Punjab Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – SWOT Analysis

On Wednesday, Punjab Kings will be aiming to make a return on point table after losing two matches in IPL 2021 against CSK & DC, on the other hand Sunrisers Hyderabad will be giving their everything to start opening their winning number. These two teams will meet each other in Match number 14 at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Here is a SWOT analysis of both the teams in this article.
1) Punjab Kings
Strength: PBKS is completely strong with their batting line up. Players like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal & Deepak Hooda have really performed beyond expectations in their last matches. Shahrukh Khan impressed in his cameo of 45 against Delhi Capitals. And it would take just one inning for Chris Gayle to come back in form. Nicholas Pooran has started slowly, but it will be difficult to stop him if he gets going. These six batsmen are more than enough for PBKS to get a good number on the scoreboard.
Weakness: Bowling lineup is a big concern for Punjab Kings at the current moment. If we look at their bowling line up, they still don’t have a name on whom the team can trust. Australian pacers Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith have been unimpressive in the three matches. Their lack of enough bowling experience in Indian conditions has been evident. Together they have picked just five wickets in total 21 overs. Whole team can’t be just dependent on Mohammed Shami & his experience of Indian pitches.
Opportunities: This will be Punjab Kings’ first match in Chennai. So, skipper KL Rahul can select leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi in the starting XI. He was Punjab’s second-highest wicket-taker last season with 12 wickets. Of those 12 wickets, four came in the two matches he played against SRH. And twice Bishnoi was able to send David Warner back in the dug-out. Today, he can play his first match of IPL 2021.
Threats: PBKS often get a brisk start while batting, but their run rate tends to dip in the middle overs. In the spinning track of Chennai, the team needs to up the ante in the middle overs. PBKS will possibly end their innings with a low total on the scoreboard if they maintain the same approach in Chennai.
2) Sunrisers Hyderabad
Strengths: SRH is one team which looks really good on papers but they have been pointless on the field till date in IPL 2021. Everyone had high expectations with them & we still expect them to rise again. Their batting line up is full of hard hitters & experience of T20 pattern. They will make sure that in this upcoming game against PBKS, they make full use of it.
Weakness: According to the analysis of SRH’s past matches in IPL 2021, they are struggling in the middle order. Once the top 2 or 3 batsmen are back to pavilion in the beginning overs, their middle order scrambles like an egg & it has been of no use till date. Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar and Abdul Samad have together scored only 169 runs so far. Also, captain David Warner is looking unsure about his team combination. He made four changes in the playing XI in the previous match. The inclusion of Kane Williamson might solve SRH’s middle-order problems.
Opportunities: Sunrise Hyderabad have an excellent head-to-head record against Punjab Kings. Most of their high scores are against Punjab. They can make a use of that dominance & confidence to win this game & open their account on the match table.
Threats: SRH are experiencing what PBKS went through last season. An early season slump. Punjab had lost their first four matches in IPL 2020. It took a string of victories for PBKS towards the end of the league phase to ignite some hope of qualifying for the playoffs, which did not happen eventually. So, SRH needs to get things back on track or else they can face the same situation.