Today (May 2) in IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad will host Rajasthan Royals – here is the predicted XI for the match, team news, and today’s IPL match prediction for SRH vs RR.
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SRH vs RR, live score: Follow the live scorecard here
The match will begin at 7:30 pm IST.
SRH vs RR: Toss updates
SRH have won the toss and elected to bat first.
SRH vs RR: Playing XIs
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan. Impact players: Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Umran Malik, Sanvir Singh.
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal. Impact players: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian.
SRH vs RR: IPL 2024 team news
With 10 points from nine games, Sunrisers Hyderabad are fifth on the points table. However, they are level on points with fourth-placed Chennai Super Kings and have a game in hand. In fact, a win by a reasonable margin will help them leapfrog the Lucknow Super Giants and secure the third place.
The Sunrisers have smashed many a record in this IPL – but all that has been while batting first. While chasing in excess of 200 – not a big total in this season – they lost too many wickets too early, first against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, then against Chennai. They will want to plan their chase again.
In Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, and Abdul Samad, they have an explosive batting unit – while also accounting for the keeper and multiple part-time bowlers, enabling them to choose a deep batting line-up. The SRH seam attack, led by Pat Cummins but dominated by Indians, is extremely potent even on flat surfaces.
Rajasthan Royals top the table with a four-point margin. While they have lost only one of their nine matches, it is also true that they will not be playing in their fortress in Jaipur again: three of their last five matches are away fixtures, while the other two are in their adopted home in Guwahati.
RR’s outstanding bowling attack – they have conceded 200 only once – has been instrumental to their success. Avesh Khan and Sandeep Sharma have been excellent at the death, backing up Trent Boult’s early strikes, while Yuzvendra Chahal has, as always, been in the hunt for the Purple Cap. R Ashwin has not been among the wickets, but he has impressed in the middle overs.
Both sides are more or less aware of their starting players.
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SRH vs RR: Prediction for today’s IPL match
SRH will have a say in the preparation of the pitch. Expect a flat surface that will assist their big hitters, which will tilt the balance slightly in their favour against RR.
