IPL 2017: Rising Pune Supergiant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 5 factors of winning

The weak link

Can Yuvraj provide some overs without leaking too many?

Pune's weak link is undoubtedly their bowling. Apart from Tahir and Stokes, none of the others has looked like taking wickets. The two leg-spinner strategy with Zampa and Tahir was also stopped after the Aussie was taken to the cleaners by Samson and Pant. While the inclusion of Thakur and Unadkat brought a bit of a change in the last game, it remains to be seen how consistent they can be.

The defending champions, meanwhile, have next to no weak areas with Williamson strengthening a previously inconsistent middle order. Their bowling is exceptionally strong too. However, if they persist with Henriques and Yuvraj as their fifth bowlers, Pune will have the option to target those four overs. That Yuvraj hasn't clicked with the bat after the first game also means that if Pune manage to break into the middle order early, Sunrisers will be a tad vulnerable.