IPL 2016, SRH vs GL Playing 11:Probable XI for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions

The Suresh Raina-led Gujarat Lions have done superbly so far

Here's the likely team that may represent the Gujarat Lions in the match:

Batting

The Gujarat Lions has been one of the very few sides in the tournament which has not depended on one or two batsmen in terms of their batting. Captain Suresh Raina has been their highest run-scorer with 252 runs in 9 innings. Brendon McCullum has also shown decent form with a tally of 220 runs.

Dinesh Karthik has been quite steady in the middle order and is the 3rd GL batsman with over 200 runs to his name. West Indian batsman Dwayne Smith has formed a smashing opening pair with McCullum and scored 178 runs at a good average of 35.60. Aaron Finch may have had to sit out of a few games, but he was easily Gujarat's best batsman in the initial stages.

The Lions batting line-up has been guilty of failing as a unit in some of the matches this year and they will need to rectify their issues before the business end of the tournament.

All-rounders

Most of the top all-rounders in the Gujarat Lions side such as Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja and James Faulkner have not lived up to their tag this season. Bravo and Jadeja have been bowling well but their batting has not been at its best by far. On the other Faulkner, has been mediocre with both bat and ball. The Gujarat all-rounders will need to play to their potential in order to support their team's campaign further in the tournament.

Bowling

A good showing with the ball has been one of the primary reasons behind a successful campaign for the Lions so far. Bravo has led the way with 10 wickets in 9 matches whereas pace bowler Dhawal Kulkarni is their second most successful bowler with 7 scalps to his name in the 2016 season.

The spin attack has also looked pretty formidable with Jadeja having picked up 6 wickets and leggie Pravin Tambe with 5 wickets in his kitty. Young left-arm chinaman Shivil Kaushik has impressed everyone with his amazing control despite having such a difficult action. The IPL newcomer has picked up 4 wickets in 3 matches already.

The Gujarat Lions bowlers need to maintain their good form in the matches to come so that they can help their team make it to the playoffs in their very first year.

Probable Playing XI

Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina (c), Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Eklavya Dwivedi, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Shivil Kaushik, Dhawal Kulkarni.