Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.

PBKS have made a couple of important changes to their XI. Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson return to the side after missing the previous two games.

Meanwhile, Hyderabad have received a timely boost with Nitish Kumar Reddy declared fit and coming back into the playing XI.

This is a crucial encounter for both sides as they look to bounce back after recent setbacks and keep themselves in the race heading into the next phase of tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Ravichandran Smaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Shivang Kumar, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain

Impact subs: Aniket Verma, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Subs: Priyansh Arya, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Musheer Khan

Both captains high on confidence despite recent defeats

Shreyas Iyer said that despite the recent setbacks, the team remains confident and motivated heading into the clash. He highlighted that being at the top of the table still gives them belief and praised the effort put in by the players both on and off the field.

“We got two losses, but still being at top of the table, it gives us immense motivation to come here and play today. There haven’t been any complaints. People have been putting hard yards in the practice and also off the field.”

Pat Cummins kept the focus on returning to their best and building on the strong support from the fans. He added that the team is looking to play positive cricket and put in a complete performance.

“We don’t have to look far back before looking at ourselves at our best. Absolutely, yeah, the support has been great. They’ve been awesome the last few years. They love seeing good positive cricket, so hopefully we bring more of that tonight.”