IPL 2017: SRH vs KXIP, 5 factors of winning
The Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on the Kings XI Punjab in match 19 of the IPL 2017 in Hyderabad on 17 April. These two teams have had a similar IPL so far – winning their first two games and then going on to lose the next two. This match will decide who inches ahead on the points table in the first half of the tournament.
While the Kings XI are a powerhouse batting line-up, SRH have one of the best bowling attacks of the tournament. It’ll be Punjab’s batsmen vs Hyderabad’s bowlers in this exciting contest at Hyderabad.
Let’s take a look at what will be the five factors of winning for the two teams:
#1 With the bat
Kings XI made a change to their batting in the last match against the Daredevils when they added Eoin Morgan to the line-up ahead of Marcus Stoinis. This move certainly added more strength to the team but couldn’t get them the desired result. Glenn Maxwell and Co. will be hoping that their middle order fire against the SRH, after they failed miserably when they faced the DD bowlers.
While Amla has been consistent at the top, Manan Vohra has failed to convert his starts into a big score. Maxwell and Miller too haven’t fired after the first two matches. Kings XI would love to see all of them fire in unison to get them past SRH.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, the batting power lies at the top. David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan form one of the most consistent opening pairs in the IPL, and they are followed by Moises Henriques and Yuvraj Singh at 3 and 4 respectively. SRH will need these four to stay in the middle for a majority of the 20 overs whether they are batting first or second if they are to challenge the Kings XI.