SRH vs PBKS Dream11 prediction, IPL 2023: Fantasy Suggestions, Captain and Vice Captain Options

SRH vs PBKS Dream11 prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their respective third matches of the season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday evening (7:30 PM IST). Both teams are having contrasting fortunes in the tournament so far with SRH losing both their games while PBKS won all.

SRH lost to Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow while Punjab defeated Kolkata Knight Riders and Royals. The Sunrisers, however, have an advantage of 13-6 on head-to-head and have also won three of the last four encounters between the side. In fact, this is the first time SRH are hosting the side in Hyderabad since their rechristening from Kings XI Punjab.

SRH vs PBKS injury update

SRH injury update Sunrisers Hyderabad has no injury concerns ahead of the game while their captain Aiden Markram also returned to play the last game after missing the opener.

Key players SRH senior top-order batters have not made enough contribution so far with Mayank Agarwal (8) and skipper Markram (0) not living upto the expectations. Rahul Tripathi (34) got some runs after scoring a duck in the last game while Anmolpreet Singh (31) successfully replaced Abhishek Tripathi at the top of the order after the former couldn't score in the first game. Markram, however, scored 175 for South Africa recently and is expected to lead from the front.

Among middle-order batters, Abdul Samad played the role of finishers well with a knock of 21 in the last game while Washington Sundar and Harry Brooks have failed to click. Sundar hasn't performed with the ball as well and was used for just an over for the last game.

Among pacers, senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has failed to contain runs and has picked just a wicket in return. Umran Malik (2 wickets) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (3 wickets) are the only two bowlers, who have taken wickets across two games but haven't managed to be the lead bowlers. Spinner Adil Rashid gained form as he picked 2/23 after going wicketless in the first game.

PBKS injury update Punjab Kings have some injury concerns as Liam Livingstone is yet to join the side as he is undergoing rehabilitation and will join next week. Kagiso Rabada is available for selection on completion of national duty while Bhanuka Rajapaksa also is fit and likely to play the game. The Sri Lankan batter was hit on the hand at the non-striker end in the last game and couldn't bat beyond that.

PBKS key players: Shikhar Dhawan (86) and Prabhsimran Singh headline Punjab batting after sublime knocks in the last game. Bhanuka Rajapaksa's return is also crucial as the southpaw scored a crucial half-century in their opening game. Wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma has played good cameos in the middle order as well and appears eager to fire big.

Shahrukh Khan and Sam Curran have played the role of finisher well but the latter didn't do the best of work with the ball yet. His death bowling remains crucial, something that Arshdeep Singh couldn't do in the last game. The left-handed pacer is the strike bowler for PBKS with five wickets in two games but proved a bit expensive in the death overs.

Nathan Ellis took charge with the ball as he took four wickets against RR, leaving Kagiso Rabada's selection difficult. Harpreet Brar, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, and Rahul Chahar are yet to make a telling impact among spinners.

SRH vs PBKS predicted playing XI

SRH playing 11 vs PBKS Aiden Markram (C), Anmolpreet Singh (WK), Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Adil Rashid, Umran Malik, Bhuvneswar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan

SRH Impact sub options Harry Brooks, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Akeal Hosein

PBKS playing 11 vs SRH Shikhar Dhawan (C), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh

PBKS Impact sub options Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Matthew Short

SRH vs PBKS pitch report

Another high-scoring game is on the cards as 200-plus runs were scored in the first innings of the last match here. The Hyderabad pitch has been a batting friendly surface with any target 180 may do the trick.

SRH vs PBKS Dream11 prediction

SRH vs PBKS Dream11 predicted lineup 1

Wicket-keeper J Sharma, P Singh
Batter S Dhawan, R Tripathi, A Samad
All-rounder A Markram, S Raza
Bowler K Rabada, A Singh, A Rashid, N Ellis

SRH vs PBKS dream11 predicted lineup 2

Wicket-keeper P Singh
Batter S Dhawan, R Tripathi, A Samad
All-rounder A Markram, S Raza, S Curran
Bowler K Rabada, A Singh, U Malik, N Ellis

Captain & vice captain options Prabhsimran Singh and S Dhawan's recent form makes them among the top choices while somebody like Arshdeep Singh could be influential in these conditions.