IPL 2020, SRH vs KXIP: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by 69 runs

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! A gift for Bairstow to get off the mark! A nice gift wrapped full toss outside off, Bairstow crunches it through covers and gets a boundary.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Jonny Bairstow, Mujeeb starts with a tossed up ball on off, Bairstow defends it to start his innings.

Will we see spin from the other end or will Rahul go with Shami? It will be spin as Mujeeb Ur Rahman is into the attack for the first time this season.

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, FOUR! Excellent start for Hyderabad! 13 off the first over! Length ball around off, Warner looks to play but gets an outside edge which goes well away from the man at slip for a boundary.

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, FOUR! Warner is off the mark! Cottrell bowls this one a tad fuller than the previous delivery, Warner backs himself this time and goes downtown. Th ball bounces before the ropes and goes away to the fence. 

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, Swing and a miss! Fullish ball around off, Warner looks to go downtown but the ball swings away and misses the outside edge by just a whisker. 

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, FIVE WIDES! First runs off the evening and it has come courtesy an overcooked bouncer. It goes over the head of Warner and also goes past Singh behind the stumps and to the ropes. 

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, Length ball on off, Warner pushes it back to the bowler. 

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, Back of a length delivery around off, Warner taps it to backward point and looks for one but cannot get it.

Sheldon Cottrell to David Warner, Cracking sound first up! Cottrell starts with a full ball shaping away from southpaw around off. Warner crunches his drive but straight to the man at short cover. 

We are all in readiness for the action to begin. The umpires make their way out to the middle. Punjab are in a huddle with their skipper, KL Rahul, having a final word before his troops take their respective positions in the field. The dynamic duo of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow walk out to open the innings for Hyderabad. 

Hello and welcome to Match 22 of the league as Hyderabad takes on Punjab. Two teams desperate to get wins are going head to head and both will be eager to end their losing run. Can Warner inspire Hyderabad and get a win or will it be boys from Punjab who will do the Bhangra at the end of the evening?

KL Rahul, Punjab skipper, says they wanted to bat first too but he was not very sure. States they are not able to close down the games despite starting off well in both the departments. Mentions the atmosphere in the dressing room is good, the players know what mistakes they have made and they are looking forward to this game. Informs they have three changes - Prabhsimran Singh comes in for Harpreet Brar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes in for Chris Jordan and Arshdeep Singh comes in for Sarfaraz Khan.

Punjab (Playing XI) - KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Prabhsimran Singh (IN FOR HARPREET BRAR), Glenn Maxwell, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh (IN FOR SARFARAZ KHAN), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (IN FOR CHRIS JORDAN), Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell.

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed (IN FOR SIDDARTH KAUL), T Natarajan.

David Warner, Hyderabad skipper, says the way his team lines up, batting first is the way to go. States they lost wickets at the wrong time in the last game and that is where they need to work. In the bowling, they did bowl a few bad deliveries and that cost them. Reckons something between 170-200 is above par but he has no idea how the wicket will play. Informs Khaleel Ahmed comes in for Siddarth Kaul.

TOSS - It is time for the spin of the coin. It lands in favour of Hyderabad and they elect to bat.

Pitch Report - Brett Lee says this pitch has got more carry than the other wickets. Further adds, there is a little bit of more grass and there won’t be a lot of turn. Ends by saying it won’t change a lot.