5 similarities between Sunrisers Hyderabad (2016) and Deccan Chargers (2009)

#2 Both the teams had the Purple Cap winner

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and RP Singh both took 23 wickets each

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with 23 wickets in this IPL, was the Purple Cap winner this time, beating Yuzvendra Chahal, the leg spinner from RCB who finished second.

If we refresh our memory, RP Singh, Deccan Chargers’ opening bowler, also took 23 wickets, exactly two more than another leg spinner from RCB, Anil Kumble.

Both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and RP Singh were born in and play for the state of Uttar Pradesh. And, till the finals this year, both have the same number of T20I wickets!