Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad is all set to face Sanju Samson's high-flying Rajasthan Royals in match No.50 of IPL 2024 on Thursday, 2nd May, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH have won five out of nine matches this season and are sitting in the fifth position of the points table. On the other side, RR have won eight out of nine games they have played so far and are sitting at the top of the points table. From possible playing XIs to Dream11 team predictions, here is everything you need to know about the SRH vs RR match in IPL 2024.
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Match Details
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Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals - IPL 2024
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Date: 2/5/2024
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Time: 7:30 pm
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Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
A partnership that’s yielded wickets, memories, and 𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 moments 🤝🤩 pic.twitter.com/8petjHLTNA
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 1, 2024
How to watch the SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Match?
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match will be televised on Star Sports Network. All the Indian Premier League matches will be streamed free on the Jio Cinema app and website.
No rest for the umpires when these two are at the crease 😂🙌 pic.twitter.com/vsnx40mYAo
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 1, 2024
Pitch & Weather Report
The surface of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is good for batters. Bowlers do get some assistance. The Pacers get some early swing. If the batters spend time on the pitch, they can score the runs comfortably. The dew factor might impact the toss. 74 matches have been played at the venue in the IPL with 42 won by the team chasing.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Ground Stats (IPL 2023)
- Matches: 7
- Matches won batting first: 4
- Matches won batting second: 3
The temperature will be around 31 degrees Celsius with humidity at 21 percent in the evening. There is no chance of rain.
SRH vs RR: Head-to-Head Record
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other in 18 matches and both teams have won 9 each.
- Matches played: 18
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won: 9
- Rajasthan Royals: 9
- No result: 0
𝗠𝗔sters of their art 😁✨ pic.twitter.com/1KPkOb9JCT
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 1, 2024
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Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH's winning run broke in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore and then lost to CSK in the next game. They would like to make a strong comeback when they meet the Royals on Thursday at home. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's opening pair has been one of the most lethal duos of the tournament, but they couldn't perform in the previous two games.
Aiden Markram has scored runs here and there in the middle while their recruit Nitish Kumar Reddy is making the batting unit more stable than ever. Shahbaz Ahmed scored a half-century against DC and Abdul Samad will be also there to play the role of a finisher.
Heinrich Klaasen has played some match-winning innings this season and would like to replicate that if RR needs him that way against RR. SRH have been part of many high-scoring games. But, captain Pat Cummins and T Natarajan have been very good with the ball in hand.
𝗣𝗦𝗣𝗞 🤝 𝗦𝗞 🔥
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 1, 2024
Iykyk 😎 pic.twitter.com/oNK0VVUMuU
Cummins didn't have a great game against CSK but he will try to change that. Jaydev Undakat's three-for in the match against RCB will boost his confidence.
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals are sitting at the top after winning seven out of eight matches they have played so far this season. They beat MI at the Wankhede Stadium to top the table. Since then, they are holding onto it firmly with everything in their power. The inaugural edition champions are dominating their opponents. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal have scored some valuable runs at the top for their side which have given the middle-order batters more freedom.
Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel added a 121-run partnership in the last game to help their side chase down 199 runs against LSG. Riyan Parag is also in tremendous form and he has won some important matches for RR.
Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma are highly expected to feature as the leading pace bowlers with Avesh Khan bowling the death overs. Avesh Khan has been decent but the management has high hopes for him. Nandre Burger has recovered well from a small leg issue and is available for the selection.
Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin will attack with their spin as Rajasthan Royals are looking very stable this season. It will be a tough battle as SRH will try to end their 2-match losing streak when they meet RR at home on Thursday.
He switches gears like that 🫡 pic.twitter.com/z22MCiX6sV
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 1, 2024
Possible XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, TM Head, AK Markram, K Nitish Kumar Reddy, H Klaasen, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (C), B Kumar, M Markande, T Natarajan
Impact players: Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, M Jansen, Jaydev Unadkat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, RA Tripathi, UD Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Akash Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Washington Sundar, W Hasaranga, Umran Malik, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, SV Samson (C), R Parag, DC Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact players: Kunal Singh Rathore, D Ferreira, T Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, NA Saini, N Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Abid Mushtaq, KR Sen, TK Kotian, KA Maharaj