Soon after winning the toss, SRH skipper Warner said: "We are going to bowl. We have the big man Holder coming in. Nadeem comes in for Thampi. I am always nice and calm. Have had time to relax."
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals Skipper said that he was looking to bat first. "We have been playing IPL for a long time. It was a good win the other night (against CSK). We are heading in the right direction, playing good cricket," Steve Smith said.
SRH have made two changes in their playing XI..Windies all-rounder Jason Holder comes in for the injured Kane Williamson. Spinner Shahbaz Nadeem comes in for seamer Basil Thampi. It is to be noted that Rajasthan Royals have gone unchanged for the game.
Both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals need a win under their belt to keep their campaign alive in IPL 2020. A loss for either team will put them on the brink of getting eliminated from the play-off race.
When the two sides last met in the ongoing thirteenth edition at Dubai, Rajasthan Royals pulled off a thrilling chase to edge Sunrisers Hyderabad in a nerve wrecking encounter which went down to the final over
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson(w), Steven Smith(c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi