Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will start favourites when they take on the struggling-for-survival Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier league match here on Friday.
Hyderabad have won four out of eight games so far.
The visitors are placed third with nine points and would certainly have the upper-hand against Kings XI Punjab, who have managed to win just three of their seven games. Between April 28 to May 9, KXIP will be playing four games, including against table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders here and will look to exploit the home advantage.
KXIP will take solace in the fact that opener Hashim Amla is in good form and can take the attack to the opposition camp.
KXIP scored a near 200 total (198) against the Mumbai Indians with Amla scoring a terrific hundred and skipper Glenn Maxwell also hitting some lusty blows.
On the other side, Hyderabad, will look to maintain their consistency. Openers David Warner (235 from 7 games) and Shikhar Dhawan (282 from 7 games) have been scoring the bulk of runs and would look to maintain their form. Bowling has complemented Hyderabad's batsmen with seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (16 wickets) and young Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan (10 wickets) proving their mettle.