April 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans, 21st match, DY Patil Stadium
Safe XI: Nicholas Pooran, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, David Miller, Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma, Mohammed Shami, T Natarajan (capt), Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson (vice-capt)
The left-arm seamer from Tamil Nadu has started this tournament with three two-wicket hauls in three outings. He has not gone wicketless in his last 14 T20s, picking up 21 wickets at a strike rate of 15.40.
The New Zealand speedster is a genuine wicket-taker, having taken 57 wickets in 40 games since the start of 2021. He has been phenomenal in IPL too, having gone wicketless only thrice since the start of 2020 season and has accumulated 24 wickets in 16 outings at a strike rate of 15.40. The last time he played against Sunrisers, he picked up 3 for 15 in four overs.
Hot Picks
Rahul Tripathi: The stylish batter from Maharashtra has played a couple of flamboyant knocks already this season recording scores of 39* off 15 and 44 off 30. He was a solid player for Knight Riders last season too, scoring 397 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 140.28.
Differential Picks
David Miller: One of the seasoned finishers in IPL, David Miller has played a couple of cameos this season but has not got the opportunity for a big knock yet. He has been a transformed player since 2021, scoring 1024 runs in 41 innings at an average of 44.52 and a strike rate of 140.08 in T20s.
High Risk XI: Nicholas Pooran, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tripathi (capt), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Rahul Tewatia, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan (vice-capt), Lockie Ferguson, T Natarajan
Source: ESPN Crickinfo