Match Details:
The 43rd match of the Indian T20 League 2020 will be played between Punjab and Hyderabad at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. We have got the best Punjab vs Hyderabad team prediction for today’s match.
Punjab vs Hyderabad Match 43 is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Preview
As we are approaching towards an exciting finish of the tournament’s League stage, Punjab are up against Hyderabad in a mouth-watering encounter on Saturday evening. Punjab are back on track and in some style by beating the table toppers by 5 wickets. They had a brilliant game with the ball, restricting Delhi to only 164. It wasn’t KL Rahul or Mayank Agarwal, but young Nicholas Pooran who played a match-winning knock.
In addition, Glenn Maxwell got some crucial runs and gained some much needed confidence. Their death bowling was outstanding with Mohammed Shami blazing all guns with his yorkers. However, they are looking good and ready for the number four spot in the playoffs.
On the other hand, Hyderabad also won their last match and took crucial two points from Dubai. Similar to Punjab, Hyderabad also won their last match without any contribution from the opening pair and chased down the target by 8 wickets. They desperately need to win this game to keep their hopes alive for the playoffs. They are just ahead of Punjab because of better NRR with 8 points under their name.
The addition of Jason Holder improved their bowling and middle order batting with his valuable experience. However, Rashid Khan has been brilliant and all of their bowlers are doing well. The current Hyderabad team looks balanced and very strong on paper to get the two points from this game in Dubai.
Today’s Probable Playing 11:
Punjab Probable Playing XI
KL Rahul (C & WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Jimmy Neesham, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin.
Bench:
Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Mandeep Singh, Karun Nair, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Hardus Viljoen, Sheldon Cottrell, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Jagadeesha Suchith, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sarfaraz Khan, Simran Singh.
Hyderabad Probable Playing XI:
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem/Abhishek Sharma.
Bench:
Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Abhishek Sharma/Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Williamson, Basil Thampi, Prithviraj Yarra, Basil Thampi, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Virat Singh, Sanjay Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – KL Rahul (C), Jonny Bairstow, Nicholas Pooran
Batsmen – Manish Pandey, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, David Warner (VC)
All-Rounders – Jason Holder
Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Nicholas Pooran (VC), KL Rahul
Batsmen – Chris Gayle (C), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, David Warner
All-Rounders – Jason Holder, Vijay Shankar
Bowlers – Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Injury & Availability News
(Will be added when there is an update)
Punjab vs Hyderabad Weather Report
We will have another brilliant evening match at Dubai with zero chances of rain. The temperature will be around 31 Degree Celsius during the course of the game.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is still good for batting. The team batting first finds it difficult to score in comparison to team batting second. 170 is easily achievable on this wicket.
Average first innings score:
166 (Considering last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)
Record of the chasing teams:
Won – 3, Lost – 1, Tie – 1 (Considering last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)
MVP for MyTeam11 Fantasy from each team
KL Rahul – Punjab – KL Rahul currently leading the run-scoring chart of the tournament with 540 runs in 10 games. He has five half centuries and one century to his name this season. He has an average of 63.4 at a SR of 145.4 at this venue.
Manish Pandey – Hyderabad – Manish Pandey was the man of the match in Hyderabad’s last match against Rajasthan. He scored an unbeaten 83 in 47 balls with four 4s and eight 6s. He has been scoring well at this venue with a good SR of 136.7 and have two half centuries so far.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection
Captain Options: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Jonny Bairstow
Vice-Captain Options: Manish Pandey, Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Agarwal
Today’s Punjab vs Hyderabad Probable Winners
Punjab is expected to win this match.
