SRH vs PBKS, IPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in game 69 of IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday, May 19 in the day game of a double-header. SRH have booked their place in the playoffs, while PBKS are out of contention for a place in the top four.

Even though Hyderabad have secured a playoffs berth, they will be keen to push for the second spot in the points table, which will ensure them a place in Qualifier 1. To do so, Sunrisers Hyderabad need to beat Punjab Kings in their last league match and hope that Rajasthan Royals go down to Kolkata Knight Riders in the last game of the league stage.

In the above scenario, SRH will end with 17 points, while RR will be stuck on 16. Hyderabad will thus set up a date with Kolkata in Qualifier 1. In case, the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings match is washed out and RR lose to KKR, Rajasthan will finish in second place ahead of Hyderabad, as they would have more wins in the league stage.

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Today's SRH vs PBKS toss result

Punjab Kings have won the toss and have opted to bat first. Captain Jitesh Sharma said:

“I think the wicket looks good. We want to put up a big score and then put SRH under pressure.”

With Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone having left for England, PBKS have limited overseas options. Rilee Rossouw is playing. For Hyderabad, Rahul Tripathi comes in for a bowler.

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SRH vs PBKS - Today's match playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan

Hyderabad subs: Travis Head, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Atharva Taide, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Rishi Dhawan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar

Punjab subs: Arshdeep Singh, Tanay Thayagrajan, Prince Choudhary, Vidvath Kaverappa, Harpreet Singh

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Today's SRH vs PBKS pitch report

Brian Lara says that there are a lot of runs on offer, as there is absolutely no grass on the surface. He adds that the ball will get dirty a little bit quicker than normal, so it will spin a little later on. There are some cracks, but Lara doesn’t expect it to do anything for the next three hours. An absolute belter, the Windies legend concluded.

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Today's SRH vs PBKS match players list

Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, V Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Anmolpreet Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande

Punjab Kings squad: Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Chris Woakes, Atharva Taide, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Ashutosh Sharma, Tanay Thyagarajan, Rishi Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan

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SRH vs PBKS - Today's match umpires

On-field umpires: Nitin Menon, Virender Sharma

TV umpire: Saiyed Khalid

Match Referee: Prakash Bhatt