SunRisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Rajasthan Royals have dominated in three out of their recent five matches against SunRisers Hyderabad
SunRisers Hyderabad have played nine matches so far. They are ranked fifth on the points table with 10 points. Rajasthan Royals have also played nine matches and have earned 16 points. They will be looking to strengthen their hold of the top spot. In the last match played by SRH against Chennai Super Kings, CSK beat Hyderabad by 78 runs. The top fantasy player for SRH was Aiden Markram who scored 44 fantasy points. The other top point-getters were Nitish Kumar Reddy with 35 and Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 33 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Rajasthan was Sanju Samson who scored 104 fantasy points. The other top point-getters were Dhruv Jurel with 77 and Sandeep Sharma with 62 fantasy points.
SRH vs RR, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is not going to be easy. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 174 runs. The pitch is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike. The temperature will hover around 37 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 11% while 1.79 m/s winds are expected.
SRH vs RR, Head-to-Head
In the 18 matches played between these two teams, Rajasthan Royals' wicket-keepers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for SunRisers Hyderabad.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 52 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Abhishek Sharma scored the highest fantasy points for SunRisers Hyderabad with 80 points while Jos Buttler topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Rajasthan Royals with 137 points.
SRH vs RR, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson is a wicket-keeper with an average of 63 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.2 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last nine matches, Samson has scored 385 runs at an average of 77 per match.
Joseph Buttler
Jos Buttler is a wicket-keeper with an average of 60 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.5 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. Buttler is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last eight matches, he has scored 319 runs at an average of 53.2 per match.
Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep Sharma is a high-risk, high-returns player for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 52 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.7. Sandeep is a right-arm medium bowler and in the recent four matches, he has taken eight wickets at an average of 13.4.
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma is an all-rounder with an average of 51 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recently played nine matches, Abhishek has scored 303 runs at an average of 33.7 per match.
Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Parag has an average of 51 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the last nine matches, he has scored 332 runs at an average of 55.3 per match.
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal is a bowler with an average of 41 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Yuzvendra bowls leg-break googly and in the last nine matches, he has taken 13 wickets at an average of 23.6.
Shahbaz Ahmed
Shahbaz Ahmed can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He has an average of 39 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.7. He is a left-handed batter. In the last nine matches, Ahmed has scored 176 runs at an average of 44 per match.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. Jaiswal has an average of 38 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recent nine matches, he has scored 249 runs averaging 31.1 per match.
SRH vs RR, Squads
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) Squad: Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Upendra Yadav, Wanindu Hasaranga, T Natarajan, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sanvir Singh, Marco Jansen, Akash Singh, Abdul Samad, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Umran Malik.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Squad: Sanju Samson (c), Trent Boult, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Nandre Burger, Riyan Parag, Tanush Kotian, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Sen, Dhruv Jurel, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey and Kunal Singh Rathore.
SRH vs RR, Fantasy XI Team
Wicket-Keepers: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson and Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Riyan Parag, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma
All-Rounders: Shahbaz Ahmed
Bowlers: T Natarajan, Pat Cummins, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult
Captain: Abhishek Sharma
Vice-Captain: Yuzvendra Chahal
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