SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) has had a very tough season so far this season and will look to take their first win of the Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday on Saturday. SRH suffered a crushing defeat in their first game against Rajasthan Royals (RR), before losing to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a close match. The batters haven’t really shown consistency, but their bowling has been pretty good so far. The SRH think tank will likely make a few changes to get their season started.
Here’s how SRH might line up against CSK:
Rahul Tripathi: Rahul Tripathi could be further promoted after hitting No. 3 in the two matches so far this season. After failing to open his account in the first match, Tripathi scored a handy knock of 44 in the previous match.
Aiden Markram: Aiden Markram can also be made to continue hitting in sequence while SRH is looking for the right play combination. In two games to date, Markram has scored 69 runs, including half a century against RR.
Kane Williamson: SRH skipper Kane Williamson can also move to his natural batting position. He opened in both games this season at batting, scoring only 18 runs. Williamson will try to play a captain’s pat against CSK.
Nicholas Pooran: Nicholas Pooran has yet to start working for SRH after being bought at auction for a hefty sum of Rs 10.75 crore. So far, he has managed to get scores of 0 and 34 in the two games he has played this season.
Washington Sundar: Washington Sundar has been pretty handy with the bat so far this season. He scored 58 runs in two games. However, he was quite expensive with the ball and also only took two wickets.
Abdul Samad: Abdul Samad was detained by SRH prior to the mega sale. However, the youngster still has to deliver the goods this season. Management will likely back him for one more game.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been quite frugal so far but will try to take a few more wickets as he has only taken one so far.
Marco Jansen: Romario Shepherd has so far failed to impress and is likely to be replaced by Marco Jansen. The young South African pacesetter has been in good form for the Proteas of late and will look to replicate the same form in the IPL this season.
Jagadesha Suchith: Jagadeesha Suchith was also part of SRH last season. While the opportunities have not come as often as he expected, Suchith has performed well in the cricket he played for SRH last season. He could get a wink in the team for this match.
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Kartik Tyagi: Kartik Tyagi has yet to play one more game for SRH this season, but could replace Umran Malik in the current XI. Malik has been quite expensive so far this season.
T Natarajan: After Natarajan was caught for a pair in the first game, Natarajan made a strong comeback in the second game. So far he has taken four wickets. He’s been a constant threat due to his ability to tag Yorkers.
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