Its Sunday today and Sundays mean an IPL Sunday Doubleheader. Today’s doubleheader will have SRH & RR seek redemption while PBKS at 5th position at table aiming for Top-4 in the IPL league table. On Sunday, May 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad will Rajasthan Royals at 3:30 PM while the next match will have Punjab Kings locking horns with Delhi Capitals at 7:30 PM. It’s going to be an exciting Sunday and we’ll tell you all you should know before getting your cheerleading cap on.
Rajasthan Royals VS Sunrisers Hyderabad Preview
RR VS SRH Head-to-Head Stats
Overall games played – 13
Rajasthan Royals– 6
Sunrisers Hyderabad– 7
RR VS SRH Predicted XI
RR: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (Capt & Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldip Yadav.
SRH: David Warner (Capt), Jonny Bairstow (Wicketkeeper), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Kedar Jadhav, Jason Roy, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem/Jagadeesha Suchith, Sandeep Sharma/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul.
Preview
Both RR and SRH have had a disastrous first phase of the IPL 2021. RR has won only 2 off its 6 matches while SRH has won only 1. SRH is currently sitting at the deepest bottom of the table and RR is taking some consolation by being one place above it, at 7th.
Sunrisers were very recently trumped by MSD’s Chennai Super Kings. The defeat was its second consecutive one and fifth in the tournament. Although the team was a favorite of many, it has lacked consistency and has not found one match-winning player this year.
On the other end sits Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals that suffered an excruciating defeat against Mumbai Indians. RR’s issue is the team’s reliance on Sanju Samson’s batting. If the team can find its rhythm, it can redeem itself.
Punjab Kings VS Delhi Capitals Preview
PBKS VS DC Head-to-Head Stats
Overall games played– 27
Punjab Kings– 15
Delhi Capitals– 12
PBKS VS DC Predicted XI
PBKS: KL Rahul (Capt & Wicketkeeper), Prabhsimran Singh, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Dawid Malan, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Jhye Richardson, Ravi Bishnoi.
DC: Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant (Capt & Wicketkeeper), Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Tom Curran.
Preview
In the 2021 edition of the IPL, DC has come out as a formidable side. Even with the absence of Shreyas Iyer, the youngster captain Rishabh Pant led team is sitting comfortably in the 2nd position of the table with 5 wins in its 7 games so far. The team must be in high spirits after defeating a star-studded Kolkata Knight Riders in its last game.
What has been working so well-so far with DC is the opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw. Both are currently in the list of the highest run scorers this season. With the opening pair working so well, no wonder team’s captain Pant inserts its opposition to bat first.
In the meantime, Punjab Kings have been having a topsy turvy outing this season. In its 7 games so far, the team has won 3 but lost 4 games and is sitting in the middle of the table, at the 5th position. Earlier this week though, the Punjab Kings found its rhythm and found themselves defeating the formidable Virat Kohli-led RCB.
Thanks to the performances of skipper KL Rahul, Harpreet Brar, Chris Gayle and an odd Shahrukh Khan, the team has placed itself in a position where it won’t be taken lightly. However, the team also has its weak spots. Nicholas Pooran has been perishing for ducks in consecutive games and Deepak Hooda has been inconsistent to say the least. Yet, Punjab can be considered a side with ample resources that can pull an upset any day.
