Who will win SRH vs RPS, IPL 2017 44th Match?
Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to host the Rising Pune Supergiant at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in what will be the 44th fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2017. The match will be played on May 6 with live telecast scheduled to begin at 4 PM local time.
SRH vs RPS 44th Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
There is a huge toss bias at this ground. The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has so far hosted five matches this IPL and since four of them have been won by the side batting first, the team that wins the toss in this match is highly likely to bat first. We strongly advise placing a bet on the hosts if they bat first. They did the same in their last three games and ended up winners each time.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and prediction for SRH vs RPS, IPL 2017 44th match....
SRH Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad seem to have a clean bill of health as none of their players have been reported to be injured. Despite their six-wicket loss to Delhi Daredevils in the last game, the selectors are likely to show faith in the current lineup as it has done well in the past.
Key Players
David Warner, without a doubt, is the key man for SRH with the bat. He is way ahead from the rest on the runs charts and is in threatening form at the moment. Yuvraj Singh returned to form with a brilliant 70 not-out in the last game and his knock will be crucial in the slog overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rashid Khan continue to be the trump cards for the Sunrisers. Both are wicket-taking bowlers and have bowled with an economy rate of under 7.
Recent Form
Sunrisers Hyderabad are third on the IPL 2017 league table with 6 wins and 4 losses from 11 matches. After winning back-to-back fixtures against Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, Warner's men could not make it three in a row as they lost their last match against the Delhi Daredevils.
SRH Predicted Playing 11
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DA Warner (c), S Dhawan, KS Williamson, Yuvraj Singh, MC Henriques, DJ Hooda, NV Ojha (wk), B Kumar, Rashid Khan, S Kaul, Mohammed Siraj.
RPS Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no injury issues to deal with for the Rising Pune Supergiant ahead of their all-important clash with the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team is likely to retain the group of eleven from the previous game against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Key Players
Rahul Tripathi blasted a 52-ball 93 in the last game to single-handedly power RPS to victory over the KKR. The opening batsman has scored 352 runs so far, surpassing Steven Smith as the team's leading run-scorer. His first fifty of the season came against SRH in the reverse fixture. Jaydev Unadkat and Imran Tahir have been the two most reliable bowlers for RPS. Tahir with 17 wickets is the season's second-highest wicket-taker while Unadkat has also picked up wickets consistently. The latter has taken five wickets in his previous two matches.
Recent Form
Rising Pune Supergiant have shot up to the third place in the IPL 2017 standings with 14 points from 11 league matches. Their four-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders the other night was their third win in a row and sixth in the past seven matches. RPS have now also won their last three games away from home.
RPS Predicted Playing 11
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SPD Smith (c), AM Rahane, RA Tripathi, MK Tiwary, BA Stokes, MS Dhoni (wk), DT Christian, Washington Sundar, SN Thakur, JD Unadkat, Imran Tahir.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
SRH: L W W L W
RPS: W W W L W
SRH vs RPS Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rising Pune Supergiant have only played three matches in the Indian Premier League with the latter winning two of them. The first time these two teams met was in the previous season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - the venue for this match - where RPS recorded a win by virtue of D/L method. Their most recent encounter came earlier this season which again was won by RPS in a nail-biting thriller.
SRH vs RPS Betting Odds
Sunrisers Hyderabad are the in-form team, are playing at home and have both orange as well as purple cap holders in their squad. However, it is mainly due to the home advantage that the hosts find themselves as favorites to win this match at best odds of 1.86 with 1xbet and 1.72 with bet365. Rising Pune Supergiant have done nearly everything they could have to earn the favorites tag but bookmakers have them as outsiders with Betfair offering 2.14 and Bet365 2.10 on the visiting team.
SRH vs RPS Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rising Pune Supergiant will be battling it out in a bid to move up to the second position on the IPL leaderboard. Both teams are strongly recruited, are well balanced and have performed well so far. A close contest is therefore likely on the cards.
However, one massive advantage that the Sunrisers have is that they will be playing on their home ground where no team has been able to beat them this season. David Warner and Co. have wins in each of the five matches they have played here this year and though RPS are playing quality cricket at the moment, it will still require a lot of effort to overcome SRH at their fortress. We thus predict the hosts to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Rising Pune Supergiant in the 44th match of IPL 2017 at 1.86 with 1xbet and 1.72 with bet365.
May 06, 2017
16:00 IST / 10:30 GMT
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - Hyderabad, India
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