1) Sunrisers Hyderabad

It was the team which gained a lot of attention for its bowling last season and became a big challenge for every team and were given the titles of defenders by fans. The won the match 5 times while defending the score wherein 4 occasions they defended less than 150 scores and this year the opposition will strategize against this strength.

Their prime bowlers are Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan who have taken many big wickets and have won games for Hyderabad on many occasions. Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, and Billy Stanlake also supported their attack because of which they could defend small totals.

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All-rounders like Shakib-Al-Hasan, Yusuf Pathan and the newly added member Vijay Shankar will also give options and can gamble the wickets. They also have left-arm options of Khaleel Ahmed and T Natarajan. Hyderabad looks very strong with both bowling and batting and will be one of the contenders to lift the title.