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GT vs SRH Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: IPL 2022 Match 40 | GT vs SRH Dream11 Prediction Today | Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Key Players | Wankhede Pitch Report

Before IPL 2022, there was a great sense of unpredictability and uncertainty around these two sides. Gujarat Titans, one of the two new teams, did seem to lack some of the batting depth that others possess. Sunrisers Hyderabad were coming off a horror 2021 season, and fielded a number of players with a lot to prove.

Fast forward to the halfway mark of the season, and it is easily a pass mark for both. SRH are the form side in the league with five straight wins; the latest being a comprehensive, calculated and clinical takedown of RCB. The bowlers, led by the impressive Marco Jansen, were on song, backed up by sublime catching. More of the same today and they will certainly be difficult to beat.

However, you still can’t count the Titans out even if SRH play well. Time and again they have been placed in pressure situations, only to come out the other side with flying colours. Their latest effort was a hard-fought victory over KKR on Saturday, led by the in-form Hardik Pandya and excellent bowling attack.

Both teams lead the way from a bowling perspective. SRH have the best bowling average of any team (20.69) followed by the Titans (25.79). SRH also have the best economy rate (7.99) and the Titans are not too far behind them either (8.22). Also, Rashid is set to play against his former franchise. What a mouthwatering contest we have in store.

Possible Playing 11

Hardik Pandya’s fitness is in the spotlight after leaving the field midway through KKR’s run chase on Saturday. According to Sportskeeda, Hardik was to manage his groin niggle ahead of this clash. If he plays, he surely will bat only.

Gujarat Titans: 1. Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Abhinav Manohar, 4. Hardik Pandya (c), 5. David Miller, 6. Rahul Tewatia, 7. Rashid Khan, 8. Alzarri Joseph, 9. Lockie Ferguson, 10. Yash Dayal, 11. Mohammed Shami

Washington Sundar could be available for this clash after missing the previous three with a finger injury.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1. Abhishek Sharma, 2. Kane Williamson (c), 3. Rahul Tripathi, 4. Aiden Markram, 5. Nicholas Pooran (wk), 6. Shashank Singh, 7. Marco Jansen, 8. J Suchith/Washington Sundar, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. T Natarajan, 11. Umran Malik

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Gujarat Titans:

• Hardik Pandya is in magnificent form. The GT captain has struck three half-centuries in a row (50* vs SRH, 87* and 67), part of 295 runs this season (fourth-most) at an average of 73.75 and strike rate of 136.57.
• Pandya knows the Wankhede well. He has struck 810 runs at an average of 33.75 and strike rate of 134.33. However, SRH isn’t one his favourite teams (156 runs, avg. 17.33, SR 96.55), so how he fares today will be interesting to see.
• Shubman Gill has scored just 27 runs in four innings since his 84 and 96. He has scored 234 runs in nine innings vs SRH at an average of 34.14 and strike rate of 111.16.
• David Miller’s 220 runs this season come at an excellent average of 73.33 and strike rate of 157.14. He has struck 311 runs in 13 innings at the Wankhede at an average of 31.10 and strike rate of 144.65.
• Miller will be seeking an improvement on his record vs SRH: 12 inns, 205 runs, avg. 25.63, SR 130.57. He has an excellent record against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the IPL: 43 runs off 24 balls (one dismissal), but averages just 19 against high pace. Watch out for Umran Malik.
• Rashid Khan is coming off a player of the match performance vs KKR (2/22) on Saturday. He has taken six wickets in seven T20s at the Wankhede at an economy rate of 5.86.
• Rashid could be used as an asset to Pooran. He has dismissed him twice in 41 balls in the IPL, whilst only conceding 26.
• Mohammed Shami went wicketless against SRH earlier this season (4-0-32-0), but his wicket-taking ability can never be discounted. He took 2/20 against KKR on Saturday. Also, he has dismissed Williamson three times in 32 balls in the IPL (44 runs) and Tripathi twice in 22 balls (20 runs).
• Shami also has an impressive 13 wickets in seven matches at the Wankhede (SR 12.92).

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

• Rahul Tripathi, who has struck 212 runs at an average of 53.00 and strike rate of 175.20 this season, has a good record against Rashid Khan. He has scored 35 off 26 against the leg-spinner, for one dismissal.
• Kane Williamson was player of the match in the SRH-GT match earlier this season. The SRH skipper scored 57 off 46 to help lead his team to an eight-wicket victory.
• Abhishek Sharma struck 42 off 32 balls in the same match. The left-hander is having an excellent season at the top, with 220 runs at an average of 31.42 and strike rate of 125.71.
• Aiden Markram has smashed 190 runs at a strike rate of 150.79 this season. He has only been dismissed once. Nicholas Pooran played beautifully against GT earlier in IPL 2022, where he scored 34* off 18 to seal victory for SRH.
• We all can’t wait to watch Umran Malik in action again. 91% of his deliveries in IPL 2022 have been over 140km/h, offering SRH a significant point of difference in the attack. He has taken eight wickets in his last four matches, including 1/39 vs Titans.
• Marco Jansen blew RCB away with a magnificent powerplay burst on Saturday. The left-arm quick was player of the match with 3/25, which included the wickets of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli with the ball moving away from the bat.
• Shubman Gill has been dismissed twice by left-arm seam this season, so watch out for the Gill-Jansen battle.
• T Natarajan has taken the most wickets in the powerplay this season (6). He has also taken six wickets at the death, only behind Dwayne Bravo (9) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (7).

Other Stats and Facts

• SRH (168/2) beat GT (162/7) earlier in IPL 2022.
• Shubman Gill averages around 24 against high pace in the IPL. If Umran Malik gets the chance to bowl to him, it could be an interesting battle.
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be key upfront against Gill. The veteran seamer has dismissed the young batsman twice in 37 deliveries in the IPL (including on April 11), whilst only conceding 32. He has also dismissed Hardik once in 16 deliveries, conceding just 20.
• Abhinav Manohar played nicely when the two teams met on April 11. He struck 35 off 21 balls to help get the Titans past 160.
• Lockie Ferguson strikes every four overs (24 deliveries) against SRH. He went wicketless against them earlier in IPL 2022 (0/46).

Wankhede Pitch Report and Weather

The team batting first has won the last five matches at the Wankhede. The average first innings score in these matches is 186.2, compared to the overall first innings average of 169.5 at the Wankhede in IPL 2022.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have won just one of seven matches on this ground. However, they are confident and chasing well. GT may opt to bat first, while SRH might look to chase.

GT vs SRH Dream11 Prediction April 27 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Wriddhiman Saha
• Batsmen: Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson
• All-rounders: Hardik Pandya
• Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan

Match Prediction

Very tough match to predict. With SRH’s pace attack in such great form, they have what it takes to make inroads into GT’s batting. SRH to win.