Today in IPL 2022: SRH take on battle-hardened PBKS; CSK face Hardik Pandya juggernaut
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IPL 2022: It is a a packed Sunday for the viewers as Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings look to pull away from the crowd and push for the top four places, while Chennai Super Kings try to survive another day against Hardik Pandya's Gujarat.
Indian Premier League is slowly spicing up. There is a lot of movement in the middle of the pack with teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab Kings starting to find their groove in the tournament. These are still early days in the tournament, but five out of the 10 teams that are playing in the league are already tied in points. Barring the packed middle, the two teams at the top are just 2 points over the rest five, and at the bottom of the table languish Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians - who have two, and zero points to their names respectively.
And that brings us to Sunday, 17 April, where in the first game, Kane Williamson's SRH take on Mayank Agarwal's PBKS to separate themselves from the middle of the pack and keep pushing their top four agenda. In the second game of the day, we have Ravindra Jadeja's or should we say MS Dhoni's for formalities sake - Chennai Super Kings, who battle for their survival against the top of the table Gujarat Titans.
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The afternoon game begins at 3:30 PM at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams have looked really good on their days and are quite contrasting in their approach to cricket.
While Punjab Kings are a high energy and high output outfit who on their days can rip any attack apart, SRH are the more measured ones. SRH back their stability in the batting line-up and are comfortable chasing down between 170-180 with ease. SRH lack the sheer muscle that Punjab have throughout their line-up, but have the versatility that can match up with any attack in the world.
Both teams are tied at six points from their five matches, and will look to be on a winning trajectory.
For SRH, Washington Sundar will once again not be available and it is unlikely that SRH will change their winning combination.
