Today is the 45th match of the 12th edition of Indian Premier League of 2019 in which the face-off between the two teams one is on the bottom and another one is on the fourth position in the point table.
Rajasthan Royals Will host Sunrisers Hyderabad at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Saturday. The match starts from 8 P.M. today and streams live on Hotstar.
To reach in the playoff this season Rajasthan need to win the all rest of the matches because it is the time when every single team have their eye on the points table. It's that time when permutations and combinations surrounding qualification scenarios are drawn out.
As always, the race to the top four is set to be a heated one this year as well with all teams mathematically still in with a chance. Saturday (April 27) will be a rare weekend single header, with Rajasthan Royals taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur.
Royals kept their tournament alive, beating Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday to go to eight points from 11 games. Hyderabad has ten points from as many games, and can even aim for a top-two finish.
Hyderabad is coming off a defeat, having lost to Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. Their real challenge starts now, as they no longer have Jonny Bairstow, who has gone back to England. David Warner won't be around for the entire duration too, so they have to get as many wins as they can while he is around.
Kane Williamson, who missed the previous game after the death of his grandmother, is set to return as captain.
Sunrisers will surely miss the services of their destructive opener and Englishman Jonny Bairstow, who formed the most potent opening pairing alongside David Warner. Things will get tougher for both teams after the departure of Australians — Warner and Royals skipper Steve Smith — next week.
RR vs SRH Probable Playing 11
Rajasthan Royals (RR) probable playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steve Smith (c), Ashton Turner, Stuart Binny, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron and Oshane Thomas
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) probable playing XI: David Warner, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (C), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hassan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Siddharth Kaul
