What a game yesterday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru looked down and out after a massive collapse, but credit to them for bouncing back and putting up a fight. However, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was just too good on the night, smashing the bowlers all around the ground with a stunning 78 off just 26 balls. And backing him up perfectly was Dhruv Jurel, who played a composed and classy knock of 81* off 43. A complete performance in the end — well played, Rajasthan Royals.
Now, moving on to the second double-header weekend. Saturday brings us two exciting clashes — Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, followed by Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals. It promises to be a fun and competitive day of cricket. This post is a preview for the first game — Punjab Kings taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mullanpur. Let’s get started!
Expected Playing 11:
PBKS:
- Priyansh Arya
- Prabhsimran Singh (WK)
- Cooper Connely
- Shreyas Iyer (C)
- Nehal Wadhera
- Shashank Singh
- Marcus Stoinis
- Marco Jansen
- Xavier Bartlett
- Arshdeep Singh
- Vijaykumar Vyshak
Impact Player- Yuzvendra Chahal
SRH:
- Abhishek Sharma
- Travis Head
- Ishan Kishan (C & WK)
- Heinrich Klassen
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Brydon Carse
- Aniket Verma
- Eshan Malinga
- Harshal Patel
- Jaydev Unadkat
Impact Player- Shivang Kumar
Head to Head:
| Matches- | 24 |
| PBKS Won- | 7 |
| SRH Won- | 17 |
| No Result- | 0 |
Pitch and Weather Conditions:
The match is expected to be played on Pitch No. 4 in New Chandigarh, which last hosted an IPL day game in 2024. Delhi Capitals had made 174 for 9 after being asked to bat in that game, and PBKS chased it down in the last over with four wickets to spare. Overall, since 2024, this pitch has an even split of teams winning after batting first (2) and bowling first (2). In that day game, spin was significantly tougher to score against, there was a better runs-per-wicket ratio for fast bowlers.
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It’s set to be a hot and sunny afternoon in Mullanpur as Punjab Kings take on Sunrisers Hyderabad. There’s absolutely no rain expected, and with this being a day game, dew won’t be a factor either. The conditions should heavily favour the team batting first, as the pitch is likely to stay dry and get slightly slower as the game progresses. Expect temperatures in the late 20°C throughout the match, along with moderate humidity.
Prediction:
Well, we’re backing Punjab Kings to take this one. SRH haven’t been poor by any means, but they just haven’t been as consistent as PBKS so far. Punjab have won all three of their matches quite comfortably, with both batting and bowling clicking together. In contrast, SRH have been a bit inconsistent — when the batters step up, the bowlers fall short, and vice versa. That said, if SRH can get both units firing on the same day, they’re more than capable of getting over the finish line and winning the game.
If you want to see PBKS take on SRH, in the third afternoon game of the season, then tune into JioHotstar at 3:20 PM IST.
Until Next Time!
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