3 min readMay 7, 2023 11:54 AM IST
First published on: May 7, 2023 at 11:54 AM IST
RR vs SRH tip-off XI: Kumar Sangakkara, Rajasthan Royals team director, has insisted that the Sanju Samson-led team is “still a very high-quality side” despite their slump of form in the last five games. The royals have lost four of their last five games.
The Royals will look to resurrect their season with a win against the laggards Sunrisers. They have registered just three wins from nine games and are sitting on the last position of the points table.
Having suffered a close five-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last game, SRH would look to return to winning ways to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Here are a few tip-offs predictions ahead of the match
No place for Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag came to the tournament on the back of a great domestic season but the youngster has hardly contributed for the Royals this season, In six matches, he has managed only 58 runs with a below-par strike rate of 107.41 and he might not get another match in the tournament.
Holder for Zampa
Adam Zampa replaced Jason Holder as the Royals’ fourth overseas player in their home defeat to Gujarat Titans on Friday. His three wicketless overs cost 40 runs courtesy to Hardik Pandya’s blitzkrieg. The leg-spinner might make way for Jason Holder, who, too had a poor outing against Mumbai Indians, where he conceded three sixes in the last over.
Malik for Tyagi
Umran Malik has struggled this season. The speedster has managed to take only five wickets in seven games with his economy rate above 10. However, he was repakced by Kartik Tyagi in their last game against KKR. But Kartik Tyagi ended up conceding 30 runs in two overs, and it might open the door for Malik again.
Head-to-Head record
RR and SRH have clashed on 17 occasions, with the former having the upper hand over the latter by a 9-8 margin.
Pitch
The match will be played on the same strip that was used in Friday night’s match. One can expect another low-scoring affair.
RR vs SRH Predicted Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals Predicted XI – Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, 8 Jason Holder, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact player – Kuldip Yadav
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI – Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik
Impact player – T Natarajan
RR vs SRH tip-off XI: (L-R) Riyan Parag, Jason Holder and Umran Malik to start for their respective teams. 
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