The 14th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings on Sunday 9th April 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Almost all teams in this tournament had played two matches each and Sunrisers Hyderabad are going to face Punjab Kings in their third match. Sunrisers Hyderabad are still searching for a win after playing two matches as they lost their both matches and are laying at the bottom of the points table. Punjab Kings had just been outstanding in this edition of IPL till now. They had won both played matches and are holding the third position on the points table. They beat Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match which was rain-affected and was decided through the DLS method and they won their next match against Rajasthan Royals by the margin of five runs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad had now lost two matches in a row and their most recent loss came against Lucknow Super Giants by the margin of five wickets where they won the toss and made a strange decision of batting first. The batting order of this team had totally failed to give the best performance and we also saw in the previous match that they could manage to score just 121 runs in 20 overs. Anmolpreet Singh and Mayank Agarwal are opening the batting inning of this team but had not provided a good start in both previous matches. Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, and Abdul Samad also failed to give the best performance in this tournament. The skipper, Aiden Markram was missing from the first match. He joined the team in the previous match but failed to make any impact. Rahul Tripathi was the most successful and highest run-scorer in the previous match with 35 runs to his account on 41 balls with the help of four boundaries. Anmolpreet Singh also performed well and put some runs on the board. He scored 31 runs while he faced 26 balls and smashed three boundaries and one huge six. Abdul Samad was the other batsman from their side who put some runs on the board. He remained not out after scoring 21 runs on just 10 balls with the help of one boundary and two huge sixes.

Washington Sundar scored 16 runs while no other batsmen from their side could manage to even enter into the double figure. Aiden Markram and Umran Malik failed to open the account on the scoreboard. The bowling unit of Sunrisers Hyderabad is strong at least on paper but he has not been impressive in both previously played matches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the bowling unit of this team with Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Aiden Markram, Adil Rashid, T Natarajan, and speed star Umran Malik. Adil Rashid was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with two wickets to his name in three overs against 23 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi also had an outstanding performance with the ball and picked one wicket in three overs while he was charged with 13 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked one wicket in two overs against 19 runs while Umran Malik was the other bowler with a wicket to his name. He picked up one wicket in two overs but he was charged with 22 runs. Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, and the skipper, Aiden Markram were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Sunrisers Hyderabad had not still opened the account on the points table and they have to make some changes in the playing eleven. They have to win this match at any cost to get some kind of confidence. We are expecting some major changes in their playing eleven for this match.

Punjab Kings had been very lucky in their both previous matches where they won by very short margins. They beat Kolkata Knight Riders in their very first match by the margin of seven runs and won their most recent match against Rajasthan Royals by the margin of just five runs. They lost the toss and were asked to bat first. The way how their batting order performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 197 runs in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh are opening the batting inning of Punjab Kings and they had provided a good opening start in the previous match. They had a partnership of 90 runs for the first wicket in their most recent match. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, and Sam Curran are available to handle the top and middle batting orders of this team. The skipper, Shikhar Dhawan was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side in the previous match. He remained not out after scoring 86 runs on 56 balls with the help of nine boundaries and three huge sixes. Prabhsimran Singh also had an outstanding performance with the bat in the previous match. He scored 60 runs on just 34 balls and smashed seven boundaries and three huge sixes during his inning.

The bowling unit of Punjab Kings is also strong but they were not good in the previous match even though they defended the target of 198 runs but leaked 192 runs in 20 overs which is a big score. The best bowlers from different cricketing nations and from India like Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, and Sikandar Raza are part of the bowling squad of this team. Nathan Ellis was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets in his account in four overs against just 30 runs. Arshdeep Singh was the other bowler who picked some wickets but he also leaked a lot of runs. He picked up two wickets while he was charged with 47 runs. No other bowler from their side could manage to pick a single wicket. Sikandar Raza, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, and Sam Curran were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Sam Curran and Arshdeep Singh are the main bowlers of this team but had not provided early breakthroughs to the team. Sam Curran had not been much impressive till now but we don’t think that the management of this team will remove him from playing eleven. He will surely be part of the final playing eleven of this match. Arshdeep Singh is a pure product of IPL. He was just superb in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League and due to his good performance, he got a place in the national team of India but he had not been much impressive in both previous matches. We are still expecting that he will get his rhythm back and perform well in this match.

Sunrisers Hyderabad had faced Punjab Kings in 20 matches where they won 13 and Punjab Kings won seven matches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad won just one out of the most recent five matches while Punjab Kings had won three out of the previous five matches.

Punjab Kings is a strong and well-balanced team and has a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Punjab Kings is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Punjab Kings a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Sunrisers Hyderabad will play this match with the full force
• Punjab Kings won both played matches in this tournament
• Sunrisers Hyderabad will be under pressure in this match
• Punjab Kings have its main batsmen back in the good form
• The bowling unit of Punjab Kings had not performed well till now

Punjab Kings is overall a strong team when we compare it with Sunrisers Hyderabad. They have the best players in the T20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the T20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Punjab Kings have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Punjab Kings have a 56% chance to win this match
Sunrisers Hyderabad has a 44% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 14th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is generally good for spinners, as the surface tends to wear down towards the end of the match which creates more turn for the bowlers. However, seam bowlers can also get some assistance from the pitch if there is some grass left on it. Overall, the pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is considered to be one of the better pitches in India, and it generally offers a good contest between bat and ball.

The weather forecast for Hyderabad is good for this cricket match. In April, Hyderabad typically experiences hot and dry weather with average high temperatures of around 39°C (102°F) and average low temperatures of around 25°C (77°F). Humidity levels are typically low, ranging from 17% to 38%. It is also possible for occasional thunderstorms or dust storms to occur during this month, particularly towards the end of the month as the pre-monsoon season approaches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Adil Rashid.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Captain: Shikhar Dhawan
Vice-Captain: Aiden Markram
Prabhsimran, Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Washington Sundar, Sikandar Raza, Arshdeep Singh, Adil Rashid, Nathan Ellis

• Date: Sunday, 9th April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
• Location: Hyderabad, India
• Opened: 2004
• Capacity: 38000
• Known as: Visaka International Cricket Stadium Ground
• Ends: Pavilion End, North End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Hyderabad (India), Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 2
• Matches won bowling first: 2
• Average 1st Inns scores: 196
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 198
• Highest total recorded: 209/4 (18.4 Ov) by IND vs WI
• The highest score chased: 209/4 (18.4 Ov) by IND vs WI

Heinrich Klaasen, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mayank Markande, Mayank Dagar, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Upendra Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Akeal Hosein, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Kartik Tyagi, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Adil Rashid.