Who Will Win SRH vs RR 4th Match, IPL 2018?
Winners of the inaugural season Rajasthan Royals will take on the champions of the 2016 edition Sunrisers Hyderabad in this fourth fixture of the Indian Premier League 2018. The match is scheduled to be played on April 9 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Live telecast will commence at 8 PM local time.
SRH vs RR: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, Sky Go, OSN Play
Toss Prediction
There seems to be a big toss bias at this ground. Since six of the past eight T20 matches played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium have been won by the side that has batted first, the team that wins the toss in this match will probably want to bat first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SRH vs RR 4th match, Indian Premier League 2018....
SRH Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Kane Williamson was named captain of the side after David Warner was banned from IPL's 11th season. England batsmen Alex Hales has joined the franchise as the latter's replacement. In Warner's absence, Manish Pandey could open the batting alongside Shikhar Dhawan.
Key Players
Sunrisers Hyderabad will expect the big knocks to come from Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson. Dhawan has been in good form in limited-overs cricket and he was also the third-highest run-getter in the IPL 2017. Shakib Al Hasan is the x-factor in this side due to his ability to contribute heavily with both bat and ball. The team's death bowling looks strong with Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the mix. The latter currently holds the purple cap for being the tournament's best bowler last season and he will be the key man for SRH with the new ball.
Recent Form
Sunrisers Hyderabad finished the league stage of the previous season as the third-placed team on the points table with eight wins and five losses from their thirteen completed matches. They went into the Eliminator having won their last two league fixtures but were knocked out of the tournament by Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing 11
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Kane Williamson (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Brathwaite, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi
RR Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Ajinkya Rahane will be in charge of the team in the absence of Steven Smith who has been barred from playing this season due to his involvement in the recent ball-tampering scandal. Rajasthan Royals have recruited South African wicket-keeper Heinrich Klaasen as replacement for Smith. Meanwhile, Australian batsman D'Arcy Short has not yet joined the team due to a passport issue and he may not be able to make it in time for this game.
Key Players
Ajinkya Rahane and Rahul Tripathi are likely to open the batting. Both of them did a good job playing for Pune in the previous season and they will be expected to replicate that performance for the Royals this year. The key men, however, will be Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler as they can hit the ball a long distance and accelerate whenever the need arises. With no specialist spinner available, Rajasthan will bank on the pace trio of Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat and Ben Laughlin to take wickets. Unadkat had finished second on the wickets charts last year and he seems to be the biggest threat to SRH.
Recent Form
Rajasthan Royals' last appearance in the IPL came in the 2015 season where they won seven and lost five out of their twelve completed league-stage matches to finish fourth in the standings. They failed to make it to the final of that season as they suffered a huge 71-run defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator.
Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing 11
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Ajinkya Rahane (c), Ben Laughlin, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: L W W L L
Rajasthan Royals: W W L L W
SRH vs RR Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals have played seven matches against each other in the IPL with the latter leading the scoreline 4-3. SRH went on to win by seven runs when these two teams last met in one of the league-stage fixtures of the 2015 season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Betting Odds
Sunrisers Hyderabad begin as favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this game at odds of 1.83 on Betfair, 1.72 on Bet365 and 1.75 each on Unibet and Betway. Rajasthan Royals on the other hand are the bookmakers' underdogs at slightly bigger odds of 2.18 on Betfair, 2.10 on Bet365 and 2.05 each on Unibet and Betway.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will be without their regular captains and it will be interesting to see how Kane Williamson and Ajinkya Rahane lead their respective teams in this match. The former definitely have the advantage of playing on their home ground where they have won eight of their past ten matches. And the fact that they have beaten the Royals twice in their last three face-offs is also going to give them plenty of confidence.
Rajasthan do have some quality batsmen in their side, but they seem a bit over-reliant on Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes to play the big shots at the backend of the innings. SRH also have a slight edge in terms of a sharper bowling attack that is likely to make better use of the conditions than that of their opponents. The Sunrisers strike better balance in their side and we predict them to come out on top in this match.
Final Verdict: Back Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Rajasthan Royals at 1.83 on 1xbet, 1.72 on Bet365 and 1.75 each on Unibet and Betway.
Apr 09, 2018
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - Hyderabad, India
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