SRH Vs PBKS: Punjab Kings have won the coin toss and opt to bat first vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Tonight's fixture is a potential do-or-die for the home side, as a defeat for them will leave them languishing at the bottom of the table with 5 defeats.

Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Shreyas Iyer's Punjab Kings in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, on Saturday, April 12 in IPL 2025 Match 26.

After a poor start to the season, the home side are in dire straits and on the verge of being knocked out of the competition.

A defeat for them tonight will leave them languishing at the bottom of the table with 5 defeats.

The visitors, on the other hand, are still in contention for a playoff spot and will be looking to carry the momentum from their last game into this fixture.

Ahead of the encounter, both captains spoke at the toss.

Here's what they said:

"We are going to bat first. In the last few games, we batted first and we have that liberty to go after the bowlers and get that big total on the board. We have decided to play aggressive cricket and that's the mindset as of now. See, we have seen that we don't have fantastic record in the powerplay. We havev to see that we don't have that thought at the back of our minds. Every individual knows how to play."

"Just be in the present and tell everyone to be brave and we have to be top-class in whichever situation we are in. We have had fantastic few games and we have to repeat it again and again. We are going with the same team."

"That's fine. It's pretty high-scoring. Whatever total you score, you have to bowl well to defend it. So, fine to bowl first. It's not been an ideal start to the season. Feels like everyone is in a good space. Training very well. Just doubling down and having clear plans as a bowling group."

"It's always there. You can't stress too much. It's a long season. Things can turn around pretty quickly in T20 cricket. One change. Eshan Malinga plays his first game and he comes in place of Kamindu."

Sunrisers Hyderabad - Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Zeeshan Ansari, Eshan Malinga.

Punjab Kings - Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas lyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.