and
. Fast bowler
also contributed with an impressive four-wicket haul. On the other hand, SRH have struggled with their last defeat coming against Lucknow Super Giants as they both struggled with bat and ball and
continued to draw a blank.
Dhawan and Prabhsimran are expected to open the batting for PBKS once again after a brilliant partnership against RR and the third spot will belong to. Matthew Short is also an option for the Punjab Kings but it is unlikely that they would want to disrupt the winning combination.
is expected to keep wickets while
and Shahrukh Khan will provide the much-needed firepower in the middle order. They will be followed by
and the big-money buy
who has shown promise but has not hit the standard expected off him.
In the bowling attack,has arrived in India, but it is unlikely that he will play so soon for the franchise. In his absence, Ellis is expected to continue leading the bowling attack for the side along with Arshdeep Singh and Raul Chahar will be the main spin threat against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Punjab Kings Predicted XI: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar,, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh