SRH vs RR: The Sunrisers are in with a new captain and they also have some interesting new players with Harry Brook among players who can add a lot of value to the batting line-up. The impact player rule further makes a huge difference to them with fewer all-rounders on their side. Stubbs and Markram though are out for the first game with national duty.

Last year’s finalists Rajasthan Royals gather once more with more strength in their all-around ability. The upcoming tournament is particularly important for Sanju Samson, who continues to be in and out of the Indian side despite consistently performing in the IPL.

SRH vs RR Match Details

Date: April 2nd, 2023

Time:  3:30 PM IST

Venue: Hyderabad

SRH vs RR Weather Report

Warm weather with minimal chances of rain is expected for the game.

SRH vs RR Pitch Report

The Hyderabad tracks are on the drier side and could take some spin as the game progresses.

SRH vs RR Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	SRH Won	RR Won	NR
Overall	16	8	8	0
At Hyderabad	3	3	0	0
In the last Five Matches	5	2	3	0
In 2022	1	0	1	0

SRH vs RR Predicted Playing XI

SRH Playing XI

Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Akeal Hossein/Adil Rashid, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan

RR Playing XI

Jos Buttler, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal

SRH vs RR Key Players

Harry Brook

Harry Brook is in great form across formats and was one of the buys of the tournament. His arrival at the IPL brings a lot of excitement and it will be interesting to see how he goes in India.

Jos Buttler

With three centuries and over 800 runs last season, Jos Buttler was in a league of his own. His form remains solid and the distance he goes this season will be interesting to see, given how he was nearly unstoppable with his batting last season.

RR’s Top Five Batters Last Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Jos Buttler	17	863	57.53
Sanju Samson	17	458	28.62
Devdutt Padikkal	17	376	22
Shimron Hetmyer	15	314	45
Yashashvi Jaiswal	10	258	26

SRH’s Top Five Batters Last Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Abhishek Sharma	14	426	30
Rahul Tripathi	14	413	38
Aiden Markram	14	381	48
Nicholas Pooran	14	306	38
Kane Williamson	13	216	19

SRH’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Umran Malik	14	22	20
T Natarajan	11	18	22
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	14	12	32
Jagadeesha Suchith	15	12	20
Marco Jansen	8	7	39

RR’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Yuzvendra Chahal	17	27	19.52
Prasidh Krishna	17	19	29
Trent Boult	16	16	31
Ravichandran Ashwin	17	12	42
Obed McCoy	87	11	22

SRH vs RR Rivalries to Watch out For

Mayank Agarwal vs Yuzvendra Chahal: In the past, Mayank Agarwal has often gone after Yuzvendra Chahal, and has struck well against him, while also giving his wicket away five times. In 41 deliveries, Agarwal has taken 69 runs off Chahal.

SRH vs RR Match Tips

The Rajasthan Royals finished as finalists last season with some really good performances. They look very balanced yet again, but on paper, Sunrisers look just as good, and with home advantage, they could take on Rajasthan with more ease this time around.

Match Prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad Win the Match