The eliminated sides Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) take on each other as newly recruited skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar-led side won the toss and opted to bat first in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Sunday (May 22).
"We have made three changes, Nathan Ellis replaces Bhanu, Shahrukh and Prerak Mankad are in, replacing Rahul Chahar and Rishi Dhawan. We don't want to make changes to the structure of the team, just giving chances to everyone. Every game is important and we're looking forward to the two points. We are bowling first, so we'll know what target we'll be chasing tonight," PBKS skipper Mayank Agarwal said before the match.
"We will bat first. Same wicket as the last game, so could be a bit sticky going into the second innings. Two changes for us, Romario Shephard and Jagadeesha Suchith are in. We would love to win this match and go up a bit in the points table. It looks like a slow surface and we're backing ourselves to defend a score," SRH new captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar said after winning the toss.
SRH and PBKS' hopes of qualifying to the IPL 2022 play-offs dashed when Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated the table-toppers Gujarat Titans (GT) on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Sunrisers will be without the services of their skipper Kane Williamson, who has returned to New Zealand for the birth of his second child. In his absence Bhuvneshwar Kumar is spearheading the SRH side as he has led the side previously.
While Sunrisers managed to snap their five-match losing streak by eking out a narrow three-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI), Punjab succumbed to a 17-run loss to Delhi Capitals (PBKS).
Pitch report
"Equal dimensions on both sides of this ground, a factor that has helped batters score around 986 sixes this season. This is the same pitch that was used last night. It has been watered, the pitch is quite hard and 160 could be a good score. There will be a bit of help for the spinners," Graeme Swann analyses the Wankhede pitch.
Punjab Kings' Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Mayank Agarwal(c), Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Prerak Mankad, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran(w), Romario Shepherd, Washington Sundar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik.
