Thursday, 2 May SRH vs RR Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key Match Factors – SRH vs RR  

• The pitch at the venue has been an excellent one for the batters and bowlers are again expected to have a tough time.
• RR need to make sure that they bat first if they win the toss as SRH have struggled while chasing down targets.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant hundred last time around and RR’s fate will depend a lot on how he performs.
• Travis Head failed in the last 2 matches and him returning to form will be of high importance for SRH.

Match Preview

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will cross swords in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Thursday, May 2. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the contest.

The Sunrisers have slipped to fourth in the table with 10 points and a net run rate of +0.075 thanks to wins in 5 out of 9 matches. After losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 35 runs, the Orange Army faced a 78-run defeat at the hands of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Against the Super Kings, SRH were bowled out for 134 in 18.5 overs. Their bowlers also faltered as CSK racked up a huge score of 212 for 3. Ruturaj Gaikwad made their bowlers work hard for wickets.

The Royals, on the other hand, are placed on top of the table with 16 points and a net run rate of +0.694 thanks to wins in 8 out of 9 games. They are only a win away from officially making their way through to the playoffs. They will go into their next game after beating the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 7 wickets on Saturday at the Ekana Stadium.

KL Rahul laid the platform with a knock of 76 after which Deepak Hooda’s 50 took LSG to 196 for 5. Their knocks went in vain as the Royals chased down the target in 19 overs. Mohsin Khan and Yash Thakur leaked over 50 runs.

Head-to-Head Record Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Predictions

The Sunrisers and the Royals have faced each other 18 times since they first met back in 2013. RR have won 9 games while SRH finished on the winning side 9 times. In their previous meeting on May 7, the Sunrisers beat the Royals by 4 wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

After batting first, the Royals scored 214 for the loss of 2 wickets on the back of Jos Buttler’s 95 and Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 66. Thereafter, the Sunrisers chased down the target off the last ball. Glenn Phillips won the Player of the Match award for his whirlwind 7-ball 25 under pressure.