Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans: Key Factors to Watch Out For

SRH's Batting Woes

Sunrisers Hyderabad's top-order trio of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan have scored only 284 runs in four games, with the trio's performance painting a worrisome picture of the batting woes last year's runners-up are facing.

SRH's Bowling Frailities

SRH's bowling unit has been exposed, ranking 10th in terms of economy rate (10.83) and average (41.15). Their death-overs economy of 15.04 is the worst among 10 teams in the competition, putting excess pressure on an already misfiring batting unit.

Titans' Formidable Batting

Gujarat Titans' top-order has collectively posted a total of 437 runs in three outings, second only behind LSG's 482. Their batting has papered over the cracks in their bowling, making them a formidable opponent.

Key Match-ups

• Mohammed Shami vs Shubman Gill: Shami has dismissed Gill twice in five innings, with Gill striking at only 113.88 against him and averaging just 20.5.
• R Sai Kishore vs Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma: Kishore has flourished in IPL 2025, and will need to keep in check some of the best hitters of spin in SRH's line-up.

Probable XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

• Travis Head
• Abhishek Sharma
• Ishan Kishan
• Nitish Kumar Reddy
• Aniket Verma
• Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
• Kamindu Mendis
• Simarjeet Singh/Jaydev Unadkat
• Pat Cummins (C)
• Harshal Patel
• Mohammed Shami
• Zeeshan Ansari

Gujarat Titans:

• Sai Sudharsan
• Shubman Gill (C)
• Jos Buttler (wk)
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Shahrukh Khan
• Rahul Tewatia
• Arshad Khan
• Rashid Khan
• Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
• Mohammed Siraj
• Prasidh Krishna
• Ishant Sharma