SRH VS RR Head-to-Head: The champions of the inaugural edition of Indian Premier league in 2008, Rajasthan Royals will take on the 2016 champions, Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, April 2 in Hyderabad. Sanju Samson will lead RR while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be the stand-in captain for the match in the absence of Aiden Markram. Hyderabad will be looking for a winning start at home, after going through a lot of rejig, both in terms of core team structure and leadership. Rajasthan, on the other hand seems to have struck the right chord of youth and experience under Samson’s leadership. The rivalry between the two sides have been intense over the years. Ahead of the fixture, take a look at the SRH vs RR Head-To-Head record. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates on Insidesport.In.
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Ok but imagine being a part of this Koffeee table? Kaafi FOMO 🥲😍 pic.twitter.com/IFBQp6tNGs
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 29, 2023
SRH vs RR Head-To-Head: The past record in numbers
The contest between the two franchises is always a treat to watch. Both of the teams are neck and neck when it comes to IPL rivalry. Out of the 16 encounters between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, both have eight wins to their names. In the first two seasons i.e. between 2013 and 2014, Rajasthan led the rivalry with 3-2 margin. However, between 2015 and 2019, Hyderabad won four out of the six matches between the two sides, to take ascendency in the rivalry. Since 2020, Rajasthan has won two matches, while Hyderabad has managed two wins.
The first ever game between Hyderabad and Rajasthan was played during IPL 2013 in Jaipur. The Rahul Dravid-led Rajasthan Royals defeated Kumar Sangakkara’s Sunrisers Hyderbad comfortably by eight wickets. Shane Watson was the player of the match who scored 98 runs off 58 balls ensuring a victory of his team.
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Captain’s knock special 🙌
Throw 🔙 to the time @IamSanjuSamson got #RR up and running with a stunning 55 vs #SRH in Pune 👌#RR fans, are you ready for another Sanju Samson special season in #TATAIPL 2023❓
Re-live his exhilarating knock here 🎥 🔽https://t.co/ohxhK38HRr pic.twitter.com/mlBmx3ZC06
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 26, 2023
Full Squads
Sunrisers Hyderabad full squad:
Aiden Markram (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh.
Rajasthan Royals full squad:
Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root.
