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Kumar ruled out; question marks on Dhawan, Pathan

Written By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 23 Apr 2018 11:30 PM (IST)

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However, the inclusion of young Kerala seamer Basil Thampi, cannot be ruled out too.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s replacement in all probability will be Punjab medium pacer Sandeep Sharma, who earlier also played a game in place of Kumar.

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There are concerns of over Yusuf Pathan’s fitness too. "I am not 100 per cent sure on how Yusuf is. I know he did have some cramps but hopefully he will be ok and come tomorrow night," added Williamson.

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Young Ricky Bhui played in place of Dhawan in the last match and if fails to pass the fitness test then Bhui will have another game.

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However, Willliamson asserted that Dhawan will be available for the Mumbai Indians match. “Shikhar we are hoping will be fine for Tuesday’s game,” said Williamson.

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There are questions marks over Dhawan’s fitness too, who had suffered a hit in the elbow during Sunrisers' match against Kings XI Punjab and missed their last match against CSK.

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"Bhuvi did not travel with the team and is not playing the next match," Williamson told on the eve of the match.

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According to team sources, the pace spearhead is suffering from a niggling back injury and has been advised rest.

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Skipper Kane Williamson informed that pacer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar all set to miss IPL encounter against Mumbai Indians.

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Problems for Sunrisers though have only started. The franchise, which is already missing the services of regular captain David Warner, is now set to miss the services of one of its key members for their next match against Mumbai Indians.

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The Sunrisers top order let them down on this occasion, even though captain Williamson made a valiant effort.

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Luck was not on their side last night when ended up on the wrong side, suffering a 4 wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings, who rose to the top of the table with that win.

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The Sunrisers Hyderabad juggernaut has hit a roadblock in the current edition of IPL. After registering a hat-trick of wins in its first three matches, the Sunirsers lost their last two encounters to find themselves slide to No. 4 in the IPL standings.