Published on: Apr 21, 2021 12:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 21, 2021 12:42 pm IST
PBKS vs SRH IPL 2021: In the first game of the second doubleheader day of IPL 2021 season, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be locking horns with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 21. Punjab Kings are coming after losing two back-to-back games against Delhi and Chennai while Sunrisers Hyderabad are yet to win a game this season having lost all of their three games. In the 16 matches played between these two teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 11 games while Punjab Kings have just registered 5 wins. However, both SRH and Punjab Kings will now be focussing to make a comeback in this opening phase of IPL 2021.
Fixture Name: VIVO IPL, Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Competition: VIVO IPL
Date: 21 April
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Team Form Guide: PBKS (recent last): L L W L L SRH (recent last): L L L L W
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Delhi Capitals 138/4 beat Mumbai Indians 137/9 by 6 wickets in the 13th match of IPL 2021.
Pitch Report: The Chepauk track did played unlikely of its historical nature in the first afternoon game of this season and it would be interesting to see the nature of the pitch for this game. However, the spinners will be expected to play a big role in this match. The par score will remain around 150-160 with dew expected to play a major part in the second innings.
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PBKS vs SRH Playing 11
PBKS Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
PBKS Playing 11 (likely) KL Rahul Mayank Agarwal Chris Gayle Nicholas Pooran Deepak Hooda Shahrukh Khan Fabian Allen Jhye Richardson Mohammed Shami Ravi Bishnoi Arshdeep Singh
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SRH Team News
SRH Playing 11 (likely) David Warner Jonny Bairstow Manish Pandey Vijay Shankar Abdul Samad Kedar Jadhav Abhishek Sharma Rashid Khan Bhuvneshwar Kumar Mujeeb Ur Rahman Khaleel Ahmed
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Who will win today match
The Punjab Kings will be hoping that the likes of Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda and Nicholas Pooran support the in-form duo of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal in the batting department. Shami, Bishnoi, Arshdeep and Richardson will be their key bowlers. On the other hand, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will want an improved performance from Jonny Bairstow, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Abdul Samad and Vijay Shankar with the bat while Mujeeb, Rashid, Bhuvneshwar and Khaleel will be their main bowlers. The Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost all their three games but they have got the experience of playing at this venue in comparison to Punjab who will be playing their first game in Chennai. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Sunrisers Hyderabad to win this match.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
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Best Picks:
Grand League Team 1
We are picking David Warner as the Captain in this team due to his fabulous record against Punjab since IPL 2010 having scored 906 runs in 19 matches.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul, Jonny Bairstow BATSMEN: David Warner (C), Chris Gayle (VC), Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal ALL-ROUNDERS: Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar BOWLERS: Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed
Grand League Team 2
We are making KL Rahul as the Captain of this team as he has smashed two brilliant fifties in the last 3 games.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul (C), Jonny Bairstow (VC) BATSMEN: David Warner, Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal ALL-ROUNDERS: Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen BOWLERS: Rashid Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Grand League Team 3
We are picking Chris Gayle as the Captain of this team because of his amazing record in the last 5 IPL matches having smashed 172 runs.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul, Jonny Bairstow BATSMEN: David Warner, Chris Gayle (C), Mayank Agarwal ALL-ROUNDERS: Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar (VC) BOWLERS: Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Khaleel Ahmed
Grand League Team 4
We are choosing Mayank Agarwal as the Captain of this team as he smashed an outstanding innings of 69 runs off just 36 balls in the last match against DC.
WICKET-KEEPERS: KL Rahul, Jonny Bairstow BATSMEN: David Warner, Manish Pandey (VC), Mayank Agarwal (C) ALL-ROUNDERS: Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda, Abhishek Sharma BOWLERS: Rashid Khan, Jhye Richardson, Arshdeep Singh