Indian T20 League 2022: Match 21- Hyderabad vs Gujarat: Preview, Probable XIs, Pitch Report, Broadcasting Details and Updates
Kane Williamson-Hardik Pandya (image source : BCCI)
Hyderabad will face Gujarat in the 21st match of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Hyderabad has, at last, won a match in their last encounter against Chennai, while Gujarat is also coming into the match carrying a winning momentum with a victory against Punjab.
Team News
Hyderabad: Hyderabad had a dismal start to their season in Indian T20 League 2022. They lost their first two matches and faced Chennai in a must-win encounter to bring back their campaign on track. They defeated Chennai by 8 wickets and registered their first points in the tournament. Everything clicked for Hyderabad in the encounter as they dominated Chennai in all aspects of the game. Hyderabad will hope that they carry their winning momentum ahead in the tournament.
Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C)(O), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (O), Nicholas Pooran (O) (WK), Shashank Singh, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneswar Kumar, Marco Jansen (O), Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
Key Players
Abhishek Sharma: Abhishek Sharma played a counter-attacking brand of cricket while scoring 75 runs off 50 deliveries against Chennai. He never allowed the Chennai bowlers to settle and thus laid a solid foundation for the chase
Washington Sundar: Washington Sundar has proved to be very useful for Hyderabad. He has performed with the bat and the ball in the tournament so far. The team will hope that he continues with his antics further in the tournament.
Rahul Tripathi: Rahul Tripathi adds the element of dynamism to the middle order of the Hyderabad batting order. He can attack the bowlers from the word go and thus doesn’t allow pressure to fall on the lineup.
Gujarat: Gujarat has been brilliant with their chase of 190 runs in their match against Punjab. It was an unreal effort from Rahul Tewatia that won them the match. The team will hope that the batting lineup continues to be in form, while Tewatia keeps pulling off heists for them. With Matthew Wade not finding his touch, Gujrat may decide to rest him and go with Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (O) (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Hardik Pandya (C), David Miller (O), Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan (O), Lockie Ferguson (O), Mohammad Shami, Darshan Nalkande.
Shubman Gill: After failing in the first match, Gill has hit golden form. He has scored 180 runs in the next two matches and the team will hope that he continues like this and keeps giving them solid starts.
Rahul Tewatia: It looks like whenever Gujarat is under pressure, Tewatia is there to rescue them. His brilliant display of hitting 2 sixes off the last two deliveries of the match and winning his team the game was unreal. Gujarat will be resting their hopes on him for string finishes.
Lockie Ferguson: Ferguson has already picked up 5 wickets in the three matches he has played so far, in Indian T20 League 2022. The team will be hoping that he keeps his form alive and provides them with wickets.
Pitch Report: The last match played at the DY Patil Stadium was the 17th match of the tournament between Chennai and Hyderabad. The pitch appeared to be slowish and assisting spin. Though that was a day game, still assistance could be expected for the spinners in the match.
Match Details:
Date: 11th April 2022
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Broadcasting Details: Star Sports Network for television, Disney+ HotStar for online streaming
