IPL 2020: Rating all teams based on their performance in the first two weeks
The tournament started off quite surprisingly. Teams with the usual high expectations have found themselves in a spot of bother after losing games early on.
4. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – 8
The Sunrisers Hyderabad are a side with great potential. Led by the Aussie David Warner, SRH lifted the IPL trophy in the year 2016. But since then, they haven’t replicated their performance up to that level. IPL 2020 didn’t start off well for SRH as they fell short of chasing against the RCB. Since then, the captain has decided to use the strategy of batting first and giving his bowlers the opportunity to defend the totals.
The side is filled with some great Indian talent. However, they all have not yet found enough success. The opening pair, Warner and Bairstow, need to fire every match to ensure SRH gets a decent score on the board. The experience of Manish Pandey often helps SRH bat well.
But its the inconsistent middle-order that is creating problems for SRH. The bowling department looks strong with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the pace attack and Rashid Khan in their spin armoury. Kumar’s injury during the match against CSK is a huge concern for SRH.
SRH finally broke the curse and won the match against the Delhi Capitals. Thanks to the wonderful bowling effort of T Natarajan, SRH were able to restrict DC from chasing the total. SRH have won two out of their four games. The tournament is long and the captain will eventually find his best XI as the tournament goes on. However, for their performance in the first two weeks of the IPL, SRH get a rating of 8!
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