The Rajasthan Royals(RR) have had minimal impact on the international series between England and the West Indies. Because they don’t have any CA contract players, they keep their first-choice playing XI. Let’s have a look at the lineup for the game against SRH.
The SRH squad has been completely rebuilt, with only Williamson, Abdul Samad, and Umran Malik from the previous squad returning. They lack the explosive batsmen David Warner and Jonny Bairstow at the top. SRH is also missing Rashid Khan. They were able to re-sign Abhishek Sharma and Priyam Garg, two young players.
SRH vs RR Dream11 Picks
Captaincy – Ravichandran Ashwin
Batters – Kane Williamson, Shimron Hetymer, Devdutt Padikkal, Nicholas Pooran
All-rounders – Washington Sundar, Abhishek Sharma
Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.
SRH vs RR Probable Playing XIs
SRH: Kane Williamson, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Shreyas Gopal.
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravi Ashwin, Obed McCoy, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal.
SRH vs RR Squads:
SRH: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Nicholas Pooran, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Karik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott, R Samarth, Saurabh Dubey, Shashank Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Philips, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
RR: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed McCoy, Anunay Singh, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Jimmy Neesham, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell.
SRH vs RR Pitch Report:
In general, the pitch in Pune aids batters and provides value for shots. With dew as a factor, chasing has been the preferred strategy.
TOP Player of RR & SRH:
Jos Buttler (wk):Buttler enthralled Sunrisers Hyderabad with a 64-ball 124 in his previous IPL match, tempting the franchise to keep him for Rs. 10 million. Buttler had a poor start to the IPL 2021 season, scoring only 130 runs in six matches and striking at a sluggish 127.45. Buttler dominated the T20 World Cup after missing the IPL’s UAE leg. He led England with 269 runs at a strike rate of 151.12.
Shimron Hetmyer:In IPL 2021, the flashy West Indian finally came of age, smashing 242 runs for Delhi Capital at an incredible 168.05. While Hetmyer needs to improve his consistency, it was his big-hitting that brought him Rs. 8.50 crore at the auctions. Hetmyer will be eager to play for the Royals after missing a significant amount of international cricket owing to fitness difficulties.
Kane Williamson: With the exception of last season, Kane Williamson has done an excellent job with the team. With the release of important players David Warner, Rashid Khan, and Jonny Bairstow, the team’s duty has only grown this time around. Williamson has always been a crucial player for them, and he will play a bigger role as a batter and captain in the IPL 2022.
Bhuvneshwar Kumer: With Rashid Khan out, Bhuvi will be the SRH’s go-to bowler. The franchise repurchased him for 4.2 crores. With a young set of bowlers, he’ll have to spearhead the bowling attack. In the last two seasons of the IPL, he has been plagued by injuries. However, if he maintains his fitness and performs consistently for SRH, he might be a contender for Man of the Tournament in the IPL 2022.
Conclusion:
As a result, the Sunrisers would like to forget about their eighth-place performance in the IPL 2021. They’ve restructured the team around skipper Kane Williamson. They have high hopes for West Indian Nicholas Pooran and their Indian youths Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, and Umran Malik, among others. RR: They have a solid and balanced group under Sanju Samson, perhaps the best of the ten teams on paper. The Royals want to see that convert to on-field results, and they’ll be looking to make a statement against the Hyderabad side. In terms of strategy, the fact that their players are available from the first match is a boon
