Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will meet for the first time in the 2020 IPL season on October 11 at the Dubai International Stadium. The teams will then return to the same location for the reverse match on October 22.
Sunrisers and Royals have played some memorable encounters over the years, including a high-scoring fixture in Hyderabad in 2019. To understand how both sides have fared in recent editions of the IPL, let’s take a look at their heads. : direct statistics.
Head-to-Head general: (11 matches- SRH 6 | RR 5)
SRH and RR have met 11 times in the IPL so far and the Hyderabad-based team is currently leading the match 6-5.
Recent face-to-face: (Last 5 games)
Sunrisers have a convincing advantage over Rajasthan in the recent past, achieving victory in four of the last five matches.
Last 5 games:
RR won by 7 wickets
SRH won by 5 wickets
SRH won by 11 races
SRH won by 9 wickets
SRH won by 7 races
Last meeting:
Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets in Jaipur. Led by Manish Pandey’s 61, Sunrisers put up 160/8 in the first inning. Four bowlers, Oshane Thomas, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron and Shreyas Gopal, started two fields each. The home team then chased the goal in 19.1 overs. Sanju Samson was left without an out with 48, while Liam Livingstone scored 26 balls 44.
Last meeting in UAE:
The two teams met at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi in 2014, where the Rajasthan Royals (135/6 after 19.3 overs) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (133/6 after 20 overs) by 4 wickets.
Better performance:
Let’s take a look at the top artists of this accessory over the years.
Main race catchers:
Hyderabad Sunrises: Shikhar Dhawan (253)
Royals of Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane (347)
Highest score in an entry:
Hyderabad Sunrises: Shikhar Dhawan (78 *)
Royals of Rajasthan: Sanju Samson (102 *)
Most of the land:
Hyderabad Sunrises: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (9)
Royals of Rajasthan: James Faulkner (12)
Best Bowling Figures:
Hyderabad Sunrises: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/14)
Rajasthan Royals: James Faulkner (5/16)
Total highest entries:
Hyderabad Sunrises: 201/5
Royals of Rajasthan: 198/2
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