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The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) heads into its 28th match when Punjab Kings take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Both the teams have won their last games. While Punjab beat five-time champions Mumbai Indians, Hyderabad beat Kolkata on Friday.
After a shabby start to the season, Hyderabad have got themselves together to register three wins in a row. Meanwhile, Punjab Kings have won three alternate games. They have lost to Gujrat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders while have beaten RCB, CSK, and MI. But will they continue the trend of alternate losses when they meet Hyderabad on Sunday? Or will Hyderabad lose their third match of the season?
Let's have a look at what the numbers have to say about different events in the game.
1. Toss Prediction
Kane Williamson-led Hyderabad have not lost a single toss in IPL 2022. Williamson has called it right every time while Mayank Agarwal has had tough luck at the toss. He has lost four out of the last five tosses. Thus, Hyderabad's Kane Williamson is expected to win it one more time.
2. Win Possibility
The head-to-head record between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings shows that the Orange Army are ahead by a fine margin. In 17 games played, Hyderabad have won 12 while Punjab have only managed five wins. However, Punjab Kings have looked like a different team altogether this season. They have played fearlessly and have chosen attack over defense. But Hyderabad have the momentum with them which gives them a bit of an edge. So, SRH are favorites to win Sunday's game.
3. Team of the Day
With Kane Williamson and Abhishek Sharma opening, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, and Nicholas Pooran batting in the middle order; SRH look like a good team. Their bowlers, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also done decently. So, Sunrisers Hyderabad are the team of the day for Match 28.
4. Powerplay score
The average powerplay score at DY Patil Stadium this season has been 43.9. Punjab Kings have the highest avg. powerplay score (61) so far in the tournament while Hyderabad have the lowest (33.3). So, PBKS are expected to once again cross 50-run mark in the powerplay while SRH will remain under 45.
5. Average first innings and second innings score
The average first innings score at DY Patil Stadium in IPL 2022 has been 172 while the average second innings score at DY Patil Stadium has been 163.5.
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