SRH vs KXIP Toss Update
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner won the toss and elected to bat first against Kings Eleven Punjab at the Dubai International Stadium.
Kings Eleven Punjab have made three changes to their team Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh and Mujeeb Zadran come in for Chris Jordan, Harpreet Brar and Sarfaraz Khan
Here is what the captains had to say after the toss
KL Rahul: I was hoping I'd lose the toss but I would have wanted to bat first too. We've just not been able to close games with bat or ball. We've started well, but not closed down things. Set batsmen haven't been able to convert into bigger scores. Bowlers haven't executed their plans but we know that can happen.
David Warner: We'll have a bat. Last game while chasing, we lost a lot of wickets in the middle. And in the bowling, there were about two or three overs where they just overpitched. 170-200 has been the range of par scores. Don't know how the track will play until you are out there.
The IPL 2020 match between SRH and KXIP happens to be the twenty third encounter between the 'Kings' and 'Sunrisers' with the 'Orange Army' holding a winning edge, winning 14 out of their previous 22 encounters.
IPL 2020, SRH vs KXIP: Struggling Sunrisers, Off-Colour Kings Eleven Punjab Look To End Poor Run With Win At Dubai
Both teams are coming into the encounter on the back of losses in their previous games. While SRH lost to defending champions Mumbai Indians by 34 runs, Kings Eleven Punjab were handed a thumping 10-wicket defeat by Chennai Super Kings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently placed sixth in the points table with 4 points in their kitty. Meanwhile, KXIP are languishing at the bottom of the table with just two points to their credit.
Here is the playing Eleven for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings Eleven Punjab
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran(w), Simran Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell
Full Squads For SRH and KXIP In IPL 2020
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (Captain), Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham, Tajinder Singh, Chris Jordan, Karun Nair, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Murugan Ashwin, Jagadeesha Suchith, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Simran Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Kane Williamson, David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Virat Singh, Prithvi Yara, Basil Thampi, Abhishek Sharma, Billy Stanlake, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Mitchell Marsh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav, Rashid Khan.