The Gujarat Titans shall be facing the Sunrisers Hyderabad in match no.40 of IPL 2022 at the Wankhede stadium. Both the sides have displayed tremendous performances so far and sit at comfortable positions in the points table as of now. Gujarat Titans who’ve won their previous match narrowly against Kolkata are the most dominant side in the tournament so far with 6 wins out of the 7 games they’ve played.
Sunrisers on the other hand to has been fantastic with victories in each of their last five games. Thus it will be interesting to see which team is able to add two more points to their tally in tomorrow’s game.
GT vs SRH: Match Details
- Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Match Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Date & Time: 27th April at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Gujarat Titans: Analysis
Gameplan: Gujarat Titans have been the best side so far in the league this season as they sit at the top of the points table with 12 points so far, the most for any team. However, the upcoming match won’t be a walk in the park for the Titans considering the fact that their only loss has come against the Sunrisers Hyderabad whom they’re supposed to face once again in their upcoming match.
The batters have so far been providing handy contributions. The good scores from skipper Hardik Pandya will be a great relief to the team management. The team as a whole will have to deliver another good performance just like they did vs KKR in the last game to win another closely contested match.
Possible Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya (c), Rahul Tewatia, David Miller, Alzarri Joseph, Rashid Khan, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Analysis
Gameplan: Sunrisers have made an incredible comeback after an awful start to their campaign this season. The side has managed to achieve five straight winds after having lost both its opening matches and thus is a really tough team to defeat at the moment. Their bowling unit in particular has been top-notch and has had a great part to play in all their wins in the recent matches.
The fact that they have won all of their last 5 games while chasing the total has been greatly possible due to their bowlers who have choked the opposition batsmen and not let them put up a big total on the board. The battles 2 have shown brilliant characteristic performances while chasing the totals as they’ve steered their team to win convincingly. Another similarly combined brilliance from all the players shall see Hyderabad add another win to its tally tomorrow.
Possible Playing XI: Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Shashank Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Umran Malik, Marco Jansen, T Natarajan
GT vs SRH: Probable Top Players
Probable best batsman of the match – Hardik Pandya
With a fantastic 67 run knock in the previous match, Hardik Pandya has proved his brilliance with the bat once again. His gritty knock on a tough surface helped his side post a fighting total on the board which eventually helped his side clinch the narrow win at the end. The good amount of versatility that Pandya has brought into his batting has worked out brilliantly so far for him and his side.
He is the ability to steer the innings steadily, thereby putting pressure on the opposition bowlers at all the phases of the game has been remarkable. With two half-centuries already so far in this tournament to his name, Pandya would once again be looking to contribute to his team’s batting performance tomorrow in the crunch match.
Probable best bowler of the match – Rashid Khan
With his praiseworthy figures of 2 wickets for 22 runs in the previous match, Rashid Khan proved his worth once again. His crucial spell of bowling was important in winning his side the match in a low scoring encounter.
His wonderful wicket-taking ability and highly economic bowling maximum key players in his side’s bowling lineup. The team management will be once again looking up to their main man to deliver another brilliant performance with the ball in tomorrow’s game versus Sunrisers.
GT vs SRH: Head to head stats
The winner of the game that was played between both these teams in the rivers fixture this season was Sunrisers Hyderabad who chased down a modest total of 167 convincingly and won the match by 8 wickets.
GT vs SRH: Winning Prediction
Match predictions – Gujarat Titans
Banking on a good bunch of highly in form players, Gujarat Titans are favourite to emerge victorious in tomorrow’s game versus the Sunrises Hyderabad. The team is expected to strengthen its grip over the first position of the points table even further with a win tomorrow.
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