Updated On: 16 May, 2024 07:15 AM IST | Hyderabad | N Jagannath Das
Sunrisers Hyderabad bank on openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to provide them yet another explosive start as hosts look to confirm Playoffs berth with win over Gujarat Titans today

Openers Travis Head (left) and Abhishek Sharma celebrate SRH’s win over LSG in Hyderabad last week. Pic/AFP
It is advantage Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) as they host bottom-ranked Gujarat Titans (GT) in the first of the last two home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here. A win on Thursday would assure SRH of a Playoff berth.
The IPL-17 league phase ends this Sunday. Being well led by Pat Cummins, SRH play Punjab Kings in a 3.30 pm match in their last league tie on Sunday. With seven wins and five losses, SRH have 14 points, but the spectacular 10-wicket win in 9.4 overs over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) boosted their net run-rate tremendously. Now, they need to remain calm and clinical in the remaining two matches to sign off their league phase in style.