In the second qualifier match of Indian Premier League 2024, Rajasthan Royals will face off against Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.
In the first qualifiers match of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday, Sunrisers lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. In the first qualifiers, Sunrisers scored 159 runs while playing first. Kolkata achieved the target for the loss of two wickets in the 14th over making their place to finals in the IPL.
In the first eliminator game of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets making their place for the second qualifiers of IPL. The winning team of the second qualifying match between Rajasthan and Sunrisers will meet Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on May 26.
Here are the possible playing XI of both teams:
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (Captain & Wicket-keeper), Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin
Impact players: Shubham Dubey
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Pat Cummins (captain), Heinrich Klaasen (wicket-keeper), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Impact Player: Heinrich Klaasen
Key Players:
Looking at the previous performances of Sunrisers Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen could be the key performers for Sunrisers. Abhishek Sharma is also a young talent who is performing outstanding in this season. Apart from this captain Pat Cummins is in very good form with both bat and ball.
From Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Riyan Parag are the explosive batters. They can change the momentum of the game at any moment.
If we look at the bowling side of the Rajasthan Royals, left-arm pacer Trent Bould could have the ability to change the game as he did in the previous game against Royal Challengers. In the game against Challengers Boult picked one wicket with an economy rate of just 4 including his three overs in powerplay.
Head to Head:
Rajasthan Royals have faced Sunrisers on 19 occasions in the history of the Indian Premier League. Sunrisers were victorious on 10 occasions, while Rajasthan won 9 games against SRH.
RR vs SRH in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai)
Sunrisers will face Rajasthan for the first time in the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Match Details:
The second qualifier match is scheduled for May 24, 2024, at 7:30 pm (PKT) and will be played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai.
This will be a crucial game for both sides. The winning team of the second qualifiers will make their place into the final of the Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders.
In the first qualifiers of the Indian Premier League, KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets on May 21 in Narendra Modi cricket stadium making their place in the finals.
Probable Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
Sunrisers won the toss and decided to bat first
First 1-6 overs (Power play) 55-60 runs
1st inning Total: 190-200
SRH won the match
Scenario 2:
SRH won the toss and decided to bowl first
First 1-6 Overs (Power play): 45-55 runs
1st inning Total: 170-180
SRH won the match
