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PBKS vs SRH Match Preview: In the 49th match of IPL 2026, there is a match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings today on Wednesday 6th May. Before this match to be held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad, both the teams have reached the venue. Ishan Malinga has proved to be the most reliable bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season. He is the only main bowler of the team who has played all 10 matches. At the beginning of the season, he took only 3 wickets and his average was 41.67. But after this he made a brilliant comeback and took 12 wickets at an average of 16.75. Malinga is currently SRH's highest wicket taker and his inswing balls are troubling the batsmen a lot. However, he proved costly against Kolkata Knight Riders and was unable to take any wickets, leading to the team's defeat. Now he would like to make a comeback in Hyderabad, where his average is 16.40, while at other grounds it is 21.73.

Poor form of PBKS fast bowlers becomes a concern

The performance of Arshdeep Singh and Marco Janson has been disappointing for Punjab Kings this season. Yanson has taken the least number of 6 wickets among bowlers who have bowled at least 180 balls this season. Arshdeep Singh has been the most expensive bowler with an economy of 10.38. Last season, when PBKS reached the final, the duo together took 37 wickets at an average of 25.73. But this time both have taken only 16 wickets at an average of 40.13. PBKS's batsmen are performing well, but the team needs better support from its bowlers.

Pitch Report: High scoring match expected

The average score of the night matches of IPL 2024 and 2025 on pitch number 2 of Hyderabad Stadium has been around 200. The team batting first has a record of 3-2. In the only match played on this pitch this season, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 242 runs against Delhi Capitals and won by 47 runs. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have won 5 out of 6 matches while chasing the target this season. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can take the decision according to its strategy. There was rain before the match and it is likely to remain cloudy in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The maximum temperature of the day is expected to be around 38 degrees.

SRH vs PBKS: Statistics and interesting facts

• Abhishek Sharma's performance against left arm fast bowlers is excellent. His average is 85 and strike rate is 197.67.
• Whereas Travis Head has been out 3 times in 42 balls against Arshdeep Singh and his average is only 19.67.
• This season, 23 batsmen have scored more than 250 runs at a 150+ strike rate. 4-4 batsmen from both SRH and PBKS are included in this list.
• Pat Cummins has not been able to dismiss Punjab Kings openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh yet. Arya has scored 11 runs in 4 balls of Cummins, while Prabhasimran has scored 25 runs in 17 balls.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Probable Playing 11

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Salil Arora, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Ishan Malinga, Shivang Kumar, Saqib Hussain.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) Probable Playing 11

Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Suryansh Shedge, Shashank Singh/Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Janssen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vaishak.