Chennai: The Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 playoffs on Friday.
Qualifier 2 in the IPL playoffs is contested between the winner of the Eliminator match and the team that loses in Qualifier 1. The victor of this match will advance to the final to compete against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Rajasthan Royals secured their place in Qualifier 2 by defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in the Eliminator match held in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Conversely, the Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their Qualifier 1 match to the Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets at the same venue on Tuesday.
In the head-to-head record between SRH and RR, the two teams have clashed 19 times in the IPL, with the Royals winning nine matches and the Sunrisers winning ten. They have previously met in the playoffs once, during the IPL 2013 Eliminator match, where the Royals emerged victorious by four wickets.
Head-to-Head Record:
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 10
- Rajasthan Royals: 9
Match Details:
- Date and Time: The match will commence at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT), with the toss scheduled for 7:00 PM IST (1:30 PM GMT).
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
- Television Broadcast: The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network in India.
- Live Streaming: The live streaming will be available on JioCinema in India.
This eagerly anticipated clash promises to be a thrilling encounter as both teams vie for a spot in the IPL 2024 final.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Sanvir Singh, Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Shubham Dubey, Keshav Maharaj, Donovan Ferreira, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Tanush Kotian, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.
