Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Betting Tips

Punjab Kings will be keen to put a better performance when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 14th game of the 2021 Indian Premier League at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.

After registering a win in their opening fixture, Punjab Kings have suffered comprehensive defeats at the hands of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. The Bowling unit will be a cause of concern as they will need to put in a clinical performance in this fixture.

Skipper David Warner will be hoping that the franchise can turn their fortunes around after losing three matches on the bounce. 2016 IPL Champions are currently lying at the bottom of the league table with a net run-rate of -0.483.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Form and Team News:

Sunrisers Hyderabad have a lot of issues with regards to their batting. Lack of runs from inexperienced middle-order has seen Sunrisers lose their previous games by close margins.

Wicket-keeper opening batsman Wriddhiman Saha hasn’t set the stage alive and has struggled to get going in this year’s competition, which means his place might be in danger in the next match and can be replaced by Kedhar Jadhav, who will certainly add value to the side with bat and ball.

Jonny Bairstow has been Hyderabad’s standout batsman so far. He has scored 110 runs in 3 matches at an average of 36.66 with one half-century to his name. In the previous game, Bairstow failed to capitalize on his good start and will be eyeing big innings against Punjab Kings.

Captain David Warner, who is the premier player in the batting department, has struggled to get going with the bat, and Hyderabad will be hoping that his performance will improve as the tournament goes on.

The pugnacious opener has scored 93 runs in 3 matches at an average of 31.00 with one half-century to his name. In the previous game, David Warner finally found some with the bat and notched up his first half-century of the competition.

Priyam Garg and Abhishek Sharma might come in place of Abdul Samad and Vijay Shankar, who have failed to produce crucial runs for the side in the previous two matches.

Playing his first game for Hyderabad, West Indies pacer Jason Holder delivered an impressive bowling performance against RCB and finished with figures of 3 for 30 in his four overs.

Besides Jason Holder, Leg-spinner Rashid Khan once again showed excellent form with the ball in hand and claimed 2 for 18 in his four overs.

Punjab Kings Form and Team News:

The franchise is currently lying in the bottom half of the league table with two points to their name after three matches played.

In the batting department, the home side will be heavily depending on Captain Lokesh Rahul, who so far has scored 157 runs in three matches at an average of 52.33, and middle-order Deepak Hooda, who has accumulated 96 runs at an average of 48.00.

After perishing for low scores in the first two matches, opener Mayank Agarwal found form with the bat against Delhi Capitals. He played exceedingly well against Delhi Capitals and finished the innings with the top score of 69 runs off 36 balls with the help of seven fours and four sixes.

He stitched a mammoth 122-run partnership with Lokesh Rahul to get Punjab Kings off to a flying start. Skipper Lokesh Rahul continued his excellent form and notched up his second half-century of the season for Punjab Kings.

It will be interesting to see if veteran batsman Chris Gayle will get a chance to redeem himself in the next match after managing to score just 61 runs in three matches at an average of 20.33.

In the bowling department, the dependence is clearly on rookie pacer Arshdeep Singh who is the franchises’ leading wicket-taker with five scalps to his name.

Experienced pacer Mohammad Shami is not far behind with four wickets in three matches but his economy rate of 8.91 must be a cause of concern for the team management.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Punjab Kings will be favorites to win the 14th game of the Indian Premier League to be played at MA. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. For the 14th IPL game, Sunrisers Hyderabad are placed at 1.93 odds, while Punjab Kings are placed at 1.83 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams are coming in this match after suffering a defeat in their previous outings against Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.

Punjab Kings suffered defeat against Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring game played at Mumbai. On the other hand, Sunrisers once again failed in the run-chase against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Based on recent performances, Punjab Kings will be slight favorites to win this game against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they much settled middle-order in this year’s competition.

Therefore, the prediction is for Punjab Kings to register a narrow win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Tip 1: David Warner’s excellent record against Punjab Kings

Captain David Warner put in excellent innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad on a pitch that offered variable bounce. Left-hander produced a valiant half-century in a losing cause against Mumbai Indians.

The 34-year old will be looking to produce something special with the bat and inspire Sunrisers Hyderabad to break their losing streak in the competition.

He will take heart from the fact that he holds an excellent record against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. Warner has accumulated 661 runs in 12 matches at an average of 66.10 with nine half-centuries to his name.

Given his phenomenal numbers against Punjab Kings, we are expecting David Warner to score 40 runs or more in this [email protected].

Tip 2: Rookie pacer Arshdeep Singh to lead the charge for Punjab with the ball in hand.

Left-arm medium-pacer has put in impressive performances for Punjab Kings in this year’s competition. The 22-year old has delivered excellent spells with new-ball and not allowed opposing batsmen to score easy runs.

In this year’s competition, Arshdeep Singh has claimed five wickets at an economy rate of 7.11. Given his economical performances, we are expecting Arshdeep Singh to take one wicket or more against [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Punjab Kings to eke out a close win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low-scoring game.

1. David Warner to score 40 runs or more in this fixture-Sunrisers [email protected]
2. Arshdeep Singh to take one wicket or more against Hyderabad- Punjab [email protected]

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