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SRH vs RR Preview, IPL 2024: Sanju Samson gets T20 World Cup boost to counter Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Summary
SRH vs RR, IPL 2024 Preview: SRH suffered a crushing 78-run defeat against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous game. RR secured an incredible seven-wicket victory against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), notching their eighth triumph in nine games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) as the battle for the top spot of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 points table heats up at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on May 2, at 7:30 pm IST.
SRH suffered a crushing 78-run defeat against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their previous game. RR secured an incredible seven-wicket victory against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), notching their eighth triumph in nine games.
Predicted Playing XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Key Players
Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad )
Travis Head has scored 338 runs in eight matches this season, averaging 42.25 with a strike rate touching 212. He has smashed two half-centuries to go with 40 fours and 19 sixes, handing SRH powerful starts often.
Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
Sanju Samson has aggregated 385 runs in nine appearances this season. He has been striking at 161 and has already amassed four half-centuries, setting up brilliantly for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Pitch Report
The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground is 196, which suggests that a fairly high-scoring encounter is on the cards in this match.
Where to Watch
The match will be live streamed on the JioCinema application, and it will be simultaneosuly telecast on the Star Sports Network.
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