IPL 2019: Major issues and required changes for each team before the business end of the league

Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH have been over-dependent on their openers and are fourth on the table (Picture courtesy: BBCI/iplt20.com)

The finalists of the 2018 edition, Sunrisers Hyderabad sit at the fourth place with 5 wins from 10 games. Though their points are not that bad, their performance has simply not been up to the mark as a team.

Most of the wins have come on the back of some brilliant batting by David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, who have been the best opening pair this season with four century partnerships.

The middle order has been terrible so far, and with Bairstow having already played his last game of the season, SRH will now be heavily dependent on Warner. However, the last match against CSK saw the experienced Manish Pandey get back to form, suggesting that Pandey is best suited to play at three and not down the order.

Williamson should open along with Warner and with an in-form Pandey at three, followed by Vijay Shankar, the top four will be settled. They also need to use Rashid Khan as a surprise element with the bat.

Rashid has proved that he can be a good pinch-hitter, and with Yusuf and Hooda not clicking, SRH should look to get the best out of him.