Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL Match Today: Sunrisers Hyderabad will host Rajasthan Royals in Match Number 50 of IPL 2024 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
The Rajasthan Royals are riding high, leading the points table with eight wins from nine matches. A victory in Thursday’s IPL match would seal their playoff berth. The team’s success has been significantly aided by the stellar performance of their top four batters, who have been in devastating touch. Besides their batting, their bowling attack has been formidable as well, with Yuzvendra Chahal reaching a personal milestone of 200 IPL wickets.
The Royals’ rivals in the IPL match today are the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have had their own set of flash-bang batters in the team at the top of the order and in the middle order. For the first time, they have surpassed 100 sixes in the IPL, with Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen leading the charge. However, after a strong start to the season, two consecutive losses have slightly derailed their campaign, placing them in fifth position with 10 points. This has led to questions whether the SRH franchise is suffering from the second half syndrome.
Their playoff hopes to hang in the balance ahead of Thursday’s IPL match. The Sunrisers need to quickly move past their recent setbacks and regroup for today’s IPL match.
Playing XI predictions for the SRH vs RR IPL match today
SRH Predicted
SRH Impact Sub: Anmolpreet Singh/Mayank Markande
SRH player to watch out in IPL match today: While batters like Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen have routinely blasted opposition teams out of the water, T Natarajan has been a crucial part of SRH’s bowling unit, consistently delivering performances that bolster the team’s chances. Natarajan has picked up 13 wickets so far in seven innings, leaving behind his much-vaunted captain Pat Cummins, who has taken 10 wickets so far in IPL 2024.
RR predicted XI for IPL match today: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c&wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
RR Impact Sub: Rovman Powell
RR player to watch out in IPL match today: Captain Sanju Samson has had a great IPL 2024 so far, scoring 385 runs from nine innings at a strike rate of 161.08. He has four half centuries, with a highest score of an unbeaten 82.
IPL Points Table 2024: Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson with Jos Buttler during the Indian Premier League 2024 match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)
SRH vs RR head-to-head stats ahead of IPL match today
Matches played: 18 | SRH won: 9 | RR won: 9
Squads for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals game:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Pat Cummins (C), Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan.
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell , Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian.
Pitch report for SRH vs RR IPL match today
The average first innings total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in IPL 2024 is 216. The surface offers help for batsmen. But the chasing team also enjoys a good run, as the presence of dew can influence the game. The pitch in Hyderabad allows for some seamless movement early in the game.
Weather Report SRH vs RR for IPL match today
The temperature in Hyderabad during the game is expected to hover around the 34° mark with a 16% humidity. There will be two Km/h wind gusts, but with clear skies and no chance of rainfall.
Livestreaming guide for SRH vs RR IPL match today
The SRH vs RR IL 2024 match will be streamed on the JioCinema App and telecast on the Star Sports Network on May 2, Thursday from 7:30 PM IST.
