Srinagar, April 11: Jammu and Kashmir’s Abdul Samad is all set to feature in Sunrises Hyderabad’s playing XI as the David Warner-led side opted to bowl first in their first match of IPL 2021 against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Samad, who was a regular in team last IPL as well, will be hoping to make it count this time. He played a few cameos during IPL 2020, making sure SRH retains him ahead of the 2021 season.
The right-handed batsman had a decent outing for Jammu and Kashmir in both Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare Trophy. This has, hence, made SRH think-tank continue with him. As he is capable of scoring those big shots on a constant basis, his addition gives the team more depth down the order.
Teams
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner (C)
Wriddhiman Saha (W)
Manish Pandey
Jonny Bairstow
Vijay Shankar
Mohammad Nabi
Abdul Samad
Rashid Khan
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Sandeep Sharma
T Natarajan
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill
Nitish Rana
Rahul Tripathi
Eoin Morgan (C)
Dinesh Karthik (W)
Andre Russell
Pat Cummins
Shakib Al Hasan
Harbhajan Singh
Varun Chakravarthy
Prasidh Krishna