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IPL 2019: SRH vs RR Preview Dream11 Prediction. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Preview Dream11 Prediction

Preview co-written by N.S. Shekhawat

The bans of David Warner and Steve Smith are officially over. However, they won’t be playing together in Australia’s fourth ODI vs Pakistan today. Rather, they will be facing off against each other in a game where both SRH and RR are coming off first up losses.

It is the first home game for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2019. So, we might not know exactly how the pitch will behave, even though it usually supports the Hyderabad bowling. However, their death bowling against Andre Russell wasn’t flash. It was a bad day for Bhuvneswhar Kumar and his team, so how will they bounce back? Will the batsmen, led by David Warner (and maybe Kane Williamson) fire again?

Rajasthan Royals will also be looking to open their account. However, what happened in the last game was terrible for the Royals, losing 7/56 after the mankad controversy against KXIP. Jos Buttler continued on from his form in IPL 2018, and much of the onus will be on the middle order to show their capabilities. Will RR consign SRH to two straight defeats?

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Key to a Sunrisers Hyderabad win

SRH played from in front for a significant portion of their game vs KKR. This included their bowling effort, putting a hold on KKR’s scoring in the early and middle overs. However, this was until Russell took the game in his hands. Death bowling will indeed be crucial for SRH against the likes of Ben Stokes and K Gowtham. Can Rashid Khan deliver big wickets for SRH? How will Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shakib Al Hasan bounce back after challenging outings?

Also, a similar story was the case with their batting. The way that David Warner in particular started with Jonny Bairstow, you felt 200+ was on the cards. In the end, they fell a tad short of where they looked to be going. So, the onus will again be on Warner, and if Williamson is deemed fit, it is only a boost for SRH. Vijay Shankar was impressive – he certainly belongs up the order, with Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan and Shakib Al Hasan (if picked) crucial at the death.

Key to a Rajasthan Royals win

Like SRH, RR started well with the bat in their opening match. Jos Buttler was brilliant, and he will be key once again against an SRH attack that has the ability to deliver the goods. However, RR’s batsmen need to look at their shot selection, with a strong platform and wickets in hand for the death overs crucial to the result. Will Ajinkya Rahane build on his first up effort? What about Steve Smith? Can Ben Stokes deliver consistently, in line with his star status?

Also, RR’s tactics and execution needs improvement. They also started well with the ball against KXIP, but fell away. They struggled to contain Gayle, so they have to find ways to contain Warner here. Jaydev Unadkat, like Stokes, needs to deliver more consistently for his side. Dhawal Kulkarni and K Gowtham are two key bowlers that can build on their first up efforts, as well as the excellent Jofra Archer. However, surely Shreyas Gopal is an option to use for more than one over. Will RR get things right?

Possible Playing 11

Kane Williamson could be set to return, likely replacing either Jonny Bairstow or Shakib Al Hasan.

SRH: 1. David Warner, 2. Kane Williamson (c)/Jonny Bairstow, 3. Vijay Shankar, 4. Yusuf Pathan, 5. Manish Pandey, 6. Deepak Hooda, 7. Shakib Al Hasan, 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. Sandeep Sharma, 11. Siddarth Kaul

RR could stick with the same team that played KXIP.

RR: 1. Ajinkya Rahane (c), 2. Jos Buttler, 3. Sanju Samson, 4. Steven Smith, 5. Ben Stokes, 6. Rahul Tripathi, 7. K Gowtham, 8. Shreyas Gopal, 9. Jofra Archer, 10. Jaydev Unadkat, 11. Dhawal Kulkarni

Dream11 Prediction

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Stats and Facts

• These two sides were the worst in IPL 2018 when it came to scoring in the death overs.
• Ajinkya Rahane needs 56 runs to reach 2,500 runs for RR in IPL.
• Since IPL 2018, both sides’ top three score over 60% of their runs.

Match Prediction

Both N.S. Shekhawat and myself believe this will be a close match. RR have talent, and can push SRH close. However, SRH’s class will shine through to get an important win.

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Preview co-written by N.S. Shekhawat