Sunrisers Hyderabad, who won the wooden spoon last year will meet Rajasthan Royals in their opening match of the IPL 2022 season. While the Orange Army finished at the last spot, the Rajasthan Royals finished at the penultimate spot in the previous season as both of the franchises will now look to start fresh with rejigged lineups and new acquisitions.
Sunrisers Hyderabad retained skipper Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad and raw pace phenomenon Umran Malik despite releasing crucial players like David Warner and Rashid Khan which will make the Orange Army field an entirely different side.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, like many other teams will experiment with a new opening combination this season. Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi are expected to start the innings with Kane Williamson batting at number three.
SRH is expected to opt for seasoned power-hitters in the middle order such as Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, and Glenn Phillips. Markram is currently occupied with national duties and is yet to join the squad.
In bowling, the Orange Army has Bhuvneshwar Kumar and youngsters Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik, and T Natarajan to pick from depending on the surface.
Rajasthan Royals will undoubtedly have a number of issues when it comes to picking their starting XI for the Indian Premier League in 2022. They are quite likely to start the batting with the reliable duo of Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal, while RR's newest signing Devdutt Padikkal will be required to play at number three. Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, and Riyan Parag will form the middle order. Rassie van der Dussen is also an overseas possibility for the Rajasthan Royals, although Hetmyer looks to be the ahead in the race at the moment.
James Neesham will be their seam-bowling all-rounder, while Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin will be their primary spinners. Trent Boult and Prasidh Krishna are extremely likely to be Rajasthan Royals' two fast bowlers.
SRH PLAYING 11:
1. ABHISHEK SHARMA
2. RAHUL TRIPATHI
3. KANE WILLIAMSON
4. NICHOLAS POORAN
5. GLENN PHILIPS
6. ABDUL SAMAD
7. ROMARIO SHEPHERD
8. WASHINGTON SUNDAR
9. T NATARAJAN
10. BHUVANESHWAR KUMAR
11. UMRAN MALIK
RR PLAYING 11
1. JOS BUTTLER
2. YASHASVI JAISWAL
3. DEVDUTT PADIKKAL
4. SANJU SAMSON
5. SHIMRON HETMYER
6. RIYAN PARAG
7. JAMES NEESHAM
8. RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
9. TRENT BOULT
10. YUZVENDRA CHAHAL
11. PRASIDH KRISHNA
PITCH REPORT:
The match between RR and SRH is scheduled to take place in Maharastra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The pitch in this stadium is known to be batting friendly initially but slowly and gradually the surface provides assistance to the spinners as the game goes on.
WEATHER REPORT:
The weather on the day of the match between RR and SRH is supposed to be hot and humid with there are no signs of rain.
INTERESTING FACTS:
Kane Williamson has captained SRH in 33 matches winning and losing 16 each with 1 match ending in a tie in which the opposition won the super over. The upcoming match will be Kane Williamson’s 34th match as the captain of SRH
Sanju Samson has captained RR in 14 matches so far, winning 5 and losing 9 so far. The upcoming game will be Sanju Samson’s 15th match as the captain of RR.
Head to Head: SRH won 8, RR won 7
DREAM 11 TEAM:
