The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 27th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi Internation Stadium, Hyderabad, on 12 April 2025 at 07:30 PM IST. 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. Punjab Kings 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. Pitch Report The surface at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is expected to favour batters, especially under lights, with the team batting second likely to have an advantage. However, Pacers could find some help early on with the new ball. The average first innings total at this ground this year is 209. This shows that teams might get a benefit once they capitalize on the surface. SRH vs PBKS Head-to-Head in Hyderabad SRH vs PBKS head-to-head in Hyderabad Matches Played 10 Won by Sunrisers Hyderabad 8 Won by Punjab Kings 2 No Result 0 Tied 0 Probable XI Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Reddy, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari. (Impact Subs: Jaydev Unadkat, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide, Wiaan Mulder) Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer(c), Prabhsimran Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Priyansh Arya. (Impact Subs: Nehal Wadhera, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur) Must-Picks Players for SRH vs PBKS Top Wicketkeeper to Pick Heinrich Klaasen | SRH: The 33-year-old wicketkeeper has batted in 5 innings this season and has only scored 152 runs with an average of 30.40. He will be itching to play some big knocks going forward in the tournament. Top Batters to Pick Aniket Verma | SRH: Aniket Verma has been one of the best finds of SRH this season. He is an aggressive middle-order batter who can accumulate good runs at a good run-rate. In 5 matches this season, he has scored 141 runs and will look to add a big knock against PBKS. Priyank Arya | PBKS: Priyank Arya has been in top form in this season of IPL 2025 and would be a good pick for your fantasy XI. He should be there in your team. In five matches of IPL 2025, he scored 158 runs, including a power-packed century against CSK in the last match. He will look to continue his good form going into this match. Top All-Rounders to Pick Glenn Maxwell | PBKS: Maxwell hasn't been able to score runs as per the expectations, but he is regularly taking wickets for his team in the middle order. He will look to add some runs in this match as well. Top Bowlers to Pick Pat Cummins | SRH: The 31-year-old pacer is yet to give his best in the tournament this season. He has played 5 matches but has only taken 4 wickets so far. He will look to add a few more here. Arshdeep Singh | PBKS: The 26-year-old pacer picks crucial wickets in the power play. His ability to swing the ball in the initial overs can help PBKS take the advantage. He has taken 6 wickets in 4 matches so far and would look to give his best with the ball against SRH.