Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals in the 5th clash of IPL 15. Kane Williamson led SRH had their worst IPL season last year and the fiasco between Warner and the team management made things look worse. The franchise revamped itself by investing more in youth in the auctions and have built a core that is expected to pay them in rich dividends in years to come. RR on the other side have failed to play as per its reputation despite a strong team. The champions of the inaugural edition of the marquee league, have yearned for their second title and fans will hope that the crown will return to the Royals in 2022. The IPL juggernaut will reach Pune for this cracking contest as both teams are geared up to start their campaign in style.
Match Details
IPL 15 | Match No. 05 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Time : 07:30 PM IST
Venue : Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Where To Watch : Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
SRH vs RR: MCA Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at MCA stadium will witness an even battle between bat and ball. The bouncy track will favor pacers who hit the deck hard. Movement off the pitch will be available in the first few overs and hence will be conducive for fast bowlers who like to swing the ball up front. The ball will come nicely onto the bat so fans can expect a high-scoring encounter in Pune. Dew has played a crucial role in the first few games of IPL 15, so teams would like to field first on winning the toss.
Weather Forecast
Clear skies with no chances of rain are expected. The mean temperature will be around 36‎°C with humidity close to 34%.
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SRH vs RR: Head to Head
The contest between SRH and RR is perhaps the most underrated rivalry of IPL. When it comes to the numbers, SRH are slightly ahead of RR with 8 victories compared to RR’s 7 wins in 15 games overall. In IPL14, both the sides shared the spoils with 1 win to each in the 2 matches they faced each other.
SRH vs RR Dream 11 Top Picks
Jos Buttler
One of the finish wicket-keeper batters of his time, Jos Buttler can singlehandedly carry his team over the line with monstrous hitting skills. A great player of both pace and spin, his wide array of unconventional shots can ruin any bowlers’ line and length any day anywhere. The last time these two sides met each other, Buttler hit a stellar ton hammering the bowlers all around the park. The destructive Englishman surely will be keen for a flying start in IPL 2022.
Sanju Samson
Back in 2013, a promising prodigy from Kerala hogged all the limelight smashing bowlers with his classy strokes. After 9 years of experience in the world’s toughest T20 league, Samson is still a gamechanger for RR and has led the franchise in the past 2 seasons. His captaincy might have been a bit rusty, but the swashbuckling top-order batter remained a prolific run-scorer. In 121 games, Samson has amassed 3068 runs at a strike rate close to 135.
Nicholas Pooran
The 26-year-old flamboyant southpaw is the latest addition to the league of Caribbean T20 giants Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Andre Russell. Pooran however fell short of expectations last season and will eye to be a matchwinner for SRH this time. The Windies sensation was in smashing form when he back-to-back 3 fifties in the T20I series against India.
Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 For SRH vs RR
Wicketkeepers:Â Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Shimron Hetmyer
All-rounders:Â Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers: Umran Malik, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal
Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice For Today’s Match
Captain:Â Jos Buttler
Vice-Captain:Â Sanju Samson
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Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 For SRH vs RR
Wicketkeepers:Â Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Kane Williamson, Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, Devdutt Padikkal
All-rounders:Â Washington Sundar
Bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice For Today’s Match
Captain:Â Sanju Samson
Vice-Captain:Â Nicholas Pooran
SRH vs RR Probable XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna.
Match Prediction: Who Will Win?
Rajasthan Royals will be the favorites to win this match as they have a great mix of seasoned campaigners and promising youngsters in their line-up compared to SRH. SRH have brought some new faces who might take a bit of time to adjust to the team environment. While RR has got former heroes like Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler back alongside IPL veterans in the form of R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. It is expected to be a cracker of a game as the two franchises square off against each other in their first clash of IPL15.