IPL 2024 – Match 23: PBKS vs SRH Match Preview, Playing 11, Players to Watch, Key Stats

Both PBKS and SRH are coming into the contest after winning their previous match.

Apurv Nigudkar Updated: July 9, 2024 schedule 3 min read

IPL 2024 Match 23 PBKS vs SRH Match Preview

The 23rd game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be poised for a thrilling showdown between Punjab Kings who host Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on April 9, Tuesday.

Hyderabad and Punjab have faced each other 21 times in the IPL. Surisers Hyderabad leads the chart with 14 wins whereas Punjab has just 7 wins to their name.

Punjab Kings has had a mixed start to their season where they have two wins and two losses to their name.

Punjab’s batting has been their stronger suit until now, while their bowling has severely lacked bowlers who have wicket-taking abilities.

Hyderabad has been the most exciting franchise of the tournament just because of the way they play, they have batters who don’t refrain from taking on the bowlers which puts the opposition under pressure.

Their bowling though especially spin bowling has lacked wicket-takers which has affected their growth in the middle overs of the innings.

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Match Details:

Date: 9 April 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

PBKS vs SRH Probable Playing XI :

PBKS Probable Playing XI

Shikhar Dhawan(C), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(WK), Sikander Raza, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Impact Player: Ashutosh Sharma

SRH Probable Playing XI

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Shahbaz Ahmed, Heinrich Klassen(WK), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande

Impact Player : T Natarajan

Key Batters to Watch for PBKS vs SRH :

Shikhar Dhawan

The ever-smiling man from Delhi is now looking like a pale shadow of himself this season, the run-scoring he used to achieve is still pretty same but the rate at which he does it hurts his team. He will have to be aware of his strike rate which will only help his side to compete with the opponents.

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Prabhsimran Singh

A pocket-size dynamite, Singh is a dasher who is unafraid of any situation, a bowler and plays T20 the way it should be. Singh amongst runs is always good for Punjab because whenever he gets them, he gets them quickly.

Key Bowlers to Watch for PBKS vs SRH:

Nitish Reddy

Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Reddy is a fast bowling all-rounder who is capable of touching speeds of high 130s and can hit the back of length very often, his batting still is under progress, but if he manages that, his upside as a fast bowling all-rounder is crazy.

Arshdeep Singh

A couple of years ago, Arshdeep could not do anything wrong and now a couple of years later he cannot do anything right. His career graph has had a steady decline which is sad for a talent like him, he needs to quickly sort out his bowling plans because if he does well he could be a part of the team which tours to WI and USA for the T20 World Cup.