IPL 2024:SRH vs PBKS Match 69-Top 3 Players battles to watch out for

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings are set to take on each other in the 69th match of the ongoing IPL 2024. Both teams will play this match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The match will be a dead rubber to an extent but still, the SRH will be looking ahead to end their IPL 2024 campaign on a winning note.

The fans might witness a tough contest between the bat and the ball in the SRH vs PBKS match, including some key player battles in this clash.

Having said that, here we’ll have a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in SRH vs PBKS, the 69th game of the ongoing IPL 2024.

Here's a look at 3 key player battles to watch out for in SRH vs PBKS match:

Travis Head vs Harshal Patel

One of the interesting player battles to watch out for in the SRH vs PBKS clash will be between the top performers of both teams. Travis Head is currently the leading run-scorer for SRH, with 533 runs in 11 innings, having an amazing average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 201.89, hitting a century and 4 half-centuries.

Harshal Patel has been one of the most consistent performers with the ball for PBKS in the current season of the tournament. He is holding the purple right now with 22 wickets in 13 innings, with an economy rate of 12.27 and a very good bowling strike rate of 12.27. So, it will be an amazing and interesting battle to watch out for

Abhishek Sharma vs Arshdeep Singh

The young blistering SRH opener Abhishek Sharma has impressed everyone with his sensational performances in the tournament so far. He has scored 401 runs in 12 innings with an average of 36.45 and an outstanding strike rate of 205.64, hitting 2 half-centuries.

He might be challenged by the star PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh, who has scalped 17 wickets in 13 innings, including a four-wicket haul. Both stars have faced each other in four IPL seasons in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024. Throughout these faceoffs, Sharma has scored 34 runs off 23 balls, hitting 5 fours and a six against Arshdeep while the latter hasn’t been able to dismiss the SRH opener so far.

Shashank Singh vs T Natarajan  

Another amazing player battle which could be an amazing sight for the fans and it will be between two other amazing performers with the bat and the ball for both the teams. Star PBKS batter Shashank Singh is leading the chart of leading run-scorers for PBKS in IPL 2024, with 352 runs in 13 innings, including 6 not-outs with an average of 50.28, hitting 2 half-centuries.

To contain Shashank Singh’s batting prowess, SRH might field T Natarajan in the attack. Shashank and Natarajan faced each other in the first SRH vs PBKS game in the ongoing IPL 2024 only. Shashank scored 14 runs off 9 balls against the SRH pacer, with 2 fours against Natarajan and the latter couldn’t dismiss Shashank.