Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) would be utterly disappointed after they let Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) off the hook after getting them on the mat at the Eden Gardens. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow’s partnership kept KKR at bay, but the latter came back brilliantly. The Sunrisers are now scheduled to lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

SRH will enter the game as favourites as the Royals lost their two games at the particular venue. Their confidence won’t be great either as the team, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, slumped to a defeat against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Like the Sunrisers even they lost from a position of strength after Jos Buttler was ‘mankaded’ by KXIP captain Ravichandran Ashwin.
Match Details:

The eighth game of the IPL between SRH and RR will be hosted by the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

The match starts at 08:00 PM local time (02:30 PM GMT).

The game will be live on Star Sports in India. (Live streaming on Hotstar).

Weather Conditions:

The temperature isn’t something to be scared of with it hovering around 28 and 30 degrees. The humidity levels won’t be high at 27 to 30 percent. Most importantly, there are no chances of rain throughout the entire day.

Last five completed T20 matches: (Most recent- first)

SRH – L. L, W, L, L

RR – L, L, W, L, W

Pitch Condition/Report:

Average first-innings score: 147.5 from 6 Night IPL games in 2018

Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 4

Probable Playing XI:

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Jonny Bairstow (WK), David Warner, Kane Williamson (C), Vijay Shankar, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma

Bench: Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, Abhishek Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Shreevats Goswami, Shakib Al Hasan, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, T Natrajan, Khaleel Ahmed, Wriddhiman Saha

Rajasthan Royals

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

Bench: Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Riyan Parag, Stuart Binny, Shubham Ranjane, Mahipal Lomror, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Oshane Thomas, Sudhesan Midhun

Team News:

There’s no official news on whether Kane Williamson would be playing or not.

Ashton Turner is with the Australian squad.

Power Picks

Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs RR in IPL: 9 matches 12 wickets 21.91 avg 17.2 S/R,  1 four-wicket haul

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: David Warner, Jos Buttler

Vice Captain Options: Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/ Small Leagues:

Keeper – Jos Buttler (VC)

Batsmen – Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, David Warner (C), Yusuf Pathan

All-Rounders – Ben Stokes, Krishnappa Gowtham, Vijay Shankar

Bowlers – Dhawal Kulkarni, Siddarth Kaul, Rashid Khan

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Jonny Bairstow

Batsmen – Ajinkya Rahane (C), Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, David Warner (VC)

All-Rounders – Krishnappa Gowtham, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan

Bowlers – Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

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Expert Advice:

If Williamson comes back, then Shakib Al Hasan is likely to sit out as Bairstow, Rashid and Warner played their role pretty expertly in Kolkata.

Probable Winners:

The prediction is for SRH to win the match.