Match 23 of the Indian Premier League, 2024 will be played between Punjab Kings and SunRisers Hyderabad (PBKS vs SRH). The match will be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Mohali on April 9 at 07:30 PM IST.

Match: Punjab Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad, Match 23

Date: April 9, 2024

Time: 07:30 PM IST

Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Mohali

PBKS vs SRH, Match Preview

Punjab Kings have played four matches and are ranked sixth on the points table, while SunRisers Hyderabad have also played four matches and are ranked fifth on the points table.

In the last match played by Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by three wickets. The top fantasy player for Punjab Kings was Shashank Singh who scored 93 fantasy points. The other top point-getters are Prabhsimran Singh with 52 match fantasy points and Kagiso Rabada with 52 match fantasy points.

In their last match in this series against Chennai Super Kings, SunRisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets. The top fantasy player for SunRisers Hyderabad was Aiden Markram who scored 78 fantasy points. The other top point-getters are Abhishek Sharma with 62 match fantasy points and Shahbaz Ahmed with 49 match fantasy points.

PBKS vs SRH, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Mohali, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will only allow a little assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to take a lot of work. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 144 runs. The pitch is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.

Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report

The temperature will hover around 28C and humidity is expected to be around 10%. Winds at a speed of 3.13 m/s are expected. Cloudy weather is expected during the match, this may help pacers with movement.

PBKS vs SRH, Head-to-Head

In the 21 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.

Both teams last played against each other in Match 14 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest fantasy points for Punjab Kings with 135 match fantasy points while Mayank Markande topped the fantasy points leaderboard for SunRisers Hyderabad with 142 match fantasy points.

PBKS vs SRH, Dream11 Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma is an all-rounder with an average of 66 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.2 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recent four matches, Abhishek has scored 161 runs averaging 40.3 per match.

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 59 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.9. He is a batter who bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the last four matches, Klaasen has scored 177 runs at an average of 88.5 per match.

Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.3. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last four matches, Markram has scored 127 runs at an average of 42.3 per match.

Sam Curran

Sam Curran is an all-rounder with an average of 56 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and a safe bet for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. Sam is a batter who bats left-handed. In the recent four matches, he has scored 91 runs at an average of 22.8 per match. This player is also a handy bowler, bowling left-arm medium-fast and in recent matches, he has taken four wickets, averaging 21.5.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a bowler with an average of 52 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.1 and a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He bowls right-arm medium and in the last four matches, he has taken only one wicket.

Shashank Singh

Shashank Singh is a batter with an average of 52 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a right-handed batter. In the recently played four matches, he has scored 91 runs at an average of 91 per match.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is a batter with an average of 43 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a left-handed opener. In recent four matches, he has scored 138 runs averaging 34.5 per match.

Harpreet Brar

Harpreet Brar can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 44 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.9. He bowls slow left-arm orthodox and in the last four matches, Brar has taken four wickets at an average of 18.5.

PBKS vs SRH, Squad Information

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Chris Woakes, Rilee Rossouw, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Singh, Harshal Patel, Tanay Thyagarajan, Jonny Bairstow, Sikandar Raza, Shashank Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Taide, Ashutosh Sharma, Vidwath Kaverappa, Prabhsimran Singh, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Shivam Singh, Vishwanath Singh and Prince Choudhary.

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad:Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Upendra Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, T Natarajan, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanvir Singh, Marco Jansen, Akash Singh, Abdul Samad, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Umran Malik.

PBKS vs SRH, Dream11 Team

Wicket-Keepers: Heinrich Klaasen and Jitesh Sharma

Batters: Abhishek Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shashank Singh and Mayank Agarwal

All-Rounders: Sam Curran, Aiden Markram and Sikandar Raza

Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harpreet Brar

Captain: Aiden Markram

Vice-Captain: Sam Curran