At the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad, the Sunrisers and Gujarat Lions met in a eagerly anticipated game. The game ultimately turned out to be a one-sided affair where the defending champions crushed the Lions by 9 wickets. HITS- David Warner-The Sunrisers captain shrugged of any suggestions of poor form with an unbeaten 76 of 45 balls. The rapid fire knock by the Australian opener ensured that the hosts had a more than comfortable win. Sunrisers Hyderabad [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Warner-Moisis-300x200.jpg]Source: Espncricinfo Moises Henriques- Having started the tournament with a spectacular half century against RCB, Henriques continued to show his rich vein of form with a calm and composed half century. His composed supportive innings to David Warner ensured the Sunrisers reached the target unscratched. Rashid Khan [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Rashid-Khan-300x200.jpg]Source: Espncricinfo Rashid Khan – Rashid Khan is slowly turning out to be the story of IPL 2017. The 18 year old Afghani leg spinner has certainly taken the Indian soil by storm . He caught the Gujarat Lions by surprise,?taking 3 for 19 in his allotted 4 overs. He surely justifying the high price Sunrisers paid for him in the auction. DUDS Suresh Raina – After a fantastic start to the tournament against the Kolkata Knight Riders with a half century, the captain of the Rajkot based franchise failed to delivered against ?the Sunrisers. Having being dropped on the first ball of innings, the former CSK man ?could not make much of his luck succumbing to Rashid Khan having scored only 5 runs. Brendon McCullum – Gujarat Lions had high hopes from Brendon McCullum?to give them a fiery start. Unfortunately the former New Zealand captain failed to live up to the promise as the leg spin of Rashid Khan turned out to be too much for him. He departed having scored only 5 runs of 10 balls. Ben Cutting- In what was otherwise a spotless performance by the Sunrisers bowlers, the Man of the Match of the 2016 finals underwhelmed. Going for 29 runs in 3 overs without getting a wicket. His spell allowed the Lions to get a decent total on board . 

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David Warner Biography

David Warner has had a fairly long cricketing career, debuting in first class cricket in 2009 for the ODI and the T20 national team. Two years later he kicked off his Test career for the Australian team.

For his T20 debut, David Warner became the first man to play for Australia without a first-class match experience, a record in itself.

However, his blossoming career has been mired in controversy. David Warner has often been described a 'thuggish' on the field. In 2013, he was accused of physically assaulting England player Joe Root. In the same year, he had an on-field altercation with the South Africa A wicketkeeper.

In 2018, he was involved in yet another alternation, again during a South Africa game. But the biggest one yet was in the same year when he and skipper Steve Smith were embroiled in a ball-tampering scandal. He was the vice captain of the Australia team at the time and was forced to step down along with Smith.

<img class="alignnone wp-image-11199 size-full" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/david-warner-61-1428469880.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="628" height="355" />

IPL Career

David Warner entered the IPL in 2009, playing for the Delhi Daredevils. He remained with the Delhi side until the 2013 season and had a top score of an unbeaten 109*.

A year later he was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and has played for them ever since. David Warner has proven to be quite the asset for the Sunrisers and is an explosive batsman.

He boasts of a strike rate of 143.10 at an average of 41.67. The Australian batsman even boasts of a high score of 126, set in 2017. He and Steve Smith voluntarily pulled out of the IPL in the wake of their ball-tampering saga

IPL 2019 Expectations

Now, David Warner enters IPL 2019 with a clear conscience and his explosive batting nature intact. Sunrisers skipper, Kane Williamson will be hoping that his Aussie neighbour delivers the goods.

David Warner

David Warner Biography David Warner has had a fairly long cricketing career, debuting in first class cricket in 2009 for the ODI and the T20 national team. Two years later he kicked off his Test career for the Australian team. For his T20 debut, David Warner became the first man to play for Australia without a first-class match experience, a record in itself. However, his blossoming career has been mired in controversy. David Warner has often been described a &#8216;thuggish&#8217; on the field. In 2013, he was accused of physically assaulting England player Joe Root. In the same year, he had an on-field altercation with the South Africa A wicketkeeper. In 2018, he was involved in yet another alternation, again during a South Africa game. But the biggest one yet was in the same year when he and skipper Steve Smith were embroiled in a ball-tampering scandal. He was the vice captain of the Australia team at the time and was forced to step down along with Smith. IPL Career David Warner entered the IPL in 2009, playing for the Delhi Daredevils. He remained with the Delhi side until the 2013 season and had a top score of an unbeaten 109*. A year later he was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad and has played for them ever since. David Warner has proven to be quite the asset for the Sunrisers and is an explosive batsman. He boasts of a strike rate of 143.10 at an average of 41.67. The Australian batsman even boasts of a high score of 126, set in 2017. He and Steve Smith voluntarily pulled out of the IPL in the wake of their ball-tampering saga IPL 2019 Expectations Now, David Warner enters IPL 2019 with a clear conscience and his explosive batting nature intact. Sunrisers skipper, Kane Williamson will be hoping that his Aussie neighbour delivers the goods.

