IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings – Stats Preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday. The Orange Army had suffered a big loss against Rajasthan Royals and they will play their second game in home conditions.

On the other hand, the Shikhar Dhawan-led team has delivered as a collective unit. PBKS batters have taken the bull by its horns and they will look to continue the good show against the beleaguered SRH outfit.

Here is the Stats Preview of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings:

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batter Mayank Agarwal has amassed 2358 runs in 114 matches and he needs another 142 runs to get to the feat of 2500 runs.

Rahul Tripathi, who is known to hit the ground running for Orange Army in the last couple of seasons, has mustered 1798 runs in 77 matches. Thus, the right-hander is 202 runs away from reaching the 2000-run mark in the tournament.

T Natarajan, who has struggled with his injury in the last few seasons, has scalped 40 wickets in 36 IPL matches. Ergo, the left-arm seamer needs another 10 wickets to complete the feat of 50 scalps.

Punjab Kings gun fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has scalped 45 wickets in 39 matches and thus he is five wickets away from the milestone of 50 scalps.

PBKS gun fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has taken 99 wickets in 63 matches of the IPL. Rabada will become the first South African bowler to take 100 wickets in the tournament if he takes one wicket against RR.

PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan has 6369 runs in the IPL. The southpaw needs another 131 runs to become the second player in the IPL to score 6500 runs after Virat Kohli.