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IPL 2022 | GT vs SRH | Match 40 Preview, Predictions, Probable XI, CREX XI

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A battle of pace aces awaits at Wankhede Stadium as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will cross swords with Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 40th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Wednesday (April 27th). 


The newcomers, Gujarat Titans, have been the team to beat this season. With six wins in seven games, they are now on second place with 12 points to their credit. 


Interestingly, the Titans' only loss came against the 'Orange Army' in an earlier encounter in the season, and Hardik Pandya would be eyeing brutal revenge for that defeat.  


Gujarat Titans boast of a dream bowling combination as they have an experienced trio of Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, and Rashid Khan in their ranks, who have been nothing but a nightmare for the oppositions so far.  


However, the only area of concern for the Titans is their powerplay batting, which hasn't clicked yet as Shubman Gill lacked consistency while Wriddhiman Saha, who replaced Matthew Wade at the top hasn't contributed much with the bat. 


Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, started their tournament campaign with two consecutive defeats, but what followed after that was carnage. Five back-to-back wins and Kane Williamson-led unit made it to the top three of the points table. 


What they did to Royal Challengers Bangalore in their most recent fixture gives an idea of how brutal their pace attack is. The unsettling bounce and movement forged by Marco Jansen and the vibrant pace by Umran Malik have troubled the batters, while T Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been using their experiences to bring balance to the side. 


Heading into their next fixture, Hyderabad will be keen to emulate the same team efforts against the confident Titans. However, it won't be an easy task against Hardik Pandya-led side as they would be eager to grab two crucial points to move to the pole position with 14 points.



Match Details


Match: Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 40

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Date & Time: 27th April at 7:30 PM IST & Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar  


Pitch Report

Generally, at Wankhede, no total is safe and pretty much anything can be chased in a day-night T20 match, but lately, teams batting first have won the last 5 matches. The average first innings score this season has been around mid 160s. 


However, anything above 180 would be considered competitive keeping in mind the short boundaries and possibility of dew. The fact that all the last five games played at this venue have been won by the side batting first, both the captains might look to defend the total.

Pitch Stats [Last 5 Matches]

  • Matches Played: 5

  • Matches Won Batting First: 5

  • Matches Won Bowling First: 0

  • Average 1st Inning Score: 186

  • Average 2nd Inning Score: 170

Key Matchups

  • Kane Williamson vs Shami: 66/4 at 140 SR

  • Nicholas Pooran vs Rashid: 26/2 at 63 SR

  • Rahul Tripathi vs Shami: 20/2 at 91 SR

  • Shubman Gill vs Bhuvaneshwar: 32/2 at 86 SR

Injury Update/Players' Availability

Sunrisers Hyderabad: There are no updates on Washington Sundar's injury. However, if fit, he might be seeing in SRH's playing eleven against the Titans.


Gujarat Titans: They are expected to remain unchanged against SRH.


Squads


Gujarat Titans 

Hardik Pandya (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Varun Aaron, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Dominic Drakes, Sai Sudharsan, Noor Ahmad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Sean Abbott, Ravikumar Samarth, Shreyas Gopal, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Vishnu Vinod, Priyam Garg, Kartik Tyagi, Romario Shepherd, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Samad, Saurabh Dubey.



Probable Playing XI 


Gujarat Titans

Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya (C), Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.



CREX XI Suggestion


Wicket-Keeper: Wriddhiman Saha

Batters: Kane Williamson, David Miller, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill

All-Rounders: Aiden Markram, Hardik Pandya

Bowlers: Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Marco Jansen

 

Captain: Hardik Pandya

Vice-Captain: T Natarajan


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