In their last five meetings with Rajasthan, Hyderabad has won three of them.
An overview
The Indian T20 League 2024 second qualifier between Hyderabad (HYD) and Rajasthan (RJS) will take place in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, May 24. With eight victories from 14 games, Hyderabad came in second, followed by Rajasthan in third with eight victories from 14 games. In their last ten games played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Hyderabad has only won one. Out of the nine games played at the location, Rajasthan has won two.
Hyderabad took against Kolkata in the season’s opening qualifier. With eight wickets remaining, Kolkata managed to reach the target of 160 runs in 13.4 overs. Bengaluru was defeated by four wickets in the eliminator match by Rajasthan. With four wickets remaining, they successfully pursued the 173 runs in 19 overs target.
Head-to-head record between Hyderabad and Rajasthan: In the Indian T20 League, the two teams have played each other 28 times. Hyderabad has won 15 games, compared to 13 wins for Rajasthan. Rajasthan has defeated Hyderabad in three of the last five meetings.
HYD against RJS: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan are the probable playing XIs for the match at Hyderabad.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Sanju Samson (c & wk).
Pitch Report for MA Chidambaram Stadium
In the ten T20 matches that have taken place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium thus far, the first innings have averaged 174 runs. In this game, the surface might provide bowlers and hitters with reasonable support. The side that wins the toss may decide to bat.
Key Player Battles between HYD and RJS
Sanju Samson against bowlers from Hyderabad
Samson has amassed 791 runs with a strike rate of 137.56 and an average of 46.52 in 22 innings against Hyderabad. Against Hyderabad, he has amassed a century and four half-centuries. Against Shahbaz Ahmed, Samson’s batting strike rate is 262.5.Amit Shah versus the batsmen of Hyderabad
In six matches against Hyderabad, Avesh has claimed 10 wickets at a strike rate of 12.6, an economy of 9.57, and an average of 20.10. In just seven deliveries, he has already removed Abhishek Sharma twice.
Travis Head and the bowlers of Rajasthan
In the previous match against Rajasthan, Head scored 58 runs off 44 deliveries. Against Trent Boult, he had a 52 batting average. When facing left-arm pacers, he has an 184 strikeout rate at bat.
Rajasthan’s hitters against T Natarajan
In six innings against Rajasthan, Natarajan has taken six wickets at a strike rate of 23, an economy of 9.34, and an average of 35.83. In 27 deliveries, he has twice dismissed Riyan Parag.
