Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 14 of IPL 2021 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: (16 MATCHES - PBKS 5 | SRH 11)
Sunrisers Hyderabad holds a commanding lead over Punjab, having won 11 out of 16 contests in the tournament.
RECENT FORM:
In the last five encounters, Hyderabad holds a slender lead with three wins to Punjab's two.
LAST MEETING:
The two sides last met on October 25, 2020 at the Dubai International Stadium where Punjab emerged winner in a low-scoring thriller. Batting first, Punjab posted a below-par 126/7 in 20 overs. However, a sensational bowling performance led by Arshdeep Singh and Chris Jordan's three-wicket hauls, helped Punjab pip Sunrisers by 12 runs.
In the return leg, on October 9, 2020 at the same venue, Sunrisers had stormed to a resounding win by 59 runs, courtesy Jonny Bairstow's 97 and Rashid Khan's 3/12.
TOP PERFORMERS IN THIS FIXTURE
| Rank | Best Batsmen | Team | Runs Scored |
| 1. | David Warner | SRH: 2014-Present | 661 |
| 2. | KL Rahul | PBKS: 2018-Present | 282 |
| 3. | Shikhar Dhawan | SRH: 2013-2018 | 259 |
| Rank | Best Bowlers | Team | Wickets taken |
| 1. | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH: 2014-Present | 18 |
| 2. | Sandeep Sharma | PBKS: 2013-17, SRH: 2018-Present | 17 |
| 3. | Rashid Khan | SRH: 2017-Present | 16 |
STARS FROM LAST SEASON (IPL 2020)
| Rank | Best Batsmen | Team | Runs Scored |
| 1. | KL Rahul | PBKS | 670 |
| 2. | David Warner | SRH | 548 |
| 3. | Manish Pandey | SRH | 425 |
| Rank | Best Bowlers | Team | Wickets taken |
| 1. | Mohammed Shami | PBKS | 20 |
| 2. | Rashid Khan | SRH | 20 |
| 3. | T Natarajan | SRH | 16 |