Match number 4 of IPL 2023 will see two one time champions clash against each other. It will be 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on the inaugural champions from 2008 the Rajasthan Royals.
In IPL 2022, SRH finished a lowly 8th out of 10 teams, while the Royals had a terrific season, making it all the way to the final where they finished as runners-up after losing to Gujarat Titans.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at all the big details that you should know for this blockbuster clash on Sunday:
What: IPL 2023 Match 4
Teams: Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals
When: April 2, Sunday - 3:30 PM IST start. Toss at 3 PM IST
Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Head to head of these two teams from IPL 2022: They played only once and Rajasthan won by 61 runs
Overall Head to Head:
Played: 16
Won by SRH: 8
Won by RR: 8
Where the two teams finished last season: Sunrisers Hyderabad finished 8th out of 10 teams, while Rajasthan Royals finished second after the league stage and ended the tournament as runners-up
Win-Loss record of the two teams in IPL 2022 (league stage):
Sunrisers Hyderabad - Played - 14, Won - 6, Lost - 8, Points - 12
Rajasthan Royals - Played - 14, Won - 9, Lost - 5, Points - 18
Captains:
Sunrisers Hyderabad - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (stand-in captain since Aiden Markram is not available)
Rajasthan Royals - Sanju Samson
Likely Playing XIs:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Upendra Yadav, Washington Sundar, Adil Rashid, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Karthik Tyagi, Umran Malik
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Obed McCoy
Full squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Bhuvenshwar Kumar (stand-in captain), Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Harry Brook, Mayank Dagar, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Akeal Hosain, Marco Jansen, Kartik, Tyagi, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Markande, Aiden Markram, T Natarajan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Glenn Phillips, Adil Rashid, Sanvir Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Washington Sundar, Upendra Yadav
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (C), Abdul Basith, M Ashwin, R Ashwin, KM Asif, Trent Boult, Jos Buttler, KC Cariappa, Yuzvendra Chahal, Donovan Ferreira, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Yashavi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Obed McCoy, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, KS Rathore, Joe Root, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Akash Vasisht, Kuldip Yadav, Adam Zampa
Weather Forecast for Hyderabad on April 2:
Maximum Temperature: 36 degrees celsius
Minimum Temperature: 22 degrees celsius
Hazy Sun
Wind: 9 kmph
Cloud Cover: 41 %
Chances of rain: 2%
Stadium Capacity: 55000
Pitch: Should be a batting paradise. Afternoon game should help both teams bat well on a fresh pitch. High scoring game on the cards
Where to Watch:
Digital: You can catch ball by ball commentary, match analysis, latest scores, records and more on - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Jio Cinema
New Rules:
Impact Player: Both captains will have a list of upto 5 substitutes. 1 of them can be called in as the Impact Player to bat and bowl.
Name Playing XI after the toss: Both captains will be allowed to pick a playing XI they have pre-decided depending on the outcome of the toss. Teams could be prepared with two slightly different XIs, if they choose to do so. The team sheets will be exchanged after the toss.
