Hardik Pandya

Bangalore will have the advantage of knowing exactly what they require to do by the time they square off against Hardik Pandya’s side. If Mumbai Indians put it past Hyderabad in Sunday’s afternoon game, they will have no option but to go all out. Given how strong they have been over the last week, it’s a prospect that will excite a proud team that hasn’t always married marquee names with commensurate performance.

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Given how they have been able to tide over a fair few setbacks throughout the season, Bangalore won’t be too fussed that they will be without Josh Hazlewood, the Aussie quick who is returning home with a recurrence of the Achilles’ injury that could put a question mark over his availability for the World Test Championship final against India from June 7. 

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They have great depth in their overseas options, and adding to their overall feel-good will be Virat Kohli’s sixth IPL century on Thursday night against 
Hyderabad.

Gujarat have been the most consistent and settled of the teams, and they’d like to finish off their league engagements on a high ahead of Qualifier 1 in Chennai on Tuesday.