Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] April 6: In a thrilling encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans (GT) captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a highly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad started the season with a victory in a high-scoring match against Rajasthan Royals (RR), but have since faced losses to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Meanwhile, GT’s journey has been quite different, as they were defeated by Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a high-scoring thriller but bounced back with commanding wins over Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
After winning the toss, Shubman Gill expressed confidence in his team’s performance, stating, “We are going to bowl first. Looks like a slowish wicket, different from the previous two games, as it’s a black soil surface. Generally, it’s a good wicket. We have been playing well, need to adapt to the conditions as soon as possible. I think we had good memories in the past, we are continuing to have good fun. Washington comes in.”
On the other hand, SRH captain Pat Cummins said they were content with batting first despite losing the toss. “Happy to bat first. We want to be aggressive. It’s a ground we like batting at. We need to play our best. Need to focus on our strengths. Harshal Patel misses as he is ill; Jaydev Unadkat comes in,” Pat Cummins commented.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins(c), Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder.
Gujarat Titans Playing XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma.
Gujarat Titans Impact Subs: Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Arshad Khan.