IPL 2017: SRH vs KXIP, 5 factors of winning

#4 The David-Dhawan duo

Warner has been very consistent at the top of the order for SRH

Perhaps the only team other than KKR to have been consistent with their opening pair over the years is SRH as they have the ever-reliable opening combo of David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan at their disposal.

These two have been providing good starts to their team on a regular basis at the top and we hardly ever see an occasion when SRH lose both of them in the first 6 overs. This is exactly where their strength lies.

SRH don’t bat deep and hence it is imperative that they get a good start in the first 6-8 overs and a platform is laid for their middle order strikers like Yuvraj and Cutting to be able to explode towards the end. These two getting out early would mean these explosive middle order players would be exposed early and will have to build the innings rather than go for their big shots.

For this reason, it’ll be extremely critical once again for the David-Dhawan duo to provide their team a decent if not smashing opening start.