Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
43rd Match:
The Forty third encounter of the IPL 2020 between KXIP and SRH is going to be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on October 24th 2020.
KXIP vs SRH History:
The teams completed 15 meetings, till date. KXIP won 4 games. SRH won 11 times.
The teams met 6 times at the home ground of KXIP. KXIP won twice. SRH won 4 times.
The teams met 7 times at the home ground of SRH. The host won 6 games, KXIP won just once.
The teams played 2 times at the neutral venue. KXIP won once and SRH won once, too.
Victory brings points:
In the group stage, the winner will earn 2 points and the defeating team will earn 0 points.
KXIP is currently at 6th position. If the team will win the match and earn 2 points, then the team will come at the 4th position or 5th position with 10 points in total. But in case of defeat, the team will stay on 6th position or go one position down and be at 7th position with 8 points in total, according to NRR.
SRH is currently in the 5th position. If the team will win the match and earn 2 points, then the team will come at either 4th or 5th position with 10 points in total. But in case of defeat, the team will go either on the 6th position or 7th position with 8 points in total, according to NRR.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast for Dubai shows the weather would be pretty clear and hot during the match. The precipitation would be almost 0% as of now, so there would be no chance of rain during the match. The temperature would be 28-31 Celsius. The wind would be around 8 to 16 km/h throughout the match. The speed of wind and the temperature would be decreased as the match progressed.
Toss and Pitch (Record of International Matches):
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 38 times out of 62 matches. The selection favored the teams, and the teams won 21 times, while lost 16 times with one tie.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won 11 times and lost 13 times.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches 32 times and lost 29 times.
The first batting team won the matches 34 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 27 times.
The lowest successful defended total was 118 on the venue. On the other hand, the highest successful chase is 180 on the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 71, and the highest total was 211 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 73 runs (completed innings), whereas the highest was 187 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 21.37 and 19.06 is for the second innings.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL Matches):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 13 times in 25 games. The selection didn’t favor the teams, as the team won 6 times and lost 7 times, though once the team lost a match in the second super over.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won thrice and lost 9 times, though the teams lost the match in super over twice.
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches just 9 times and lost 16 times, including those three super over defeats.
The first batting team won the matches 15 times including two ties. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 10 times, only, including one tie.
The lowest successful defended total was 140. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 179 at the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 115, and the highest total was 206 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 109 runs, whereas the highest was 201 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 31.69 and 24.26 is for the second innings.
Toss and Pitch (Record of IPL 2020):
Teams chose to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 10 times in 18 games. The selection behaves neutrally to the teams, as the teams won 5 times and lost 5 times, too, though one of the defeats in first ever second super over of the game.
On the other hand, the team chose to field first after winning the toss, won just once, and lost 7 times the match, though the teams lost the match in super over twice
Over all, the teams, who won the toss, won the matches just 6 times and lost 12 times, including those three super over defeats.
The first batting team won the matches 12 times including those two ties (super over victories). Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won just 6 times including one super over victory.
The lowest successfully defended total 161. On the other hand, Highest successful chase is 179 at the ground.
The first inning lowest total was 154, and the highest total was 206 runs. For the second inning, the lowest total was 109 runs, whereas the highest was 201 runs.
The batting average of the first innings is 34.52 and 23.42 is for the second innings.
History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other at the venue just once. SRH won the game.
Teams’ History at the Venue:
KXIP got 7 opportunities to play at the venue. The team has an above average record, as the team won 4 times, though one of the victories was in the second super over, as the first super over was also tied in tied game, and lost thrice. SRH got 8 opportunities to play at the place. The team has a pretty good record at the place, as the team won 5 games and lost thrice.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Kings XI Punjab:
The team would prefer to go with the winning combination.
Kings XI Punjab Eleven: KL. Rahul, M. Agarwal, C. Gayle, N. Pooran, G. Maxwell, D. Hooda, J. Neesham, R. Bishnoi, M. Shami, M. Ashwin, A. Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
The team may also go with unchanged eleven.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Eleven: D. Warner, J. Bairstow, M. Pandey, V. Shankar, P. Garg, A. Samad, J. Holder, R. Khan, S. Sharma, S. Nadeem, T. Natarajan
