Rising Pune Supergiant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 40th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Two sides with contrasting fortunes are facing each other tonight as we get closer to the business end of the tournament. Sunrisers Hyderabad are second in the table whereas Rising Pune Supergiants are placed second from bottom. It will be a 'home' game for Pune though on the same strip that was used for the game between the visitors and Mumbai Indians recently. They are badly in need of a win tonight to keep their slim hopes alive.

Sunrisers on the other hand, have possibly the best bowling attack in this IPL and the prospect of playing on the same pitch on which their seamers made merry will excite them again. Can Rahane and Khawaja thwart them? How about David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan? Those two have taken turns to punish the opposition. Another player who will be closely monitored tonight is Yuvraj Singh who will be playing his second game of the tournament. He looked good against Mumbai Indians but can he go a step ahead against Dhoni's men?

Surprise surprise! A team has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Perhaps what happened in the previous game has helped Warner take this decision. Both teams are unchanged!

Teams:

Rising Pune Supergiants (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, Saurabh Tiwary, MS Dhoni(w/c), Thisara Perera, George Bailey, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Ashok Dinda, RP Singh

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, Moises Henriques, Deepak Hooda, Naman Ojha(w), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Barinder Sran, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman