IPL 2016, SRH vs RPS Playing 11: Today's Probable XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Confirmed Playing 11)
Confirmed Playing 11 : David Warner(C), Shikhar Dhawan, Aditya Tare, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha(W), Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashish Nehra
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have proved to be the comeback kings of the VIVO IPL 2016 by winning three successive matches after losing two on the trot. As a result of this, they are currently placed at the 4th position on the points table for this year's IPL. The Rising Pune Supergiants, on the other hand, have been on a losing streak since registering a comfortable 9-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians in their debut match. On Sunday, RPS lost their fourth straight match to table-toppers KKR by a margin of 2 wickets. The teams from Hyderabad and Pune will come face-to-face at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on Tuesday.
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Here's a closer look at the line-up that may play for the Sunrisers Hyderabad against RPS:
Batting
Skipper David Warner has led from the front as far as the SRH batting is concerned with 294 runs in 5 innings at a phenomenal average of 98. The explosive opener has been one of the major driving forces behind his team's sudden resurgence in the 2016 IPL. Shikhar Dhawan and Eoin Morgan have provided their captain decent support with both having scored more than 100 runs.
The rest of the Sunrisers batting line-up has not shown too much promise so far with the likes of Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha and Deepak Hooda not having contributed too much. It will be crucial for the other batsmen to step up to the task in case Warner has an off day with the bat.
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All-rounders
The Hyderabad side's all-rounders have not been performing too well in this season of the IPL. Moises Henriques, one of their top all-rounders, has been pretty average so far with just 50 runs and 2 wickets till now. Two other all-rounders, Deepak Hooda, and Ashish Reddy have also not made much of an impact with either bat or ball.
To add to this, SRH is missing out on the services of Yuvraj Singh who is out due to an injury and will return only next month. The all-rounders will have a vital role to play if the Sunrisers Hyderabad want to continue with their winning form.
Bowling
Easily the greatest strength for the Sunrisers in the VIVO IPL 2016 has been their exceptional bowling attack. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been their most successful bowler so far with 8 wickets to his name. However, the difference maker for SRH has surely been their new recruit Mustafizur Rahman, who has 7 wickets from 5 matches and has conceded his runs at an economy of just 5.75.
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Barinder Sran has been a good support bowler for Bhuvneshwar and Mustafizur with 4 wickets in as many matches. The spinners have had very little role to play for Hyderabad thus far in the tournament with the bulk of the bowling being done by the faster men. But they may be needed to deliver at some stage in the tournament.
Probable Playing XI – David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha (wk), Tirumalasetti Suman, Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran, Mustafizur Rahman.