Sunrisers Hyderabad host Kings XI Punjab in the 19th match of 2017 Indian Premier League season at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday.
Both teams are heading into the match with an eye on ending their losing streak. Notably, the two teams, who opened the campaigns with two wins each, have lost their next two games on the trot.
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab
Date: 17 April, Monday
Time: 10:30pm SGT/8pm IST/2:30pm GMT
Competition: Indian Premier League 2017
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
TV Channel: Singtel TV Ch 125 (Cricket Plus), Hub Sports Cricket will provide live TV coverage in Singapore.
Live scores can be followed on the league's official website.
The defending champions would have rued not making full use of a good opportunity to win in Kolkata on Saturday after their bowlers restricted the hosts to 172. All their batsmen got starts but none was able to go big as David Warner's men lost by 17 runs.
Sunrisers would be determined to not face another defeat and thus a return to home, where they won both their games this season, has come at the right time. The hosts will likely include Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman to boost their bowling unit today and leg-spinner Rashid Khan will once again be their trump card against the likes of Glen Maxwell and David Miller.
Kings XI need to quickly put their 51-run loss to Delhi Daredevils on Sunday behind and try to get back to winning ways later today. Lack of in-form bowlers has been their biggest cause of concern this season and the likes of Varun Aaron , Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma need to step up and deliver for the team.
All-rounder Axar Patel, opener Manan Vohra and wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha have also not been at his best and skipper Maxwell will be looking for more options from the bench sooner than later if they do not buckle up.
Team News
SRH
Possible XI: Warner (c), Dhawan, Henriques, Yuvraj, Hooda, Ojha (wk), Mustafizur, Bipul, Bhuvneshwar, Rashid, Nehra
KXIP
Possible XI: Maxwell (c), Amla, Vohra, Saha (wk), Morgan, Miller, Axar, Cariappa, Mohit, Varun, Sandeep
TV Schedule
India: Sony Max, Sony Six
US: ESPN, Willow TV
UK: Sky Sports
Malaysia: Astro SuperSport
South Africa: SuperSport
Caribbean: Flow TV, Sportsmax
Middle East: OSN Cricket
Afghanistan: Lemar TV
