Hyderabad: Still haunted by the ghost of ‘Mankading’, Rajasthan Royals will be hoping for a change of fortunes when they visit Sunrisers Hyderabad here Friday.
Royals kicked off their IPL-XII campaign with a defeat against Kings XI Punjab which was marred by controversy after KXIP skipper Ravichandran Ashwin ran out Royals batsman Jos Buttler at the non-strikers end.
Meanwhile, Sunrisers also tasted defeat in their opening clash, losing by six wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders.
With both teams aiming for a much needed victory, this could well be a fiery encounter. So here are some stats and figures ahead of the game.
Head to Head
Total – 9
Rajasthan Royals wins – 4
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins – 5
Batting stats
Highest total: Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/4 (20 overs) in Mumbai, 7th May 2015.
Lowest total: Rajasthan Royals 102 (19.5 overs) in Ahmedabad, 8th May 2014.
Biggest win by runs: Sunrisers Hyderabad ‘s 32 runs win in Ahmedabad, 8th May 2014.
Highest individual score: 98* by Shane Watson in Jaipur, 27th April 2013.
Highest runs in this fixture: 253 runs by Shikhar Dhawan.
Bowling Stats
Most wickets: 12 wickets by James Faulkner.
Best bowling figures: 5/16 by Faulkner in Hyderabad, 17th May 2013.
Biggest win by wickets: Sunriser’s 9-wicket in Hyderabad, 9th April 2018.
Predicted XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kane Williamson (Captain), David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, Vijay Shankar, W Saha, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan/Deepak Hooda, Sandeep Sharma/K Khaleel Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul.
Rajasthan Royals
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Jos Buttler, Steve Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Dhawal Kulkarni
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