Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 27 of IPL 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday. Sunrisers Hyderabad made one change to their playing XI. Eshan Malinga replaced Kamindu Mendis in the side. Punjab Kings did not make any changes and went in with the same team from their previous match.
Speaking at the toss, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer said "We are going to bat. In the last few games we have batted first, we have the ability to post good scores. We want to play some aggressive cricket, that's our mindset at the moment. We have seen that we don't have a fantastic record in the powerplay. We don't have that thought at the back of our minds. Every individual in our team play their brand of cricket. We got to be top notch, need to back our instincts. We have to keep repeating that again and again. Playing with the same team."
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Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins said he was fine with chasing and believes his side can chase any target. "I think we can chase anything. Not an ideal start. But we are training really well. Everyone is in a good space. We have lost a few in a row, but that isn't ideal. One change. Malinga comes in the side for Kamindu Mendis," he said.
Playing XIs:
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (captain), Harshal Patel, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami, Eshan Malinga.
Impact Substitutes:
Punjab Kings: Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Harpreet Brar.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Jaydev Unadkat.
