In the 12th fixture of the IPL 2024, Gujarat Titans will host Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Both teams have met thrice in the past and Gujarat Titans have come out as the winners on two occasions.
Gujarat Titans are currently at the 7th spot in the point table with a single win out of the two fixtures they have been part of. Their net run rate stands at -1.425.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently at the 3rd spot also with a single win out of the two fixtures they have played. They have a net run rate of +0.675.
In the last 2 fixtures in IPL, Klaasen has scored 80 and 63 runs and he is currently the leading scorer in the league.
The betting tip is...
Heinrich Klaasen will score above 50.5 runs.
After defeating their arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in the first fixture, the Titans witnessed a disappointing loss in their previous game against Chennai Super Kings. It was a disappointing performance by the bowling unit at the start and eventually, the batters failed to perform under pressure.
Rashid Khan picked up 2 wickets but was expensive at an economy of 12.25. Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson, and Mohit Sharma contributed with a single wicket each but failed to control the run rate of the opposition.
When it came to the batters to perform, the start was not as good as it should have been. Sai Sudharsan scored 37 off 31 at the top order at a strike rate of 119.35. While Chasing a big score, the whole middle order was dismissed at a score of 44 runs. The Titans were losing wickets in every spell and hence they were not at all competitive in front of Chennaiβs bowling attack.
Sai Sudharsan will be used an an impact player in the team
Predicted Lineup: Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Spencer Johnson, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, Umesh Yadav, Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, WP Saha, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai
Sunrisers Hyderabad never fails to surprise in IPL and this year they have done it again by scoring the highest number in the history of the Indian Premier League. A massive win against Mumbai Indians with a historical number will give them a major boost to the confidence of the rest of the league.
Travis Head (62 off 24) and Abhishek Sharma (63 off 23) gave a solid start to the team. Abhishek Sharma scored the fastest fifty in the history of IPL as well. The momentum was continued by Aiden Markram (42 off 28) and Heinrich Klaasen (80 off 34) in the middle order.
It was not a good day for the bowlers from both sides. The Hyderabad bowling unit was also expensive but they were successful in stopping the opposition from completing the chase. Jaydev Unadkat and skipper Pat Cummins picked up 2 wickets each at an economy of 11.75 and 8.75. Shabaz Ahmed picked up a single wicket at an economy of 13.
Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, and Pat Cummins are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Abhishek Sharma, Jaydev Unadkat, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram
The records of both teams clearly state Gujarat Titans are a step ahead of Hyderabad. However, this year, things are different for the Titans.
They donβt have a good batting depth as compared to Hyderabad and an experienced leadership. Sunrisers Hyderabad have a dependable skipper and their batting lineup is strong with some of the best players in T20 format. We predict a win for Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.