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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be taking on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 27th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season on Saturday, April 12, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. After suffering four straight defeats, SRH need to turn the corner fast, or else their IPL 2025 campaign can get derailed completely in the next week or so.
On the other side, PBKS have made a fantastic start to the IPL 2025 season, winning three of their first four matches convincingly, and their only blemish came at home against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the SRH versus PBKS IPL 2025 27th match.
SRH vs PBKS Match Details
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Match Number |
27 |
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Teams |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) |
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Venue |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
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Time |
7:30 PM (IST) |
| On Field Umpire | Akshay Totre, Keyur Kelkar |
| Third Umpire | Adrian Holdstock |
SRH vs PBKS Head-to-Head Stats & Records
SRH have had the wood over PBKS in the IPL since these two teams have started to play each well over a decade ago with them winning 16 times in 23 matches. Hyderabad have been a far better side for long periods in comparison to Punjab, but the visitors won’t be getting a better chance to put one over them in their own den, especially with their contrasting forms in the early stages of the IPL 2025.
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SRH |
vs |
PBKS |
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23 |
Matches Played |
23 |
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16 |
Won |
7 |
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215 |
Highest Score |
214 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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114 |
Lowest Score |
119 |
| 9 | Tosses Won | 14 |
| 3 | Elected To Bat | 5 |
| 6 | Elected To Field | 9 |
| 5 | Won Toss And Match | 3 |
| 2 | Toss Won, Batting First, Match Won | 1 |
| 3 | Toss Won, Bowling First, Match Won | 2 |
| 161.26 | Avg. Runs | 156.3 |
| 5.52 | Avg. Wkts | 7.26 |
SRH vs PBKS Pitch Report
The pitches for the last couple of matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium haven’t been quite at their best for batters, allowing the bowlers to get into the game after SRH had scored the second highest total in IPL history here, at the start of the IPL 2025 season. In the 80 matches played at this venue in the league, teams batting first have won 35, while teams batting second have won 45. The average first innings score here in IPL is 163.
Records and Stats at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
| Total Matches played | 80 |
| Matches won batting first | 35 |
| Matches won batting second | 45 |
| Matches with no result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
| Average First Innings Score | 163 |
SRH vs PBKS Probable Playing XIs
SRH Probable Playing 11: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Simarjeet Singh
Impact Player: Zeeshan Ansari
PBKS Probable Playing 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shegde, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson
Impact Player: Yuzvendra Chahal
SRH vs PBKS IPL 2025 Full Squads
SRH: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Atharva Taide, Kamindu Mendis, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Wiaan Mulder, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Simarjeet Singh, Eshan Malinga
SRH's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Won | Loss | Loss | Loss | Loss |
PBKS: Shreyas Iyer (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Marcus Stoinis, Musheer Khan, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shegde, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Kuldeep Sen, Xavier Bartlett
PBKS's Last Five Matches: Performance
| Loss | Won | Won | Loss | Won |
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks For SRH vs PBKS, Match 27, IPL 2025
Q. Why are Travis Head and Shreyas Iyer good choices for captaincy picks?
Travis Head is quite at his fluent best in the IPL 2025 thus far, but he is known for turning around situations in his dominant style with big scores time and again.
Travis Head IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 148 | 29.60 | 189.74 |
Travis Head IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 30 | 920 | 35.38 | 176.25 |
Shreyas Iyer had a fantastic start in the tournament with the bat for PBKS, and despite a couple of low scores recently, he could be the trump card pick as captain in the fantasy team.
Shreyas Iyer IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 4 | 168 | 84.00 | 200.00 |
Shreyas Iyer IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 120 | 3295 | 33.28 | 129.88 |
Q. Why are Heinrich Klaasen and Arshdeep Singh good choices for vice-captaincy picks?
Heinrich Klaasen has been called upon time and again to resurrect the SRH batting lineup in the IPL 2025, and more often than not, he has made decent scores in his attempt to do so.
Heinrich Klaasen IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 152 | 30.40 | 168.89 |
Heinrich Klaasen IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 40 | 1145 | 36.94 | 168.38 |
Arshdeep Singh is the leader of the PBKS bowling attack, and he can pick a bag of wickets with the new ball and in the death overs.
Arshdeep Singh IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 4 | 6 | 9.56 | 16.00 |
Arshdeep Singh IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 69 | 82 | 9.06 | 17.80 |
SRH vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Match 27: Top Players to pick
Nitish Kumar Reddy: Nitish Kumar Reddy found his touch in the previous match for SRH in IPL 2025, which bodes well for the franchise for the rest of the season.
Nitish Kumar Reddy IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 119.15 |
Nitish Kumar Reddy IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 20 | 415 | 29.64 | 135.62 |
Pat Cummins: Pat Cummins needs to step up for SRH as captain as they are currently on a losing streak, and he is known to deliver the goods in tough situations.
Pat Cummins IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 5 | 4 | 11.16 | 25.00 |
Pat Cummins IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 63 | 67 | 8.92 | 21.18 |
Priyansh Arya: Priyansh Arya brought up his maiden IPL hundred against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), becoming the second fastest to achieve it in terms of number of balls.
Priyansh Arya IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 4 | 158 | 39.50 | 210.67 |
Lockie Ferguson: Lockie Ferguson has picked up a few key wickets since he was drafted into the playing XI of PBKS in IPL 2025, making him one of the safest picks in the fantasy team.
Lockie Ferguson IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 3 | 5 | 9.36 | 13.20 |
Lockie Ferguson IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 48 | 51 | 8.99 | 20.02 |
SRH vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Match 27: Players to avoid
Harshal Patel: Harshal Patel has been quite expensive in his recent appearances for SRH, while he hasn’t been amongst the wicket often either.
Harshal Patel IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 4 | 4 | 9.38 | 19.50 |
Harshal Patel IPL Career Stats
| Matches | Wickets | Eco. | S/R |
| 109 | 139 | 8.77 | 16.11 |
Suryansh Shedge: Suryansh Shedge has got the chance to bat on a couple of occasions for PBKS in IPL 2025, but he hasn’t been able to make an impact yet.
Suryansh Shedge IPL 2025 Stats
| Matches | Runs | Avg. | S/R |
| 3 | 2 | 2.00 | 50.00 |
SRH vs PBKS Match 27 Fantasy Team 1
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Travis Head
All-Rounder: Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Pat Cummins, Mohammed Shami
SRH vs PBKS Match 27 Fantasy Team 2
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(C), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Travis Head (VC)
All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Pat Cummins
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