IPL 2024, SRH vs RR: Sunrisers Hyderabad Win Toss, Opt to Bat in Bid to Resurrect Campaign; Check Playing XIs

Hyderabad: In the 50th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be eager to regain momentum after consecutive losses to RCB and CSK. Facing a formidable Rajasthan Royals (RR) side, who currently top the table, SRH aim to secure a crucial win at home to bolster their playoff chances.

SRH have struggled in recent matches, failing to chase down targets on slow pitches. Against RR’s strong bowling attack, SRH’s batting duo of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head must deliver to support middle-order hitter Heinrich Klaasen.

RR, buoyed by the T20 World Cup squad selection of Samson, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Chahal, have dominated this IPL season with 8 wins out of 9 matches.

The head-to-head record between SRH and RR in the IPL is evenly poised at 9-9. However, RR holds a slight edge in recent encounters, winning three out of the last five meetings. Hyderabad will be determined to rectify this and level the playing field.

Early season trends suggest a batting-friendly pitch in Hyderabad, with spinners receiving some assistance. A flat batting track could be just what SRH needs to resurrect their batting fortunes and revive their playoff hopes.

Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan

SRH Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, Sanvir Singh, Jaydev Unadkat

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma

RR Impact Subs: Jos Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Tanush Kotian