{"id":1897,"date":"2026-04-11T10:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/iyer-opts-to-bowl-as-srh-focuses-on-big-first-innings-statement"},"modified":"2026-04-11T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:14:44","slug":"iyer-opts-to-bowl-as-srh-focuses-on-big-first-innings-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/iyer-opts-to-bowl-as-srh-focuses-on-big-first-innings-statement","title":{"rendered":"Iyer Opts to Bowl as SRH Focuses on Big First-Innings Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl, citing a wicket he considered to be dry. Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Ishan Kishan said his side would also have liked to chase, but added that the focus now is \u201cabout playing good cricket in the first innings\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Toss result and key decision<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Shreyas Iyer won the toss for PBKS and chose to field first.<\/li>\n<li>Ishan Kishan suggested SRH would have preferred chasing, but believes the priority is to set up a strong start in the first innings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Team news: what changed for each side<\/h2>\n<h3>Punjab Kings\u2019 bowling XI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>PBKS made one alteration to their bowl-first lineup: Priyansh Arya was brought in, with Nehal Wadhera expected to be used as the Impact Player option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s selection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SRH made two changes in their XI: Salil Arora and debutant Praful Hinge came in for Liam Livingstone and Jaydev Unadkat.<\/li>\n<li>Despite being named as a replacement in the main XI, Praful Hinge has been officially listed in SRH\u2019s Impact Player choices and is expected to feature in the second innings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Full squads for the match<\/h2>\n<h3>PBKS XI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prabhsimran Singh (wk)<\/li>\n<li>Priyansh Arya<\/li>\n<li>Shreyas Iyer (capt)<\/li>\n<li>Cooper Connolly<\/li>\n<li>Shashank Singh<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Stoinis<\/li>\n<li>Marco Jansen<\/li>\n<li>Xavier Bartlett<\/li>\n<li>Vijaykumar Vyshak<\/li>\n<li>Arshdeep Singh<\/li>\n<li>Yuzvendra Chahal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PBKS Impact Player options<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nehal Wadhera<\/li>\n<li>Vishnu Vinod<\/li>\n<li>Suryansh Shedge<\/li>\n<li>Yash Thakur<\/li>\n<li>Harpreet Brar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SRH XI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Abhishek Sharma<\/li>\n<li>Travis Head<\/li>\n<li>Ishan Kishan (capt, wk)<\/li>\n<li>Heinrich Klaasen<\/li>\n<li>Salil Arora<\/li>\n<li>Aniket Verma<\/li>\n<li>Nitish Kumar Reddy<\/li>\n<li>Harsh Dubey<\/li>\n<li>Shivang Kumar<\/li>\n<li>Harshal Patel<\/li>\n<li>Eshan Malinga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>SRH Impact Player options<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jaydev Unadkat<\/li>\n<li>Praful Hinge<\/li>\n<li>Liam Livingstone<\/li>\n<li>Shivam Mavi<\/li>\n<li>Kamindu Mendis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl, citing a wicket he considered to be dry. 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