SRH vs RR

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals are two teams with contrasting fortunes in the past few seasons. SRH have turned into a strong unit into the last few years, and Rajasthan Royals have been struggling to put up a good show in the meantime.

SRH vs RR Head to Head

The fact the Royals from Rajasthan have managed to dominate Sunrisers Hyderabad could surprise many. Both sides have played 20 games so far, out of which, SRH have won 8 games, and RR have won 12 games.

Last 5 Meetings

Unlike the overall numbers, the scenario has been different in the last 5 IPL SRH vs RR meetings. Sunrisers have dominated Rajasthan Royals in the previous 5 games with 4 wins. RR, on the other hand, have won only a single game.

IPL 2019 meetings

The first game between the two sides was played at SRH home, Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bat first. They were off to flyer courtesy Ajinkya Rahane as the skipper went on to score 70 runs off 49 deliveries. He got more than excellent support from Sanju Samson who scored a scintillating hundred (102 unbeaten off 55 deliveries) to push SRH vs RR score to 198/2 in 20 overs. David Warner (69 runs off 37 deliveries) and Jonny Bairstow (45 runs off 28 deliveries) gave a flying start to SRH and put up an opening stand of 110 runs inside 10 overs. However, after both openers were dismissed in quick succession, it was the cameo of Vijay Shankar (35 runs off 15 deliveries) to help SRH in overhauling the target in 19 overs. Only Shreyas Gopal could impress with the ball as he picked 3 wickets for 27 runs in 4 overs.

The reverse leg was played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur and Rajasthan Royals won the toss and invited SRH to have a go with the bat first. After losing Kane Williamson early, David Warner (37 runs) stitched an excellent partnership with Manish Pandey (61 runs). However, after the departure of both batsmen, no batsmen could get going, and SRH could only muster 160/8 on RR vs SRH live score. Ajinkya Rahane and Liam Livingstone walked in with a determination and added 78 runs for the first wicket. Both openers played crucial knocks of 39 runs and 44 runs respectively. An unbeaten knock of unbeaten 48 runs from Sanju Samson ensured RR chase down the total comfortably with 7 wickets in hands.

Top Batsmen for Sunrisers Hyderabad

Australian opener David Warner is the top-scoring active batsman for SRH against RR. The explosive opener has added 189 runs in 6 innings against RR. The Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson follows Warner at the 2nd place with 126 runs in 4 innings. Middle-order batsman Manish Pandey is next in the list with 78 runs in 3 games and Jonny Bairstow has scored 45 runs in the single game he has played against RR.

Top Bowlers for Sunrisers Hyderabad

As for bowling, Indian speedster Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the best bowler for SRH against RR with 9 wickets in 7 innings. Siddharth Kaul and Rashid Khan follow the pacer with 4 wickets each against their name in 4 innings each. Aussie pacer Billy Stanlake has also accounted for a single wicket against RR in the only game he has played against the Royals.