Preview:
Given their horrific start to the 2021 Indian Premier League campaign, many expected Sunrisers Hyderabad to take some harsh calls and change their playing XI. But the decision to remove David Warner from captaincy, who happens to be their only title-winning captain, might not be something many saw coming.
But it has happened, and under the leadership of Kane Williamson, the Orange Army will take the field tomorrow. They will face another team who have had a poor start in Rajasthan Royals. The Royals succumbed to yet another defeat in their last game against Mumbai Indians and are placed at the penultimate place in the standings.
Match Details:
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Date & Time: 2nd May 2021 at 3:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar
Pitch Report:
This is a batting-friendly track here in Delhi. Toss will be crucial here, as the team batting second will have the added advantage of dew.
Probable Playing XIs for RR vs SRH:
Rajasthan Royals:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Riyan Parag, David Miller, Shivam Dube, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner/Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Jagadeesha Suchith, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul
Top Picks for RR vs SRH Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Kane Williamson will don the captain’s hat from this game, but he has been doing well as a batsman. The Kiwi scored a quick-fire 26 in his last game against Chennai, while he also scored a half-century in the game against Delhi Capitals.
Manish Pandey justified his selection in the last game by scoring 61 runs. He has scored 35+ runs in three of his last four games.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
Chris Morris picked up 2 crucial wickets in his last game against Mumbai Indians, while he also picked up a four-fer in the game prior to that against Kolkata. As we have seen in the match against Delhi, the South African all-rounder can also do a good job with the bat.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Rashid Khan picked up 3 wickets in his last game against Chennai Super Kings. The Afghan spinner is usually very economical and has conceded 35+ runs only once in his last 5 games.
Mustafizur Rahman is doing a decent job in the absence of Jofra Archer. He has picked up at least one wicket in four of his last five games.
Top Picks – Wicketkeepers
Sanju Samson is showing some much-needed consistency, as he has scored 40+ runs in both of his last two games. He will need to ensure his performance doesn’t take a dip from here onwards.
Amidst all the chaos, Jonny Bairstow has been a consistent performer for Hyderabad. He might have had a bad game against CSK, but the Englishman scored 35+ runs in the three games before that.
RR vs SRH Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Last 5 IPL matches) | Dream11 Points |
| Jonny Bairstow | 163 runs | 12, 63, 110, 76, 17 |
| Sanju Samson | 110 runs | 59, 62, 29, 25, 23 |
| Jos Buttler | 105 runs | 66, 22, 14, 76, 14 |
| Kane Williamson | 116 runs | 42, 94, 20, 2, 18 |
| Rashid Khan | 7 wickets | 99, 37, 51, 8, 88 |
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for RR vs SRH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jonny Bairstow (C), Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Chris Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for RR vs SRH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jos Buttler (VC), Sanju Samson, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson (C), David Miller, Jason Roy, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Siddarth Kaul, Rashid Khan, Chetan Sakariya
RR vs SRH Risky Captaincy Choices:
Yashasvi Jaiswal looked shaky in last year’s IPL, but he is looking confident this time around. He has scored 54 runs in the two matches he has played and can be a risky captaincy pick.
Shivam Dube has been solid with the bat in the last few games. He has scored 20+ runs in all of his last three games and can prove to be a good differential captaincy pick.
Player you should avoid:
Rahul Tewatia is an expensive pick at 9 Cr and his performances are not up to the mark as well. He has failed to pick up any wicket in his last three games and can be given a miss for this match.
