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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Tips - Aggressive start key for the hosts

By Siddhu Bharadwaj

01 May 2024

Siddhu Bharadwaj 01 May 2024

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals IPL match predictions to be played in Hyderabad on Thursday, May 2 at 7:30pm IST
Hyderabad have hit the most PP runs in 8 of last 9 matches
Rajasthan conceded the most PP runs in 2 of last 3 matches here

Can the Sunrisers make the best use of their home conditions? (Getty Images)

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals

A chance to topple the table-toppers presents itself as the Sunrisers Hyderabad get set to welcome the Rajasthan Royals. The Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal will host match #50 of the IPL 2024 campaign on Thursday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals
Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad Form
Sunrisers Hyderabad Team News
Rajasthan Royals Form
Rajasthan Royals Team News

While Rajasthan is sitting pretty at the top, Hyderabad is in the midst of a mid-table muddle. They can improve their top-four chances with a win, but can they halt the toppers? The hosts are well-set to start aggressively once more, and I am backing them to win the first six overs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have hit the most powerplay runs in 8 of their last 9 matches (IPL)
Sunrisers Hyderabad have hit the most powerplay runs in 5 of their last 6 matches at this venue (IPL)
Rajasthan Royals conceded the most powerplay runs in 2 of last 3 visits to this venue (IPL)
Sanju Samson has scored 55 or above in his last 4 matches against Hyderabad (IPL)

Head to Head

There have been 18 matches between Hyderabad and Rajasthan so far, with nine wins each for the teams. The Royals have won five of the last eight matches, though.

Last season, the teams shared the wins, with the away team of the day winning. The Royals won here by 72 runs, while the Sunrisers won in Jaipur by four wickets.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Form

The Sunrisers Hyderabad are fifth in the standings with ten points from nine matches. They have lost their last two in a row, after winning the previous four games.

Hyderabad are coming off a 78-run thrash at the hands of Chennai away from home. They conceded 212 runs to Chennai and then saw their top-order collapse, getting all-out for 134 in 18.5 overs. Aiden Markram top-scored with 32, while almost all bowlers conceded at nine runs or above.

Overall in the tournament, openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have aggregated 300+ runs for the Sunrisers. With the ball, Natarajan’s 13 wickets are the most by any bowler.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team News

Mayank Markande missed the last game for Hyderabad and could be back here.

Rajasthan Royals Form

The Royals are at the at the top of the points tally with 16 points from nine matches. Their only defeat of the campaign came against the Gujarat Titans at home.

In their last match, the Royals won by seven wickets against Lucknow. The Super Giants scored 196 for 5 batting first, with Sandeep Sharma taking two wickets for Rajasthan. The chase was aced by Sanju Samson’s 71 off 33, with Dhruv Jurel also scoring a rapid fifty.

Samson (385) remains the best Royals’ batter of the campaign, with two more batters aggregating 300 in the season. Yuzvendra Chahal (13) tops their bowling list, while Sandeep Sharma keeps heads turning with his consistency.

Rajasthan Royals Team News

The Royals look settled with their XI but could experiment as Ravichandran Ashwin doesn’t look like a confirmed pick. Nandre Burger could also fancy a game if Boult is rested.

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What time does Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals start?

This Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match is being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad at 7:30pm IST on Thursday, May 2.

Verdict

Hyderabad have lost their last two matches as their openers stopped firing. There’s a high chance they get back to their best and hit the ball out of the park. Even otherwise, they look to go hard at the top, and so I am backing them to score more runs in the powerplay.