Today (May 16) in IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad will host Gujarat Titans – here is the predicted XI for the match, team news, and today’s IPL match prediction for SRH vs GT.
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SRH vs GT, live score: Follow the live scorecard here
The start of the match has been delayed due to rain.
SRH vs GT: Toss updates
Toss has been delayed due to rain.
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SRH vs GT: Playing XIs
SRH: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan. Impact players: Umran Malik, Jaydev Unadkat.
GT: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma. Impact players: Vijay Shankar, Sai Kishore, Sandeep Warrier.
SRH vs GT: IPL 2024 team news
Sunrisers Hyderabad need a win to guarantee a berth in the playoffs, but they have something bigger to aim for: they will try to maximise their net run rate to ensure they finish ahead of Rajasthan Royals and face the Kolkata Knight Riders in Qualifier 1.
Since their contingency is not dependent on English cricketers, SRH have a full squad at their disposal. If they bat first, they will replace one of their specialist batters (they usually replace an opener) with a fast bowler – Bhuvneshwar, Unadkat, or Umran. If they field, they are likely to go the other way round.
Gujarat Titans are out of the race. With Saha back, there may be temptation to open with him, leave out Matthew Wade, and recall Omarzai to add balance to the XI. However, that will mean splitting the Gill-Sai Sudharsan duo that has worked well for GT. Perhaps Saha may bat at three.
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SRH vs GT: Prediction for today’s IPL match
SRH are firm favourites against GT, and not just because of their home advantage.
