IPL 2017

Groggy Gujarat Lions out to snap Sunrisers' domination

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Even with Mustafizur Rahman unavailable currently, SRH did fine in defence of 207.
Even with Mustafizur Rahman unavailable currently, SRH did fine in defence of 207. © BCCI

It is only the first week of the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, and already there is a huge disparity in the turnaround time from one game to another for different teams. While Gujarat Lions have just over 40 hours between the end of their home game against Kolkata Knight Riders and the start of their away fixture against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday (April 9), the home side enjoys more than double the amount of gap.

Given the nature of Gujarat Lions' crushing ten-wicket defeat, they would probably much rather have it this way, as it presents an opportunity to get over a false start in a jiffy. The absence of the IPL veteran and one of the most impactful all-rounders in the tournament, Dwayne Bravo, has had a telling repercussion on the side. As has the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, who has the knack of keeping the runs down and ekeing out wickets, irrespective of the format he plays in. No wonder then that Lions' have had a contrasting start when compared to 2016, when they set a high, unmatched benchmark of three successive wins at the beginning.

Similarly uncanny has been SRH's start. Skipper David Warner took special delight in the fact that there was a strong performance from batsmen 3,4,5 and 6 - something that was often a grey area in their title-winning season last year. Even with Mustafizur Rahman unavailable currently, SRH did fine in defence of 207, and seem to have strengthened well in the player auctions.

GL's fate in the game would ride on how the power-packed top order does against Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has eight wickets in three outings against the Lions. SRH's squeeky clean record against GL stretches to 100 percent success rate at the toss too. On each occasion, SRH have chased and had Warner and/or Shikhar Dhawan putting daylight between Lions and a favourable results. A win over the hosts will not just help GL shake off their wobbly start, but also bring an end to what has been thorough domination by SRH.

When: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions, April 9, 04:00 PM IST

Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

What to expect: Hyderabad witnessed uncharacteristic rainfall, which also had ice particles in it, on April 7. Twice this week, weather has ended SRH's hopes of net practice but the forecast for the match day looks clear, with the daytime temperatures expected to rise to 38 degrees on the match day.

History: Sunrisers are unbeaten in the three meetings against Gujarat Lions, including a 10-wicket win in Rajkot, and a David Warner special in New Delhi that took SRH to the final in 2016.

Team News:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Two days before SRH's second fixture of the season, Warner conceded that he doesn't see them altering the line-up that made a winning start to the season.

Probable XI: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha, Ben Cutting, Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Rashid Khan

Gujarat Lions: The abysmal performance on the field on Friday could lead the Lions to alter their bowling unit. There could be a school of thought that would suggest that it is too early for such a knee-jerk reaction, but the nature of the defeat should coax Suresh Raina & Co. to pause, reflect and make quick amends.

The franchise went for a handful of uncapped players in the auction in February, and could turn to them for the second game. It would be interesting to see if they can get brave and pick at least one of out of Nathu Singh and Basil Thampy - two domestic fast-bowling performers.

GL's ploy of going all-in with batting options also might need a re-think. They had an all-rounder in James Faulkner on the bench for the first game while they packed their batting line-up with four overseas options - Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Dwayne Smith and Jason Roy. Replacing one of them with Faulkner could lend a bit of balance to the side.

Probable XI: Brendon McCullum, Jason Roy, Suresh Raina, Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik, James Faulkner, Nathu Singh, Praveen Kumar, Shadab Jakati, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivil Kaushik

What they said:

"I am not reading too much into the one loss they've had or the first victory we've had. At the end of the day, you can make a judgement that their bowling may be on the weak side, but you still have got to bat well to get a competitive total, because what they do have is a formidable batting line-up." - Tom Moody is wary of Gujarat Lions despite the latter's wobbly start.

Did you know:

- Sunrisers have won all their three matches against Gujarat Lions in IPL, all while chasing.

- David Warner's three innings against Gujarat are 74*, 24 and 93*.

- Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken the most wickets by any bowler against Gujarat - eight from three matches at an economy of 7.00.

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