Kings XI Punjab has had many impressive individual performances so far, but they have failed to step up as a team in this edition. The side is at the bottom of the table with four losses out of five and will be seeking a turnaround when they take on David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad. The SRH will also aim to make a return to winning ways after they faltered in the 205-run chase in Sharjah against Mumbai Indians.

KXIP's strength has been in a formidable opening duo.Skipper KL Rahul has been in scintillating form this year, scoring two fifties and a century, while Mayank Agarwal also has a half-century and a ton to his credit. But there has been too much reliance on both the players, as the middle-order as failed to step up for the side so far.
Nicholas Pooran has also looked sharp but Glenn Maxwell is yet to fire. Mandeep Singh gave a glimpse of his quality and KXIP will be pinning hopes on him to take the onus of run-scoring.

But despite some decent batting performances, KXIP have been unable to win because of their disappointing bowling attack. Apart from Mohammed Shami, all the other bowlers have failed to take wickets, conceding far too many runs in death overs.

They were unable to defend 223 against Rajasthan. In their 10-wicket loss in the previous outing, KXIP bowlers were at their wits end as Chennai Super Kings overhauled a 178-run target with 14 balls and 10 wickets to spare.

And come Thursday, Sunrisers, who are blessed with a strong top order comprising Jonny Bairstow, David Warner, Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson, will look to exploit a low-on-confidence KXIP's bowling unit.