Two matches, two losses. Indeed, Sunrisers Hyderabad began their 2023 season on a disastrous note. As they face a confident Punjab Kings outfit on Sunday night, SRH hope to reverse their fortunes and get the ball rolling in their favour. A third straight defeat would complicate things for SRH.

Batting continues to be SRH’s achilles heel. The batters have stumbled badly. If the Lucknow Super Giants’ spin trio of all-rounder Krunal Pandya, 40-year-old Amit Mishra and young Ravi Bishnoi triggered the SRH collapse on the slow and low black-soil wicket at Lucknow, Rajasthan Royals’ pacer Trent Boult and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal hastened the end on a good sporting wicket in the first match at Hyderabad.