Rajasthan vs Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 40th match of IPL 2021 today. This match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium at 7.30 pm. Rajasthan is currently sixth in the points table with 8 points from 9 matches and remains in the playoff race. On the other hand, Hyderabad's performance was bad in the IPL this year. The team has lost 8 of 9 matches. Hyderabad are currently at the bottom of the points table with 2 points and are out of the playoff race.
While Rajasthan still have the chance to move forward to the IPL, the journey ahead of the tournament for Hyderabad has now become a battle to preserve its honour. In the second phase of IPL, Rajasthan have won one of their two matches against Punjab while they lost to Delhi Capitals. At the same time, Hyderabad have lost both their matches in the second phase.
Head to head both teams are on equal footing
When it comes to the matches played between the two teams in the IPL so far, the match looks equal. Rajasthan and Hyderabad have clashed 14 times in the league so far. Both teams have won seven times each. The last time the two teams clashed was during the first phase of the IPL in India, in which Rajasthan won by an easy 55 runs.
Both teams batsman have disappointed
The batsman from both teams have not performed well in IPL 2021 so far. No batsman other than Sanju Samson has been able to do much for Rajasthan. And Hyderabad's star players Kane Williamson and David Warner have also scored runs for Hyderabad. In bowling, Hyderabad has the upper hand where the experience of Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar can be of great use to the team.
When will the match start?
The match starts at 7:30 pm IST. Star India Network has the broadcasting rights for the match between Hyderabad and Rajasthan today. You can enjoy watching this match on Star Sports channels and also on Disney+Hotstar. The highlight is that this time you can watch this match in eight different languages on Star India channels.