadeja is expected to play crucial role with his awe-inspiring left-arm-orthodox spin at death overs. Gujarat hasn’t been able to find a suitable replacement for the talented Andrew Tye as yet. No doubt, if he hadn’t sustained an injury then Lions could have easily cruised the into the play-off stage.
Leaving all disappointment aside, Suresh Raina and Co. will have to come together and give a fantastic performance tomorrow to inflict a big upset on SRH in their last match.
Team News for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
For Warner-led SRH team, nothing short of a win will suffice them. After an excellent performance at league matches, defending champions are desperately eying to enter the play-off round without any woe. With a strong batting line-up, SRH will try to bat second on winning the toss. Green Park pitch supports the team batting second.
Sunrisers have plenty of inform batsmen in their squad including the likes of David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan on top while Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques and Kane Williamson in the middle order. In the bowling department too, SRH are pretty strong with its pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar still stands on top of the purple cap race.
Siddharth Kaul and Mohammad Siraj are also bowling fantastically for SRH. The likes of Afghan spin duo of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan can also give a breakthrough at the critical moment of the match. However, dismissing Dwayne Smith, Finch and Raina early in the innings will be crucial for SRH to win Saturday’s contest.
Predicted Playing XI (Both Teams)
Gujarat Lions (GL): Aaron Finch, Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Smith, Suresh Raina (Captain), Dinesh Karthik (Wicket Keeper), James Faulkner, Ravindra Jadeja, Basil Thampi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ankit Soni and Pradeep Sangwan.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner (Captain), Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha (Wicket Keeper), Bipul Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul and Mohammad Siraj.
Match Result Prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will win the match.
Venue: Green Park Stadium, Kanpur. Match will telecast live on SONY ESPN at 4 PM onwards.
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