Introduction
The consistent and hard-hitting Sunrisers Hyderabad will be playing a match against the Punjab Kings, a team with immense potential.
Hyderabad has performed consistently owing to their strategy of not changing their squad much. Punjab Kings have been trying different strategies over the years and have put on many dynamic performances.
In this piece, we are going to analyze PBKS vs SRH matches, their history, head-to-head clashes and best players.
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Past performance of Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad
Playing since 2013, Hyderabad has already won the IPL championship in 2016. In contrast, Punjab Kings, which has been part of the IPL since its commencement in 2008, is yet to achieve its maiden championship title. They have made it to two playoffs within the sixteen seasons of IPL but, unfortunately, have never been able to win.
Hyderabad seems to have a clear edge on paper; however, the team has faced challenges in recent years, with consecutive bottom-half finishes in the seasons from 2021 to 2023. Punjab on the other hand has finished 8th in the IPL 2023. The team started their IPL journey well in the last campaign but in mid when Shikhar Dhawan sat out for a few games in the IPL due to his shoulder injury, PBKS lost its winning charm.
There have been some fascinating matches between Punjab and Hyderabad in the last few years. So far, in the past, both have had some of the best batsmen on their teams. Hyderabad had one of the best batting line-ups, consisting of legends like David Warner, Kane Williamson, and Johny Bairstow. Punjab, too, had a great batting line-up with players like KL Rahul and Chris Gayle on their team. This led to matches between these two teams, giving rise to some of the best batting performances. No wonder then that their matches are perfect for fantasy cricket.
For the upcoming 2024 season, the SRH franchise has brought in Pat Cummins who is expected to lead the team. The franchise has also added some other star players, including Travis Head, the star of the World Cup final. Similarly, the PBKS, known for their high-flying performances, have assembled a strong squad comprising national and international talents. Under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, the team boasts players like Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Rilee Rossouw, and Arshdeep Singh, among others.
Head-to-head performance: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
In the past, under the leadership of their captain David Warner and head coach Trevor Bayliss, Hyderabad has had a steady and positive performance. However, in recent years, the team's overall performance has seen a decline. With changes in captaincy and struggles to perform consistently across matches, Hyderabad has faced challenges. Nonetheless, in specific matchups like PBKS vs SRH, they have showcased resilience, managing to secure victories in 3 out of 5 matches over the last three years.
On the other hand, in the past, Punjab has played in a dynamic fashion, which made them a sight to see. The team has maintained a strong level of competitiveness, consistently delivering commendable results.
In the past, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings played 21 matches, of which Hyderabad won 14 while Punjab won only 7 of them.
Punjab tops the list in terms of scoring the most runs in the past matches.
- Shikhar Dhawan , who is set to lead the Punjab Kings team in the IPL 2024 season , tops the list with 6617 runs.
- The second on the list is Chris Gayle, former Punjab Kings player who has scored 4965 runs.
- The first Sunrisers Hyderabad player to have scored the most number of runs is Yusuf Pathan with 3204 runs.
- Virender Sehwag (PBKS) has made 2728 runs.
- Mayank Agarwal (SRH) has scored 2597 runs.
Once again, Punjab Kings lead the stats with the highest scores of all time on the points table. Here is the list of players contributing to this feat:
- Chris Gayle holds the record for scoring the highest score of all time. He tops the list with 175* runs.
- Second on the list is former PBKS player Virender Sehwag, with 122 runs followed by Paul Valthaty (PBKS) with 120 runs.
- Shaun Marsh and Jonny Bairstow of the Punjab franchise have scored 115 and 114 respectively.
- The only SRH player who has made up the list is Mayank Agarwal with 106 runs.
As for bowlers, players on the Hyderabad team dominate the list, having taken the most wickets of all time:
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad tops the list between the two teams. He has taken a total of 170 wickets.
- Kagiso Rabada of PBKS ranks second and has taken 106 wickets.
- Next in the line we have Ashish Nehra (SRH) who has taken a total of 87 wickets.
- Lakshmipathy Balaji and Rahul Chahar of PBKS have taken 76 and 65 wickets respectively.
- Arshdeep Singh has taken 57 wickets while playing for Punjab Kings team.
- Hyderabad’s Shreyas Gopal has taken 49 wickets.
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Retained players in each team
Sunrisers Hyderabad players retained ahead of IPL 2024: Rahul Tri Pathi, Glenn Phillips, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Tanvir Singh, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Mayank Markande.
Punjab Kings players retained ahead of IPL 2024: Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Matthew Short, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Bhatia, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Shivam Singh, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kagiso Rabada and Nathan Ellis.
Top retained batters and their performance in head-to-head matches till 2023
- Shikhar Dhawan, who has scored 6617 runs in 217 matches, is the top batsman amongst the retained players by the Punjab Kings.
- The second best is Mayank Agarwal. He has made 2597 runs in 123 matches and is retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Top retained bowlers and their performance in head-to-head matches till 2023
The best-retained bowlers are:
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH), who has taken 170 wickets in 160 matches.
- Kagiso Rabada (PBKS), who has taken 106 wickets in 69 matches.
Stats of retained players from last season:
- Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) scored 99 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Rahul Tripathi (SRH) scored 74 runs against Punjab Kings.
- Aiden Markram (SRH) scored 37 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Mayank Agarwal (SRH) scored 21 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Mayank Markande (SRH) took four wickets against Punjab Kings.
Conclusion
A match between these two teams has always been full of twists and turns. It will be interesting to see if, going forward, how the teams perform, what strategies they follow, and if the teams with their new players completely change their old trajectory or if they continue on the same. It will be extremely interesting to see the performance of both these teams, especially against each other, in the future.
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