SRH Impact Player options: Aniket Verma, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPBKS made a couple of notable changes. Shashank Singh comes in after making a difference with the ball in the last meeting between the two sides, replacing the out-of-form Nehal Wadhera. Lockie Ferguson also returns in place of Xavier Bartlett.<\/p>\n
Priyansh Arya was not included in PBKS\u2019 bowling-first lineup, but he is expected to be available as an Impact Player if the captain wants to alter the balance mid-match.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe surface looks beautiful. There hasn\u2019t been a single piece of grass since the time I have seen it,\u201d Iyer said as he explained the decision to bowl first.<\/p>\n
SRH response and team changes<\/h3>\n
SRH captain Pat Cummins was not reading too much into the toss outcome. He pointed out that pitches in this format often end up being run-friendly, saying he can\u2019t really decipher them and that they all appear high scoring. SRH also shuffled one spot, bringing in a fit-again Nitish Kumar Reddy for Aniket Verma.<\/p>\n
For their Impact Player, SRH have a left-arm spin option in Harsh Dubey or they can go with a seamer depending on how the pitch is behaving once the match gets underway.<\/p>\n
Both teams arrive under contrasting momentum. Punjab Kings are looking to recover after two consecutive defeats, having started the season with seven games where they remained unbeaten. Sunrisers Hyderabad, meanwhile, are coming off a loss to Kolkata Knight Riders, but they followed that setback with a run of five straight wins.<\/p>\n
The most recent clash between these sides was nearly a month ago in New Chandigarh. In that encounter, PBKS chased down 220 in 18.5 overs, with fifties from Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya and Shreyas Iyer setting the chase up.<\/p>\n
With tonight\u2019s game in focus, the standings could swing quickly. A PBKS victory would keep them at the top for longer, tightening their route towards the playoffs. An SRH win would push PBKS off the summit and hand Hyderabad the leading position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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