RR Vs SRH Preview: Rajastan Royals need top order runs against listless Sunrisers Hyderabad

RR Vs SRH Preview: Rajasthan Royals defeated SRH by a huge margin of 72 runs in their meet-up earlier this season.

The Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur will host the 52nd match of the Indian Premier League 2023, which is scheduled to take place between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Rajasthan suffered a defeat in their previous game, leaving them with 5 victories out of the 10 matches played so far. Their last match saw them lose by 9 wickets to GT. With a crucial upcoming match against SRH, it is imperative for RR to secure a win in order to maintain their chances of reaching the playoffs.

SRH tasted defeat in their most recent match, leaving them with only 3 wins out of the 9 matches played so far. In their last game, they lost by a margin of 5 runs to KKR. The upcoming match against RR is of great importance as a win is crucial for them to keep their hopes of making it to the playoffs alive.

Earlier in the season, RR defeated SRH by a huge margin of 72 runs. Fifties from Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson powered RR to 203/5, while their bowlers led by Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal maintained a stranglehold over SRH, restricting them to 131/8. Chahal was the star performer with 4/17 figures.

RR Vs SRH: Team News

Despite suffering a defeat in their last match, RR might decide to stick with the same playing XI for their upcoming game against SRH.

In view of Harry Brook's below-par performance, SRH might consider making changes for the upcoming match against their opponent, RR. It is possible that they may opt to replace him with Glenn Phillips.

RR Vs SRH: Head TO Head

Matches – 17

Rajasthan Royals – 9

Sunrisers Hyderabad – 8

RR Vs SRH: Players to watch

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi has scored 442 runs in 10 matches this season, including a brilliant 124 against MI. However, he had a poor outing in the last match against GT. With an upcoming match against SRH, Yashasvi will be looking to rediscover his form and make a strong impact.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen has been in good form for SRH this season, scoring a quickfire 36 runs in the last match, although it wasn't enough to secure a win. His innings took the game close to the wire, and with an upcoming match against RR, Klaasen will be eager to continue his fine form and contribute towards a crucial victory for his team.

RR Vs SRH: Probable Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI:

Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan

RR Vs SRH: Match Facts

The two teams have faced each other 17 times, with the Rajasthan Royals emerging victorious in 9 matches and the Sunrisers Hyderabad winning 8 matches.

Yashasvi Jaiswal needs 11 more runs to reach 1000 runs in IPL.

Devdutt Padikkal requires 34 more runs to reach 1500 runs in IPL.

Rahul Tripathi requires 12 more runs to reach 2000 runs in IPL.

RR Vs SRH: Live Broadcasting

IND: Star Sports Network (TV) | JioCinema (Live Streaming)

UK: DAZN, Sky Sports

AUS: FoxSports, Kayo Sports