IPL 2017 | Match 24 Preview: Rising Pune Supergiant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Rising Pune Supergiant will look to move up from the bottom of the table when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Defending champions Sunrisers, on the other hand, will look to draw level on points with Mumbai Indians at the other end.
Pune hope to get their campaign on track but won’t have it easy against the defending champions who are eyeing their first away win after maintaining their perfect home record after beating Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday.
Head to head:
Tied at 1-1
Last Meeting:
Sunrisers won a low-scoring encounter in Vishakhapatnam by four runs after bowling out Pune for 133.
Predicted Playing XI:
Rising Pune Supergiant: One can expect a few changes from the home side as they try to find a winning combination:
Mayank Agarwal, Faf du Plessis, Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith (C), MS Dhoni (wk), Ben Stokes, Manoj Tiwary, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Ashok Dinda, Imran Tahir.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Expected to retain the XI that beat Delhi in the previous game. Â
Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner (C), Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Ben Cutting, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Siraj, Siddharth Kaul.
Key Players:
MS Dhoni (RPS):Â The former skipper has been facing a lot of flak for his lack of form in IPL-10 and surely the best way to respond for Mahi would be his bat.
Kane Williamson (SRH):  The Kiwi showed his class by marking his season's first game with a match-winning 89 against Delhi and he’ll be the one to watch out for once again.
Pre- Match Chatter:
“It’s important to continue to show that we are in the top four of the table,” Tom Moody, SRH coach.
Time: 4 PM
Venue: Mumbai Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
TV Listings: Sony Six HD, Sony Six, Set Max, Sony ESPN
