Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won the toss & opted to bat first against Gujarat Titans (GT). SRH showed faith in the opening batter of Mayank Agarwal who hasn’t been able to dictate the terms. Mayank Agarwal has found different ways of getting out especially against the short ball where he has looked clueless in the first 2 matches so far.
GT would be aiming to bounce back strongly after getting a reality check against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK). All eyes will be on the GT skipper Shubman Gill who would be roaring to make a mark. GT brought back the mystery spinner Noor Ahmad in the place of Spencer Johnson and Darshan Nalkande instead of R Sai Kishore whereas SRH named an unchanged playing 11.
Azmatullah Omarzai gets the better off Mayank Agarwal
SRH got off to a rollicking start as they scored 34 runs in the first four overs as there was nothing significant in the pitch for the fast bowlers. Azmatullah Omarzai was bowling the 5th over, on the second delivery, he bowled a back of a length delivery and Mayank Agarwal tried to clear the backward square leg boundary and gave a simple catch to Darshan Nalkande. Mayank Agarwal was dismissed on 16 runs in 17 balls and struck 2 fours. SRH’s score at 4.2 overs was 34-1.
Crucial Phase for SRH
SRH’s destructive left handed batter Travis Head now will have to take a back seat as he not only has got his eye in but is looking in blistering form. SRH would be hoping that Travis Head continues his purple patch as it won’t be easy for SRH’s batters to assert their dominance against the likes of Rashid Khan & Noor Ahmad.
GT on the other side would be pumped up as Mayank Agarwal was slowly getting into the groove. GT skipper Shubman Gill would be well aware of the fact that they can’t go overboard as SRH possess a lot of powerful hitters in the form of Heinrich Klaasen & Aiden Markram who can change the complexion of the match quite quickly with their attacking brand of cricket.