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Life is looking that little bit rosier for Sunrisers Hyderabad after a clinical, important victory against defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Saturday. The talented Abhishek Sharma announced himself with an excellent innings at the top, with Washington Sundar and T Natarajan continuing their good form with the ball.

Even better, they have the chance to follow up on that performance two days later. However, it will be a tougher test today against the unbeaten Gujarat Titans, who have one of SRH’s favourite sons, Rashid Khan. And, of course, they are never down and out, as Rahul Tewatia’s latest miracle against Punjab Kings showed us.

Shubman Gill has been outstanding with the bat for Gujarat, but SRH could see the rest of the batting lineup, which is still finding its best form, as an opportunity to pounce. However, how well SRH cope with Gujarat’s firing bowling attack will make for interesting viewing – especially how they handle the bowlers outside of the Rashid-Shami-Ferguson trio.

Possible Playing 11

Umran Malik has been bowling quickly, but inconsistently. There is a chance leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal could come into the XI.

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

Gujarat Titans are settled. One change they could make is to bring Rahmanullah Gurbaz in for Matthew Wade.

Gujarat Titans: 1. Shubman Gill, 2. Matthew Wade/Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 3. Sai Sudharsan, 4. Abhinav Manohar, 5. Hardik Pandya (c), 6. David Miller, 7. Rahul Tewatia, 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Darshan Nalkande, 10. Lockie Ferguson, 11. Mohammed Shami

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

• Abhishek Sharma produced his finest knock in his last match vs CSK. His 50-ball 75 included five fours and three sixes. Can he back it up today against GT’s strong attack?
• Kane Williamson’s form is a worry for SRH. The captain struggled against CSK, making a 40-ball 32, and is striking at 79.36 in 63 deliveries in IPL 2022.
• He has the class to bounce back, but he doesn’t have the best of records against GT’s key bowlers. Shami has dismissed Williamson three times in the IPL (avg. 9.67). Also, he has been dismissed once against Rashid (avg. 11) and once against Ferguson (avg. 11).
• There is the temptation to bat Rahul Tripathi at opener. However, SRH may look to bring him at three again as he has a solid record vs Rashid Khan (31 runs off 22 balls in the IPL, SR 140.9, one dismissal). He smashed 39* off 15 balls two days ago vs CSK.
• Expect Washington Sundar to play a key role against GT’s top order that will contain at least one left-hander in the top three. However, Sundar was also excellent against the right-handers against CSK, dismissing both Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu. He has taken four wickets in his last two matches, both at DY Patil.
• T Natarajan has taken two wickets in each match so far in IPL 2022. Importantly, he has got the ball swinging in the powerplay. Shubman Gill has a fine record vs left-arm seam in the IPL (301 runs, avg. 50.2, SR 130.3), so can Natarajan overcome this if he gets the chance?

Gujarat Titans:

• Shubman Gill is producing the kind of performances his talent is worthy of. He has scored the third-most runs in IPL 2022 (180) at a superb average of 60 and strike rate of 166.66.
• Sai Sudharsan made a promising start to life in the IPL (35 off 30 balls) as he combined with Gill for a 101-run partnership against Punjab Kings. He struck four fours and one six. Limiting the dot balls will be key today, especially if he comes up against Sundar.
• Hardik Pandya has made three starts in IPL 2022 (33, 31 and 27) at an overall strike rate of 124.65. It feels like the GT captain is not far away from his best form. He is one away from 100 sixes in the IPL.
• Mohammed Shami would relish the opportunity to bowl at Kane Williamson and Rahul Tripathi. Shami, who already has six wickets in three games this season, has dismissed Tripathi twice in seven matches at an average of just 10 and batting strike rate of 91. He has an even better T20 record vs Williamson, with four wickets in 39 deliveries (51 runs conceded).
• Rashid Khan comes up against his former franchise. He is coming off 3/22 vs Punjab, part of five wickets this season at an economy rate of just 6.58.
• Expect Rashid to be used against SRH’s middle order. He has a particularly good record against Nicholas Pooran, with two dismissals in 37 deliveries in T20s for just the 21 runs.
• Lockie Ferguson has largely been efficient in the death period since the start of IPL 2021. In this timeframe, Ferguson has taken five wickets in 72 deliveries between overs 16-20 at an economy rate of around just 8.60 per over.

Other Stats and Facts

• Mohammed Shami has never bowled to Aiden Markram in white-ball cricket, but he has had success against him in Test cricket. Shami has dismissed Markram five times for just 65 runs in 108 deliveries.
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Shubman Gill will be a key battle. Gill has scored just 31 runs off 33 deliveries with one dismissal. David Miller, on the other hand, has a good record against Bhuvneshwar in T20s: 31 deliveries faced, 53 runs scored, one dismissal.
• Matthew Wade prefers to bat first in T20s. He averages 36.27 with a strike rate of 148.69 in 80 matches batting first compared to 17.20/115.62 in 96 matches batting second.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad are scoring at just 5.1 runs per over in the powerplay. Gujarat Titans have taken nine wickets in three matches in this period.

DY Patil Sports Academy Pitch Report and Weather

DY Patil is not a particularly high-scoring ground so far in IPL 2022, with an average first innings score of 166.33. The chasing team has won four of the six matches so far this season. The SRH-CSK game did show signs of a slowish wicket.

Another clear evening is forecast with dew likely to appear. Expect the captain who wins the toss to choose to chase.

Dream11 Prediction

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.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Matthew Wade
• Batsmen: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma
• All-rounders: Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya
• Bowlers: T Natarajan, Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan

Match Prediction

Gujarat look good for a win, but SRH do have the bowling form to cause a problem or two. Shubman Gill’s wicket is key. The chasing team is likeliest to win.

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