The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team plays against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) team. This is the 50th match of IPL 2024. It happens at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad on May 2, Thursday.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad team lost their last two matches. They lost against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings teams. But the Rajasthan Royals team is in great form right now.
The visitors are now positioned first in the IPL table and will be eager to break through Uppal’s stronghold and upset the hosts, who are rated fifth.
In this article, we take a look at three important player clashes to watch out for in this game:
1. Travis Head (SRH) vs Trent Boult (RR)
The game will see a good battle between two players. Travis Head and Trent Boult are strong players.
They are among the best players. Their fight will show who is very good.
While Head has been in excellent form with the bat for SRH this season, Boult has attempted to swing the ball and produce early wickets for Sanju Samson’s team.
Head like the ball to move away from him, which is what Boult will most likely do. It will be intriguing to see whether the Australian attempts to play the Kiwi on the rise or travels down the track to attack him with the full face of his bat.
2. Pat Cummins (SRH) vs Jos Buttler (RR)
SRH skipper Pat Cummins, who is under pressure after his team’s two consecutive losses, would want to come up big when he meets Jos Buttler in this encounter.
Jose Buttler is a great opening batsman. He will want to do well when he faces Pat Cummins. This could happen in the first six overs. Or it could happen later in the innings.
Cummins has virtually perfected the slower bouncer, and it will most likely come in useful against the rampaging Buttler, who can only be stopped in this manner.
The Australian will also try to vary his tempo when bowling to the Englishman in Uppal.
3. Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) vs Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)
SRH’s South African player Heinrich Klaasen hits many sixes in IPL games. He must be careful when bowling against India’s spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal will play with excitement in this match. He got selected for the T20 World Cup later this year.
So, Chahal might bowl aggressively. He is one of the most attacking leg-spinners in IPL. He wants to dismiss Klaasen quickly for a small score. But Klaasen likes hitting all spinners. He looks forward to facing Chahal.
In fact, he is one of the most aggressive leg-spinners in the IPL, wanting nothing more than to see Klaasen go for a low score.
Heinrich Klaasen, on the other hand, enjoys competing against all spinners and will be licking his lips in anticipation of this encounter.
