Harshal Patel will not be available for the upcoming clashes of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, 6 April. IPL 2025It comes as a major setback for the Orange Army, coming into this struggle behind three consecutive defeats. They are looking for a win on Sunday to get up from the final position on the points table. Meanwhile, a major win for Gujarat can take them to the top of the points table. The 2022 champions have two wins and one defeat in three matches this season.
Toss update
Shubman Gill won the toss for Gujarat's Titans and invited the domestic team to bat first. Gill said that the wicket is slow, the black soil used is mentioned. He said that it would be important for his team to be compatible with the conditions as soon as possible. On the other hand, Pat Cummins was asked to bat first. Australian Pesar said that his team would focus on its strength.
Harshal Patel remembers
Sunrisers would be without Harshal's services, as Cummins revealed that he was out of side for this important struggle due to illness. The right hand speedster has been replaced by veteran Jaydev Undkat. Meanwhile, Gujarat has also added veteran Washington Sundar in place of Arshad Khan to increase its spin-bowling resources.
What did the captains say?
Shubman Gill, GT Captain
We are going to bowl first. Looks like a slow wicket, different from the last two games as it is a black soil surface. This is usually a good wicket. We are playing well, there is a need to adapt to situations as soon as possible. I think we had good memories in the past, we are continuing good fun. Washington arrives for Arshad Khan.
Pat Cummins, SRH Captain
Happy to bat first. We want to be aggressive. This is a ground that we like to bat, we scored 280 runs at this site. We need to play our best. There is a need to focus on our strength. Harshal remembers Patel because he is ill, Jaydev Unadkat comes in.
Play 11S
Gujarat Titans
Sai Sudarson, Shubman Gill (C), Jose Butler (WK), Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Tawatiya, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Ravijrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammad Sirj, Famous Krishna, Ishant Sharma.
Impact player: Sherfen Rutherford, Glenn Philips, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomorore, Arshad Khan.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Heinrich Klesen (WK), Annic Verma, Pat Cummins (C), Zishan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami.
Impact player: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Simarjit Singh, Rahul Char, Vian Mulder.
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