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SRH vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview | Williamson can play

By Pranob Thachanthara

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals match. We are covering SRH vs RR Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

Team Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their first match to Kolkata Knight Riders due to havoc by Andre Russell. Batting first, Hyderabad had a good show scoring 181 runs. Warner made a thumping comeback from suspension scoring 85 runs while Bairstow and Shankar scored 39 and 40* respectively. Defending the target, Hyderabad were in a good position defending 53 runs in last 3 overs but Andre Russell went on a six-hitting spree scoring 49* runs in 19 balls to defeat Hyderabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to capitalise on positives from the last match and register their first victory of IPL’19 tomorrow.

Rajasthan Royals also lost their opening match to Kings XI Punjab by 14 runs. Bowling first, Royals restricted Punjab at 184 runs with Ben Stokes taking two scalps. Archer, Kulkarni and Krishnappa Gowtham also bowled good spells. Chasing the target, Jos Buttler and Rahane gave a good start to the team with a former scoring good knock of 69 runs but lost his wicket due to the controversial mankading incident. Royals could not get going after the incident and were restricted on 170 runs. Rajasthan Royals will be determined to give a tough challenge to Hyderabad at their den.

A good encounter can be expected between both teams.

When and Where:

SRH VS RR, 8th T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad.
29th March, 08:00 PM

Venue Stats:

Average 1st innings score: 155
Average 2nd innings score: 147

Head to Head:

Matches played: 09
Rajasthan Royals: 04
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 05

Squads:

SRH:
Kane Williamson (C), Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, David Warner, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Jonny Bairstow, Martin Guptill, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Abhishek Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Natarajan, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake.

RR:
Ajinkya Rahane(C), Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Ashton Turner, Liam Livingstone, Prashant Chopra, Shashank Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Jofra Archer, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Oshane Thomas, S. Midhun.

Team News:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Kane Williamson is expected to play tomorrow after recovering from injury. Billy Stanlake has also joined the team.

After a good show by Jonny Bairstow, Williamson can replace Shakib Al Hasan. In such case, Shahbaz Nadeem can replace Deepak Hooda in the playing XI.

Khaleel Ahmed is likely to replace Sandeep Sharma.

David Warner and J Bairstow can open the innings. K Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan will follow them.

Vijay Shankar will play the role of allrounder. Rashid and Bhuvi can also contribute with bat.

Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack along with Shahbaz/Shakib while Bhuvneshwar and S Kaul will be the key pacers along with Vijay Shankar. Sandeep Sharma or Khaleel Ahmed wil support them.

Rajasthan Royals:

Ashton Turner is not available while Liam Livingstone, Oshane Thomas and Ish Sodhi are unlikely to play.

Varun Aaron can come in the playing XI replacing Jaydev Unadkat.

Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler will open the innings. Sanju Samson, Steve Smith and Rahul Tripathi will follow them.

Ben Stokes and Krishnappa Gowtham will play the role of an allrounder. Jofra Archer can also contribute with bat.

Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat/Varun Aaron and Dhawal Kulkarni will lead the pace attack along with Ben Stokes while Gowtham and Gopal will be the key spinners.

Probable Playing XI: (After Toss)

SRH:
David Warner, J Bairstow (wk), Kane Williamson ©, Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, S Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.

RR:
Ajinkya Rahane (C), Jos Buttler (WK), Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni.