SRH vs CSK IPL 2024 Venue, Hyderabad Pitch History: Hyderabad's iconic Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is all set to host Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match on Friday (April 5).
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) enters today's SRH vs CSK IPL 2024 match following a loss against Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans (GT) in their previous outing. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be aiming to return to winning ways after facing a defeat against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their last IPL 2024 match.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium IPL Records, Stats
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has hosted a total of 72 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, thus far. Notably, 55.56% (41) of IPL matches played at this venue have been won by the team chasing the target / batting second, while the team batting first has won in 44.44% (31) of the matches played here.
Overall in IPL, CSK and SRH have squared off in 20 matches. Fifteen times Chennai Super Kings have defeated Hyderabad in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, while SRH have won against CSK only five times in the tournament.
CSK is currently at number three spot in IPL 2024 points table after two wins and 1 loss from three IPL 2024 games. Meanwhile, SRH are at number 7 after one win from their three games in IPL 2024, thus far.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch History
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium pitch is renowned for favoring batsmen - pretty much evident when hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad set up a massive target of 277 runs against Mumbai Indians on this very pitch. Over 500 runs were scored in this match.
Even in all the matches that took place in Hyderabad in last year's IPL, 174 was the average first innings score here, indicating a high-scoring venue. In last year's IPL, the trend slightly favored the team batting first, with four matches won by teams that batted first, while the team chasing the target defeated their opponent only three times.