IPL 2019: Ranking power hitters of the 8 teams

#5 Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL Winning captain returns

The IPL season 12 will see David Warner returning to the Sunrisers Hyderabad after the one-year ban from international cricket. This return will improve the power-hitting abilities of SRH by ten folds.

The team from Hyderabad have also made some interesting picks in the auction that will drastically improve their quick scoring skills. These picks include Jonny Bairstow and Martin Guptill. With players like Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey already in the ranks, this is one side to watch out for. Also, the addition of the Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar boasts the team's balance.

The current captain and the former captain of the side both score at a strike rate close to 140 in this tournament. Bairstow and Guptill are very new to this IPL scene, and Pandey had a dreadful last season, and the absence of an experienced Indian Opener in Dhawan might come and haunt them. These are the reasons for them being ranked at No.5 despite having the best players on the paper.

Expected power hitters to make the final playing XI and their T20 strike rate:

1. David Warner - 142.4
2. Jonny Bairstow - 125.71
3. Vijay Shankar - 128.5
4. Deepak Hooda - 140

If the Indian power-hitters like Deepak Hooda and Yusuf Pathan can support these overseas giants, then SRH can taste the gold this time.