Match Preview Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 27th match of IPL 2025. The match is set to take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on 12th April. Sunrisers Hyderabad The Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered their fourth consecutive defeat of this season when they were humiliated by the Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad by 7 wickets. While batting first, SRH was only able to post 152/8 in their first innings with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (31) and a brilliant finish by Pat Cummins (22 off 9). Later, Gujarat chased down with 7 wickets in their hand. SRH had earlier lost their three matches to KKR, LSG, and DC. They are currently sitting at the bottom of the table. The Pat Cummins-led side is going clueless this season, but they will aim to improve and bounce back stronger in the remaining matches. Gujarat Titans Punjab Kings, on the other hand, will head into this clash after beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 18 runs. While batting first, PBKS posted 219 for 6 in their first innings, thanks to the batting assault by youngster Priyansh Arya. The 24-year-old left-hand batsman created history that day with the first IPL century of his career, It became more special because it was against the most successful team in the history of this tournament. Shashank Singh also scored a brilliant half-century to make sure that PBKS didn't lose their grip in these death overs. The rest of the works were done by their bowling strength. Match Details SRH vs PBKS Match Details Venue Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Date and Time 12 April 7:30 PM IST Live Broadcast Details Star Sports Live Streaming Details JioHotstar (app and website) Pitch Report The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has always been a good batting track, offering some assistance to spinners. SRH made 286/6 in their season opener at this venue. The average first-innings score at this venue is 187, while teams chasing have won 43 out of 78 matches. Head-to-Head Record H2H Records - SRH vs PBKS in IPL Total Matches 23 Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad 16 Won by Punjab Kings 7 Tied 0 No Result 0 Probable Playing XI Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (capt), Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Shami Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder) Sunrisers Hyderabad: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson (Impact Subs - Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Parvin Dubey, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vyshak) Also Read | SRH vs GT Dream11 Prediction Match 19 IPL 2025 Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last 6 IPL matches at this venue, the toss-winning teams had decided to bat on 3 occasions whereas the teams have decided to bowl on 3 occassion. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch Out of 79 IPL matches played at this venue, the batting first teams have registered 35 wins to their name while the fielding first sides have registered 43 victories So, chasing at this ground would be a good option as the pitch gets easier for the batsman in the 2nd innings. It will be fair to say that fielding first teams have more advantage as compared to batting first. Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 55-60 PBKS Total: 180-200 Match Winner: Punjab Kings Scenario 2 Toss Winner: Punjab Kings (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 65-70 SRH Total: 200-220 Match Winner: Punjab Kings Who will win the match between SRH vs PBKS? The Head-to-Head stats between the two teams are in favour of SRH. Also, looking at the current form of both the teams , it will be fair to say that PBKS can emerge victorious in their first game.