Punjab Kings eye to enter top 3 as struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad seek revival

Battered by the consequences of their own high-risk approach, a struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad will take the field against Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings on Saturday evening at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, hoping to turn their campaign around.

Led by Pat Cummins, SRH wouldn’t have imagined being stuck at the bottom of the table in a season that began with soaring expectations and talk of them possibly breaching the 300-run mark. However, nothing has clicked so far, be it batting, bowling, or consistency across venues. Their top-order’s aggressive mindset during the Powerplay has backfired more often than not, with the likes of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Nitish Reddy delivering inconsistent performances.