Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim to stop a rampaging Rising Pune Supergiant when both teams meet in the Indian Premier league on Saturday in a bid to cement their place in the play-offs.
Pune are placed third in the points table with 14 points from 11 matches, having won six out of their last seven games. Sunrisers, on the other hand, are in fourth position with 13 points from 11 games.
Pune came on top in their previous meeting against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, where rookie opener Rahul Tripathi produced a special knock of 93 off 52 balls to add to his impressive run in his maiden IPl.
On Saturday, Tripathi would be expected to repeat his dazzling performance against the Sunrisers. Ben Stokes, IPl's costliest buy, too proved his worth with the bat when he hit his maiden T20 century (103 off 63 balls) against Gujarat lions.
Though Sunrisers are not too successful in away matches, they are like a battle-ready Army on their home turf. Captain Warner had said his team would like to take full advantage of playing at home and turn the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal into a virtual 'fortress'.