Indian T20 League 2024: Punjab vs Hyderabad, Match 23 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Punjab (PUN) and Hyderabad (HYD) will lock horns against each other in the 23rd match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Tuesday (April 9) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.

Both teams have played four matches and have won and lost two games each. Hyderabad defeated Chennai in their last outing, while Punjab overcame the mighty Gujarat in their previous game. 

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PUN vs HYD Head to Head

Punjab and Hyderabad have faced each other in 21 matches so far. Hyderabad have enjoyed a dominant run and won 14 out of these 21 games, while Punjab have been victorious on seven occasions. Punjab have won two out of the last three matches against Hyderabad.

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PUN vs HYD Probable Playing XIs

PUN:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Shashank Singh, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

HYD:

Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan 

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium might produce a high-scoring encounter on Tuesday. The average first innings score here in the last six T20 matches has been 166 runs.

The teams batting first have won four out of these six matches. However, the team winning the toss might be tempted to bowl. The surface might have enough for both spinners and pacers. 

PUN vs HYD Key Player Battles

Sam Curran vs Hyderabad

Curran has been one of the best performers for Punjab this season with both bat and ball. He has scored 91 runs and taken four wickets in four outings. He has taken two wickets and scored 73 runs against Hyderabad in five matches. 

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Jonny Bairstow vs Hyderabad’s bowlers

Bairstow has played just two matches against his former team, Hyderabad, and has made 35 runs at a strike rate of 140. He has a batting average of 54 against Washington Sundar and has scored 54 runs off 37 deliveries against him. Bairstow has made 23 runs off the 15 deliveries he has faced from Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Heinrich Klaasen vs Punjab’s bowlers 

The Proteas wicketkeeper-batter is the leading run-scorer for Hyderabad and has amassed a total of 177 runs in four outings. Klaasen has a strike rate of 160 against Sam Curran. He has made 21 runs off six deliveries against Sikandar Raza, and 19 runs off nine deliveries against Liam Livingstone.

Abhishek Sharma vs Punjab’s bowlers

The left-handed batter has made 161 runs in four matches this season at a strike rate of 217.56. He has an average of 28 against Arshdeep Singh and has made 28 runs off 18 deliveries. Sharma has a batting strike rate of 184 against leg spinners.

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Pat Cummins vs Punjab

The skipper of Hyderabad has picked five wickets so far in four matches this season at an average of 24.8. Cummins has made 52 runs off just 21 deliveries against Curran. He has dismissed Bairstow thrice so far and has given just 20 runs off 16 deliveries.