Today’s IPL Match SRH vs GT: Another high score could be on the cards at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium as both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have enough firepower to dismantle any bowling lineup. SRH have made a mockery of bowlers in this campaign. In the last game, when Lucknow Super Giants struggled to touch the 160-run mark, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma made it look as if they were batting on a different surface, with the duo chasing LSG’s total in just 9.4 overs.
With that 10-wicket win over LSG, SRH improved their season record to 7 wins and 5 defeats. Although Pat Cummins’ team is sitting fourth on the table, there’s a chance to move as high as 2nd with a win in this game after Rajasthan Royals failed to beat Punjab Kings on Wednesday.
Today’s IPL Match KKR vs GT – Key Players
Batters:
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen for Sunrisers Hyderabad
There are not many batters in the world who come in a batting package carrying as much brutal force as Travis Head possesses. He is one of only two batters in the top 20 of the IPL Orange Cap list boasting a strike rate of more than 200. Can you guess the other one? Yes, none other than Travis Head’s teammate Abhishek Sharma.
The duo has scored a combined 934 runs in IPL 2024. What’s even more jaw-dropping is that they have hit a total of 157 boundaries in a combined 23 innings, which averages at more than 6 boundaries per innings. That’s truly remarkable. Both Sharma and Head complement each other with their attack and ferocity.
With 533 runs scored in 11 innings, the Australian demolisher is 3rd on the Orange Cap list, behind only RCB’s Virat Kohli and CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. Abhishek has made 451 runs in 12 innings, hitting 35 sixes along the way.
Then there’s Heinrich Klaasen, who has hit a remarkable 31 sixes while facing fewer deliveries than Head and Sharma. The South African is in a league of his own when it comes to hitting spinners and fast bowlers.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan for Gujarat Titans
GT’s batting revolve around Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill. This has been the trend this season that whenever they both score, or one of them, GT’s batting slick, or otherwise they succumb to pressure.
Sudarshan, in fact, is the leading scorer for GT this season having scored 527 runs in 12 innings, while Gill has scored 426 in the same number of innings as his opening partner.
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Bowlers:
T Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for GT
Bhuvneshwar Kumar rolled back the years during his magnificent four-over spell against Lucknow Super Giants when he took wickets for the cost of just 12 runs. That was truly an unbelievable performance. If Bhuvi continues to bowl at that level, then surely SRH can be considered as favorites to win the ultimate prize.
But it’s not just Bhuvi; T Natarajan and Pat Cummins are also in good bowling form. With 17 wickets in 10 innings, Natarajan is the leading wicket-taker for SRH in IPL 2024, while Cummins has claimed 14 wickets in 12 innings.
Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma for GT
After a three-wicket spell against Chennai Super Kings in the last match, Mohit Sharma took his season tally to 13 wickets in 11 innings. He is the leading wicket-taker for Gujarat Titans in the current campaign.
Rashid Khan is a bowler on GT’s Playing XI who needs no introduction at all. He might be out of form, but we all know that he is a match winner and a premium white-ball bowler.
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SRH vs GT Head To Head Record
Gujarat Titans won the reverse fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier in the season. The match was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium. SRH batted first and could manage only 162/8 in 20 overs. GT were never in trouble during the chase and won the game by seven wickets in the 2nd. That was GT’s 3rd win in four head-to-head games against SRH
In fact, GT are on a three-game winning run against SRH, who won the only game against the 2022 IPL champions in 2022, which was the first-ever match between the two teams.
SRH vs GT Pitch Report
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has been some high-scoring encounters in IPL 2024, which tells one and only one thing about the pitch at this venue and that, it is a batting paradise.
In the very first IPL 2024 match at this venue, SRH scored 277/3 in 20 overs, and Mumbai Indians also managed to score 246/6 in response. In the every next game, SRH easily chased CSK’s 165-run target in 18.1 overs.
In another match, RCB scored 206/7 but this time SRH came short by 35 runs. However, against Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers again crossed the 200-run mark, scoring 201/3 and won the game by just one run.
Everyone knows what happened in the last game. LSG struggled to make 165 runs, and SRH openers made the mockery of the target, with Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma easily chased down the target in 9.4 overs.
Playing XI Of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans
- Openers: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head
- No-3 and no-4: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen
- Middle-order: Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh
- Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Vijayskanth, T Natarajan
- Impact Player: Jaydev Unadkat
Playing XI of Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Openers: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan
- No-3 and no-4: David Miller, Shahrukh Khan
- Middle-order: Matthew Wade (WK), Rahul Tewatia
- Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Kartik Tyagi / Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
- Impact Player: Sandeep Warrier