The fifth match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will witness the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outfit locking horns with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) side in Pune. Both these sides had a unmemorable former season.
While the Rajasthan Royals finished at the seventh place on the table after winning only five out of their 14 rubbers, the Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit ended the league stages at the last place, posting just three victories in 14 games in IPL 2021.
Both sides strengthened their batting and bowling armours in the 2022 IPL mega deal. Dispensable to say, after a poor outing last year, both these sides will want to commence the 15th edition of the IPL with a victory.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Match Details:
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 5
Date & Time: 29th March 2022, 7:30 PM
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney + Hotstar
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Pitch Report
The bounce will be true in Pune, and the batters can get awarded for their stroke- play. The ball will move around in the initial overs, but this is a pitch where batters can score runs. We can expect a high-scoring contest here.
Probable Playing XIs for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan, Aiden Markram
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler (WK), Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer/Rassie van der Dussen, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Probable Top Performers
Probable best batter of the match Sanju Samson
still, it means that the opposition will be in trouble, If Sanju Samson gets going. A batter blessed with the capability to pick the gaps with perfection and also clear the boundaries at will, Samson was the topmost run-getter for the‘ Men in Pink’in IPL 2021, pillaging 484 runs at an average of over 40.
Probable good bowler of the match Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin is a wily bowler who can outfox the batter with his expertise. Ashwin is monstrously endured in IPL cricket and has featured in 167 matches in his career. The 35- year-old has taken 145 wickets and has also blurted runs at an frugality rate of lower than seven runs per over in his IPL career.
