Punjab Kings (PBKS) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Mullanpur at 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT).
Team updates and impact player strategies
Punjab Kings dealt with Liam Livingstone’s absence due to injury in their recent match, with Sikandar Raza filling in but not making a significant impact.
Livingstone’s return to training is underway, although his availability remains uncertain. Their strategy involves swapping Arshdeep Singh for a batter like Prabhsimran Singh as an impact sub.
Probable XI for Punjab Kings: 1 Shikhar Dhawan (capt), 2 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 3 Prabhsimran Singh, 4 Sam Curran, 5 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 6 Shashank Singh, 7 Sikandar Raza, 8 Harpreet Brar, 9 Harshal Patel, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Arshdeep Singh, 12 Ashutosh Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad saw T Natarajan’s return but missed Mayank Agarwal due to illness. Agarwal’s fitness for the upcoming match is uncertain.
Their impact player strategy involves rotating top-order batters like Head, Abhishek, or Agarwal with frontline quicks like Natarajan or Umran Malik, except for one match where they brought in Washington Sundar due to batting struggles.
Probable XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Travis Head, 3 Aiden Markram, 4 Shahbaz Ahmed, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy/Washington Sundar, 7 Abdul Samad, 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Mayank Markande, 11 Jaydev Unadkat, 12 Umran Malik.