Both need a victory to stay in the tournament, Rajasthan sixth and Hyderabad at number 7

The 40th match of the 13th season of IPL will be played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Dubai from 7:30 pm. Both teams must win this match to stay in the tournament. In the points table, Rajasthan is sixth with 8 points and Hyderabad is at number 7 with 6 points. However, Rajasthan has played 10 matches in the league so far and Hyderabad has played 9 matches.

Rajasthan defeated Hyderabad in the last match

In the previous match, Rajasthan defeated Hyderabad by 5 wickets. Rahul Tewatia and Ryan Parag had snatched the match from Hyderabad on their own. Rajasthan had earlier scored 158 runs for 5 wickets while batting 9. In response, Hyderabad won the match for 5 wickets with one ball.

Butler-Smith Rajasthan's top scorer

Rajasthan's Jose Butler and captain Steve Smith have scored the most runs in the season for Rajasthan. Butler has scored 262 runs in 9 matches and Smith has scored 246 runs in 10 matches. Apart from this, Sanju Samson has scored 236 runs in 10 matches.

Archer-Teotia has the most wickets

For Rajasthan, Joffra Archer is the first and Rahul Tewatiya at number two in terms of maximum wickets in the season. Archer has 13 wickets in 10 matches while Tewatia has taken 7 wickets in the same number of matches. Archer has bowled the most 120 dot balls in a season.

Warner-Bairstow Hyderabad's top scorer

Hyderabad captain David Warner and Johnny Bairstow have scored the most runs in the season for their team. Warner has scored 331 in 9 matches and Bairstow has scored 316 runs in 9 matches. After this comes the number of Manish Pandey, who has scored 212 runs in 9 matches so far.

Rashid-Natarajan took over in bowling

Rashid Khan and T Natarajan have bowled for Hyderabad. Rashid has 13 wickets in 10 matches while Natarajan has 11 wickets in 9 matches. Rashid (94) is sixth in terms of putting dot balls in the season.

Hyderabad-Rajasthan expensive players

The most expensive player from Hyderabad is David Warner. The franchise will give them Rs 12.50 crore for the season. This is followed by Manish Pandey (11 crore), the other expensive player in the team. At the same time, Captain Steve Smith and Ben Stokes are the most expensive players in Rajasthan with a price of Rs 12.50 crores.

Pitch and Weather Report

The sky will be clear during the match in Dubai. The temperature is likely to be between 22 and 36 degrees Celsius. The pitch here can help the batsmen. Being a slow wicket here will also help the spinners a lot. The team that won the toss in Dubai would like to bat first. The success rate of the first batting team in the last 61 T20s before this IPL in Dubai is 55.74%.

Total T20: 61 on this ground

First Batting Team Won: 34

First bowling team won: 26

Average team score in first innings: 144

Team average score in second innings: 122

Hyderabad won the title 2 and Rajasthan once

Hyderabad made the finals 3 times (2009, 2016, and 2018) and won the title 2 times (2009 and 2016). At the same time, Rajasthan had its first season of IPL (2008).

Hyderabad's success rate higher than IPL in Rajasthan

Sunrisers Hyderabad have a success rate of 52.56% in the league. Hyderabad has played a total of 117 matches so far, in which it has won 61 matches and lost 56. At the same time, Rajasthan has a success rate of 50.64%. Rajasthan has played a total of 157 matches so far, in which they have won 79 and lost 76. 2 matches were inconclusive.