SRH vs RR: The Sunrisers are in with a new captain and they also have some interesting new players with Harry Brook among players who can add a lot of value to the batting line-up. The impact player rule further makes a huge difference to them with fewer all-rounders on their side. Stubbs and Markram though are out for the first game with national duty.
Last year’s finalists Rajasthan Royals gather once more with more strength in their all-around ability. The upcoming tournament is particularly important for Sanju Samson, who continues to be in and out of the Indian side despite consistently performing in the IPL.
SRH vs RR Match Details
Date: April 2nd, 2023
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Hyderabad
SRH vs RR Weather Report
Warm weather with minimal chances of rain is expected for the game.
SRH vs RR Pitch Report
The Hyderabad tracks are on the drier side and could take some spin as the game progresses.
SRH vs RR Head-to-Head
Stats
Matches
SRH Won
RR Won
NR
Overall
16
8
8
0
At Hyderabad
3
3
0
0
In the last Five Matches
5
2
3
0
In 2022
1
0
1
0
SRH vs RR Predicted Playing XI
SRH Playing XI
Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Akeal Hossein/Adil Rashid, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan
Harry Brook is in great form across formats and was one of the buys of the tournament. His arrival at the IPL brings a lot of excitement and it will be interesting to see how he goes in India.
Jos Buttler
With three centuries and over 800 runs last season, Jos Buttler was in a league of his own. His form remains solid and the distance he goes this season will be interesting to see, given how he was nearly unstoppable with his batting last season.
RR’s Top Five Batters Last Season
Players
Matches
Runs
Average
Jos Buttler
17
863
57.53
Sanju Samson
17
458
28.62
Devdutt Padikkal
17
376
22
Shimron Hetmyer
15
314
45
Yashashvi Jaiswal
10
258
26
SRH’s Top Five Batters Last Season
Players
Matches
Runs
Average
Abhishek Sharma
14
426
30
Rahul Tripathi
14
413
38
Aiden Markram
14
381
48
Nicholas Pooran
14
306
38
Kane Williamson
13
216
19
SRH’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season
Players
Matches
Wickets
Average
Umran Malik
14
22
20
T Natarajan
11
18
22
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
14
12
32
Jagadeesha Suchith
15
12
20
Marco Jansen
8
7
39
RR’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season
Players
Matches
Wickets
Average
Yuzvendra Chahal
17
27
19.52
Prasidh Krishna
17
19
29
Trent Boult
16
16
31
Ravichandran Ashwin
17
12
42
Obed McCoy
87
11
22
SRH vs RR Rivalries to Watch out For
Mayank Agarwal vs Yuzvendra Chahal: In the past, Mayank Agarwal has often gone after Yuzvendra Chahal, and has struck well against him, while also giving his wicket away five times. In 41 deliveries, Agarwal has taken 69 runs off Chahal.
SRH vs RR Match Tips
The Rajasthan Royals finished as finalists last season with some really good performances. They look very balanced yet again, but on paper, Sunrisers look just as good, and with home advantage, they could take on Rajasthan with more ease this time around.