It has only been a week since KXIP outplayed SRH riding on a monstrous display by West Indian giant Chris Gayle. The next few matches are going to be crucial for the playoffs and both the teams will be looking to make the most of it. SRH has been dependent on their bowling where young leg-spinner Rashid Khan was ably supported by the likes of Siddharth Kaul and Basil Thampi. Whether Bhuvaneswar Kumar can play today is definitely going to be a match-defining issue. Nevertheless, SRH batting needs to shape up barring Kane Williamson, who is in fine form right now. The Indian players namely Shikhar Dhawan, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda need to be careful to not throw away their wickets.
KXIP has been a true revelation this time around under Captain R Ashwin. The perfect balance between batting and bowling is giving the team an edge over the other teams. Anyhow, Yuvraj Singh and Aaron Finch need to provide support in the middle. Hopefully, Chris Gayle will be back in the playing eleven today. No doubt, KL Rahul's blistering form has been of great help to the Punjab outfit. The bowling also looks composed and SRH’s task in hand today will be to contain the KXIP batsmen. No doubt, we can expect a cracker of a match today and the winner will be certainly marching ahead towards the playoffs.
