Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will play the 25th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) on 26th April at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. As far as weather is considered, a hot day but temperature during match hours will be below 30ºC.
IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Pitch Report
Hyderabad pitch is hard and dry, with a little bit of grass covering. Wicket will help both fast and spin bowlers; SRH will have a good time with their bowling combination. Death overs will be crucial at this pitch.
IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Team News
Kings XI Punjab are 2nd on the points table with 10 points in six matches; 5 wins and 1 loss. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad are just behind Kings XI Punjab on 3rd position with 8 points in 6 matches; 4 wins and 2 losses.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad are playing as a team despite several players suffering from an injury. There is no news about Bhuvneshwar Kumar come back. In his absence also SRH are bowling in good form. Sunrisers Hyderabad are unlikely to make any current playing XI.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Team News
Kings XI Punjab are in great form and hitting the right areas. Chris Gayle may come back and replace David Miller. Chris Gayle was suffering from a stiff back.
IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab have met 11 times in IPL, out of which Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 8 matches and Kings XI Punjab have won 3 matches.
At Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab have played 5 matches out of which Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 4 matches and Kings XI Punjab 1 match.
Last time when they met in IPL 2018 at Mohali, Kings XI Punjab beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 15 runs.
Check: KXIP vs SRH Head to Head: SRH vs KXIP Head to Head IPL Record
| Total | SRH Won | KXIP Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In IPL | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| At Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad | 5 | 4 | 1 |
IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Toss Prediction
In last three matches at Hyderabad in this season, team chasing has won the match. On the other hand, both teams like to post the total on the board to defend it, so toss becomes important here.
IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Score Prediction
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 175+ |
| Kings XI Punjab | 185+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP Who will Win?
Sunrisers have a great record in Hyderabad, with winning 22 matches and losing 11 matches of 33 matches played. Also, they have won last 8 matches of the 10 played here. And also they have great records against Kings Punjab in Hyderabad; 4 wins and 1 loss.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 65% | 55% |
| Kings XI Punjab | 45% | 35% |
In our prediction, Sunrisers have a stronghold to this match and are more chances of winning this match.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 25 SRH vs KXIP
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Date: 26th April, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first.
Playing XI for SRH: Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul, Basil Thampi, Mohammad Nabi.
Playing XI for KXIP: KL Rahul(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Manoj Tiwary, Chris Gayle, Aaron Finch, Barinder Sran, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.