SRH vs GT IPL 2024 Match Up: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For
Published on: May 16, 2024 5:30 pm IST|Updated on: May 16, 2024 5:17 pm IST
Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to seal their playoffs qualification in front of their home crowd tonight. Furthermore, they also have a chance to finish among the top two by winning both of their remaining fixtures. At the same time, it is a dead rubber for Gujarat Titans and they will look to sign off the season with a win in their final game of the IPL 2024. Meanwhile, in this post, we will take a look at the top five player battles to watch out for in the SRH vs GT contest.
SRH vs GT Top 5 Player Battles
1 – Shubman Gill vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
| Matches | 10 (T20) |
| Runs | 57 |
| Balls | 57 |
| Outs | 3 |
Shubman Gill is the leader of the GT’s batting unit but he has struggled for consistency this season. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has looked like his old version in the last couple of games. The pacer has a fantastic record against Gill and he could dismiss him with his swing artistry with the new ball in hand.
2 – Travis Head vs Noor Ahmad
| Matches | 1 (T20) |
| Runs | 1 |
| Balls | 2 |
| Outs | 1 |
Travis Head has been dismissed by the spinners 5 times this season. It will bring Noor Ahmad into the picture as the young chinaman has already dismissed the Aussie in the earlier meeting this season. He will take the bowl away from Head and can trouble him with his variations.
3 – Heinrich Klaasen vs Rashid Khan
| Matches | 5 (T20) |
| Runs | 64 |
| Balls | 34 |
| Outs | 2 |
Heinrich Klaasen has been dismissed 3 times by the spinners in the last five matches. The South African batter has shared his battle with Rashid Khan so far by smashing him for 64 runs off 34 deliveries but getting out twice. However, Rashid Khan has plenty of experience of playing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium and he will be eager to leave a mark against his former side.
4 – Sai Sudharsan vs Pat Cummins
| Matches | 1 (T20) |
| Runs | 9 |
| Balls | 8 |
| Outs | 1 |
Sai Sudharsan is GT’s leading run-scorer in the IPL 2024, while Pat Cummins has been leading the SRH’s bowling unit from the front. The Aussie pacer is pretty effective against the left-handed batters with his round-the-wicket angle and cramping them for the room. In the only meeting earlier this season, Pat Cummins has already dismissed Sai Sudharsan and he will look to repeat the same.
5 – Abhishek Sharma vs Umesh Yadav
| Matches | 2 (T20) |
| Runs | 6 |
| Balls | 11 |
| Outs | 0 |
Abhishek Sharma has been the nightmare for the bowlers in the powerplay as he attacks the opposition right from the outset. Meanwhile, Umesh Yadav has been taking care of the new-ball duties for Gujarat Titans and have been pretty effective so far. The Vidarbha express will look to nip-out the left-handed batter early with his pace and seam movement, making it an interesting battle to watch out for.