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Rashid Khan Biography

Rashid Khan is a 20-year old bowler hailing from Afghanistan. He first burst onto the scene in 2015 for the ODI and T20 national team. Since then, his career has been on the upsurge and even took over as T20I captain.

Then, in June 2018, he was drafted into the Test team. Though he got battered on his debut against India, Rashid Khan managed to garner 5 wickets against Ireland.

IPL Career

In 2017, Rashid Khan was brought into the IPL fray by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for 4 crores. That year, he showed why he was an in demand player and impressed with the ball.

In his debut season, he picked up 17 wickets in 14 matches with his best figures being 3 wickets for 19 runs. The 20-year old also had a bowling economy of 6.62 that year. In the following year, he was at it again and had identical best figures of 3 wickets for 19 runs.

Rashid Khan boasts of an average economy of 6.54 in his two IPL seasons. He also amassed a total of 38 wickets during those two years.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-116609" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rashid-khan-sunrisers-hyderabad-bcci_806x605_71493463040.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="806" height="605" />

IPL 2019 Expectations

Now, Rashid Khan has been retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a third season. He has been a valuable asset for the Sunrisers.

With regard to bowling style, he does not possess a big turn of the ball. Instead, he tends to bowl quickly in order to put the batsmen under constant pressure. This kind of action resembles the bowling style of Shahid Afridi. Incidentally, Afridi happens to be Khan's bowling idol.

Rashid Khan also possesses a massive trump card, namely his googly. When he bowls that googly, he does so with deadly accuracy.

Given that Khan has been in terrific form in the last two editions, he will surely deliver in IPL 2019. Also, the fact that he is young, is an added bonus.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan Biography Rashid Khan is a 20-year old bowler hailing from Afghanistan. He first burst onto the scene in 2015 for the ODI and T20 national team. Since then, his career has been on the upsurge and even took over as T20I captain. Then, in June 2018, he was drafted into the Test team. Though he got battered on his debut against India, Rashid Khan managed to garner 5 wickets against Ireland. IPL Career In 2017, Rashid Khan was brought into the IPL fray by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for 4 crores. That year, he showed why he was an in demand player and impressed with the ball. In his debut season, he picked up 17 wickets in 14 matches with his best figures being 3 wickets for 19 runs. The 20-year old also had a bowling economy of 6.62 that year. In the following year, he was at it again and had identical best figures of 3 wickets for 19 runs. Rashid Khan boasts of an average economy of 6.54 in his two IPL seasons. He also amassed a total of 38 wickets during those two years. IPL 2019 Expectations Now, Rashid Khan has been retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a third season. He has been a valuable asset for the Sunrisers. With regard to bowling style, he does not possess a big turn of the ball. Instead, he tends to bowl quickly in order to put the batsmen under constant pressure. This kind of action resembles the bowling style of Shahid Afridi. Incidentally, Afridi happens to be Khan&#8217;s bowling idol. Rashid Khan also possesses a massive trump card, namely his googly. When he bowls that googly, he does so with deadly accuracy. Given that Khan has been in terrific form in the last two editions, he will surely deliver in IPL 2019. Also, the fact that he is young, is an added bonus.

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Suresh Raina Biography

Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India's finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season.

But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks.

A big example of Raina's big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold.

Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn't his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw.

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Time away from the Indian team wasn't good for Raina as he wasn't quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017.

After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well.

IPL Career

Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings' success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina's contribution to the side.

The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL - 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances.

Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as 'Mr.IPL' due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons.

Expectations for IPL 2019

Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK's 4th IPL title.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina Biography Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India&#8217;s finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season. But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks. A big example of Raina&#8217;s big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold. Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn&#8217;t his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw. Time away from the Indian team wasn&#8217;t good for Raina as he wasn&#8217;t quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017. After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India&#8217;s domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well. IPL Career Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings&#8217; success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina&#8217;s contribution to the side. The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL &#8211; 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances. Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as &#8216;Mr.IPL&#8217; due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons. Expectations for IPL 2019 Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK&#8217;s 4th IPL title.