IPL 2015 - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab: Venue, date and predicted lineups
As the play-offs are just around the corner, the competition is getting heated up and this time therer are a lot of teams in contention for a spot in the last four. And Sunrisers Hyderabad are one among them after missing out last season. Tonight they take on the Kings XI Punjab who remain the only team to be knocked out of the competition already. With the Kings XI offloading Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Marsh from their squad, you can expect them to field Thisara Perera tonight.
SRH have strengthened their batting in the recent games by bringing in Eoin Morgan and leaving out Trent Boult despite the Kiwi doing well. They have trusted their Indian bowlers and the plan seems to be working well so far.
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Date and time: May 11, 2015 at 8PM
Previous meeting: SRH won by 20 runs
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Delhi Daredevils | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Highest run-getters:
Sunrisers Hyderabad – David Warner (423 runs)
Kings XI Punjab – David Miller (243 runs)
Highest wicket-takers:
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (17 wickets)
Kings XI Punjab – Anureet Singh (13 wickets)
Predicted lineups:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha (WK), Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Karn Sharma, Ashish Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma
Kings XI Punjab: Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, George Bailey (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh and Sandeep Sharma