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IPL 2021 Match 14: PBKS vs SRH Dream11 Prediction Possible Playing 11 Pitch Report | SRH vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction Today | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings Key Players | Chennai Pitch Report
Punjab Kings travel down south to go neck-and-neck with Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 14th match of IPL 2021. And this is certainly a crucial game for both teams.
For the first time in their IPL history, SRH has lost the first three matches of the IPL. Also, they are yet to win a game in Chennai in their history (six attempts). Despite getting good starts from their openers, their middle-order with the likes of Manish Pandey, Abdul Samad, Virat Singh found new ways to get out and were unable to finish the games.
Punjab Kings, on the other hand, made a significant improvement in their batting department after suffering a collapse against CSK. Mayank Agarwal stole the show with his 69 off 36 balls. KL also hung around and made 61 off 51 balls. However, they leaked runs in their bowling department, which is a common problem. Also, there were some question marks raised by experts on KL captaincy when KL did not bring Meredith till the 10th over of the match.
After winning the first match, the Punjab Kings have lost their previous two matches. An interesting battle awaits between both the teams who need a win badly to revive their campaign.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
Punjab Kings
- KL Rahul – KL started his IPL career with SRH. While playing against them he has 300 runs from 8 innings at an average of 42.9. Most of his innings have come while batting second. Also, Rahul has made a good start to IPL 2021 from a run-scoring perspective, with X runs in three matches.
- Mayank Agarwal – Mayank has 193 runs from his 10 innings at an average of 19.3 vs SRH. In the first innings, his average further drops down to 12.8. Playing at Chennai he does not the best of the records so you can take a chance by dropping him in 1-2 GL Teams.
- Chris Gayle – Universe Boss has 387 runs from his 14 innings at an average of 29.8 vs SRH. After missing out in the last game, he would be eyeing a big score against the orange army.
- Nicholas Pooran – Nicky P has 130 runs from his 3 innings at an average of 65 vs SRH. The best of Nicky P is yet to come, watch out for him!
- Deepak Hooda – Early on in his career, Hooda stormed into the IPL with Sunrisers, he has just played against them twice and got 7 runs. However, he has looked good so far in IPL 2021.
- Arshdeep Singh – Arshdeep has 6 wickets from his 3 innings against SRH. He has bowled well in the tournament so far.
- Mohammed Shami has 9 wickets from his 9 innings against SRH, out of which 6 have come bowling first.
- Jhye Richardson– Jhye got his mojo right and picked two wickets in the last game. One to watch.
- Murugan Ashwin – Ashwin has got 3 wickets from his 2 innings against SRH. He will be playing at his home ground.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
- David Warner – Warner is 94 short of 1000 runs mark against Kings. He has played 19 innings and averages 53.3 against them. The onus will be on him to perform and lead his side from the front.
- Jonny Bairstow – Bairstow has 117 runs from his 3 innings against Kings. He was at this destructive best in the previous match. He is looking in terrific form.
- Manish Pandey – Pandey has 537 runs from his 21 innings against Kings. Pandey has been under the pump for his performances in the last few innings and it’s high time he needs his bat to do the talking.
- Kane Williamson – Kane has 142 runs from his 5 innings at an average of 47.3 vs PBKS. SRH need him back in the team.
- Vijay Shankar – Vijay has 72 runs from his 4 innings. He has not bowled against Kings so far.
- Rashid Khan – Magician went wicketless in his last match which does not change the fact that he has the best record against Kings. In 8 matches, he has 16 wickets at a strike rate of 12.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Bhuvi has gone wicketless in two consecutive games and the southpaw will be determined to get things right. Against Kings he has 21 wickets from 14 innings, he will be a must pick in Grand Leagues.
Stats and Facts
- Overall Played 16 | SRH 11 | Kings XI 5
- Mujeeb was part of Punjab Kings last year.
- T Natarajan has been part of King’s camp, while playing against them he has 2 wickets from 2 innings.
- Jason Holder has 2 wickets from his 2 innings against the Kings.
Predicted Playing XI
Punjab Kings: 1. KL Rahul (c & wk), 2. Mayank Agarwal, 3. Chris Gayle, 4. Deepak Hooda, 5. Nicholas Pooran, 6. Shahrukh Khan, 7. Jhye Richardson, 8. Jalaj Saxena, 9. Mohammed Shami, 10. Riley Meredith, 11. Arshdeep Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1. David Warner (c), 2. Jonny Bairstow (wk), 3. Manish Pandey, 4. Kane Williamson/Kedar Jadhav, 5. Vijay Shankar, 6. Abhishek Sharma, 7. Abdul Samad, 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. Mujeeb ur Rahman/Shahbaz Nadeem, 11. Khaleel Ahmed/T Natarajan
Chepauk Chennai Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
This is Matthew Hayden Pitch Report from MI and DC yesterday.
“It looks much the same, it’s got bare patches everywhere right through it. The bowlers are working it out a bit quicker than the batters. They are bowling a lot of off-pace deliveries and they are getting wickets with it as well. 53% of the wickets have come off the slower balls, so that variation is key. Batters are gonna work hard for their runs on this two-paced wicket. Have a bat first.”
Before the toss, Fantasy Nuts need to check which deck is being used.
Dream11 Prediction
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Match Prediction
Both sides have a lot of issues to address. Overall SRH has a better record against Punjab. The bowler’s performances in the match has a huge impact on games in Chennai. Since SRH has a better breed of bowlers according to the conditions on offer, we back them to get the first win.
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