Hyderabad, May 2: The Points Table may not always reflect the match-ups between two teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
When Table toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 50th match of the IPL 2024 on Thursday, the clash is expected to be an intense one, despite the fact that RR are inching fast to the play-offs.
Both sides have played nine matches so far. Rajasthan have lost just one match and have 16 points from eight wins. But Hyderabad have won five and have 10 points.
In the SRH vs RR head-to-head, the two teams have played each other 18 times in the IPL and both have been victorious on nine occasions.
SRH vs RR head-to-head: 18
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 9
Rajasthan Royals: 9
Match time: The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Live broadcast on television in India: The match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.
Live stream in India: The live streaming will be available on Jio Cinema.
Squads:
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(Captain and wicket-keeper), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (Captain), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(wicket-keeper), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh.
If Rajasthan win, they would be nearly sure of a play-off berth, but if SRH win at their home ground, the battle for the top four spots is likely to be more intense. (With IANS support)
