New Delhi. There will be a clash between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, riding on the chariot of victory, in Qualifier 2 today. This match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, lost to KKR in Qualifier 1, while Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals defeated RCB in the eliminator to set up a clash with Hyderabad in Qualifier 2.
This much awaited match will be played from 7:30 pm. Both the teams are ready to face each other. The winning team of the match will enter the final where KKR team is already present. KKR has entered the title match by defeating Hyderabad in the first qualifier.The teams of Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad (RR vs SRH) have clashed in the league stage. Rajasthan has defeated Hyderabad in the league match.
Hyderabad team is looking towards equalizing the score of that defeat. Both the teams have clashed against each other 19 times in IPL history where Hyderabad has the upper hand. Hyderabad has won 10 matches while Rajasthan has won 9 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s record in the playoffs is very excellent.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has played 7 matches so far in the playoffs where it has won 5. Rajasthan’s win-loss record in the playoffs is fifty-fifty. He has won 5 out of 10 matches and lost the same number of matches. 83 IPL matches have been played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, where the team batting first has won 48 matches, while the chasing team has won 35 matches.
The batting average in the first innings was 164.37. The highest total score is 246 runs which CSK scored against Rajasthan in 2010.If we talk about the last 6 matches of Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad teams, both have registered equal wins. Both have won 3-3 matches.
This season, Hyderabad had defeated Rajasthan by just one run in the league match, which is hurting them. Travis Head and young Abhishek Sharma will open for Hyderabad, whereas Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narayan will take up this responsibility for KKR.
