The Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will take on each other in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on May 24 at 7.30 PM IST.
After 70 matches in the league stage, the four teams that qualified for the playoffs are Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers, Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. KKR, who finished right at the top of the points table, faced off against Sunrisers in the Qualifier 1, winning it and making it to the final. In the Eliminator, RCB lost to the Royals. And now, Qualifier 2 will decide which team plays against KKR in the final.
These two teams, Sunrisers and the Royals, faced off once during the league stage, where the Sunrisers secured a thrilling one-run victory at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, successfully defending a target of 202 runs. Sunrisers hold a slight edge over Rajasthan in their IPL head-to-head record, with 10 wins to the Royals’ 9.
One of the biggest reasons for Sunrisers making it to the playoffs has been Travis Head, who is their top run-scorer with 533 runs at an average of 44.42 and strike rate of 199.63. However, in the last two games, the Australian opener was dismissed for back-to-back ducks, which was the primary reason why the Sunrisers lost to KKR in the Qualifier 1. Head’s opening partner, young batsman Abhishek Sharma, has also done well, scoring 470 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 207.
In the bowling department, T Natarajan has been the best bowler for the Sunrisers, picking up 18 wickets in 12 matches.
Riyan Parag, with 567 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 151, has been the standout batsman for the Royals this year. Sanju Samson, with 521 runs in 14 innings at a strike rate of 155, has also contributed significantly.
In the bowling department, spinners Yuzvendra Chahal, with 18 wickets in 14 innings at an economy of 9.48, and Ravichandran Ashwin, with 9 wickets in 13 innings at an economy of 8.31, have done well. Ahead of the Qualifier 2 of IPL 2024, here is all you need to know.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Match Qualifier 2 Details
Match: SRH vs RR
Date & Time: May 24, 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Chepauk Stadium, Chennai
IPL 2024 SRH vs RR Team News and Injury Update
Both the teams do not have any injury concerns.
IPL 2024 SRH vs RR Qualifier 2 Predicted XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI
1 Travis Head, 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Aiden Markram/Glenn Phillips/Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, 5 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 6 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 7 Abdul Samad, 8 Shahbaz Ahmed, 9 Pat Cummins (c), 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Mayank Markande
Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI
1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 3 Sanju Samson (c & wk), 4 Riyan Parag, 5 Dhruv Jurel, 6 Shimron Hetmyer, 7 Rovman Powell/Keshav Maharaj, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Sandeep Sharma
IPL 2024 SRH vs RR Qualifier 2 Fantasy Team
Wicket-keeper – Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen
Batters – Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal
All-rounders – Ravi Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy
Bowlers – T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma
Captain – Travis Head
Vice-captain – Yashasvi Jaiswal
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SRH vs RR: Chennai Weather and Pitch Report
The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has seen both high scoring and low scoring games this season. Some matches have featured the traditionally slow and low Chepauk surfaces, while others have seen high-scoring encounters.
There is no rain forecast in Chennai during the match. The temperature will be around 36 degrees Celsius.
SRH vs RR, Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 Broadcasting
The match between SRH and RR will be live on Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.
IPL 2024 SRH vs RR Qualifier 2 Live Streaming
Jio cinema has picked up streaming rights of the SRH vs RR match. The toss will take place at 7.00 PM IST.
SRH vs RR Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 19 |
| Matches won by SRH | 10 |
| Matches won by RR | 9 |
| No Result | 0 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
SRH vs RR Match Qualifier 2 Prediction
The Sunrisers come into this game on the back of a loss, but going by their overall team strength, they look stronger on paper as compared to the Rajasthan Royals. We predict Pat Cummins and co. to win this game.
