The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won both their games against Rajasthan Royals (RR) who were making a comeback last season after serving a two-year ban. Ahead of their clash in VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019, there is not much history between the two teams considering they have played against each other on 9 occasions. However, SRH leads the head-to-head records, having won 5 of those while on 4 instances it was the Rajasthan Royals who came out on top. It is also interesting to note that the majority of the games involving them have been low scoring ties with bowlers in the ascendency. Here is a brief summary of how last five games of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals have turned out. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals Live Cricket Score 8th T20 Match.

RR vs SRH – April 29, 2018 – SMS Stadium, Jaipur – SRH won by 11 runs

The Sunrisers Hyderabad defended a total of 151 through some quality bowling particularly from their domestic players like Basil Thampi, Siddarth Kaul and Sandeep Sharma. Ajinkya Rahane remained unbeaten on 65 for the Rajasthan Royals, but that was not enough for the home team who could never break free from the SRH shackles.

SRH vs RR – April 9, 2018 – Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad – SRH won by 9 wickets

A poor show by the Rajasthan Royals in every department led to a routine win for the hosts Hyderabad. Batting first the visitors could only manage 125/9 thanks to a patient 49 by Sanju Samson. Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson made light work of the chase as they helped reach the target under 16 overs.

RR vs SRH – May 7, 2015 – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai – SRH won by 7 runs

A high scoring game is a rarity in games featuring Rajasthan and Hyderabad, but this happened in their tie at Mumbai. Thanks to some power hitting by Shikhar Dhawan and Eoin Morgan SRH blasted their way to 201/4. For Rajasthan Royals as long as Steve Smith was at the crease, they were in the hunt, but after his dismissal, they slumped to a defeat.

SRH vs RR – April 16, 2015 – YSR Stadium, Visakhapatnam – RR won by 6 wickets

The Rajasthan bowlers led by Dhaval Kulkarni restricted Sunrisers Hyderabad to a below-par score of 127/5. None of the Hyderabad batsmen converted their starts to big scores helping Rajasthan get the upper hand in the contest. Ajinkya Rahane’s 62 was enough for the Royals to script an easy six wickets win in Visakhapatnam though Ravi Bopara’s two wickets did get SRH interested in the middle overs.

SRH vs RR – May 8, 2014 – Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad – SRH won by 32 runs

SRH won a low scoring encounter by taking all ten wickets for Rajasthan for 102 who were chasing 135 for a win. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up four wickets for Hyderabad and received great support from Dale Steyn in keeping the Royals’ batsman under check. On a slow track of Motera, Shikhar Dhawan’s 33 was the highest individual score of the game which just goes to show how challenging it was for the batsman throughout the game.

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The Sunrisers Hyderabad have a better bowling unit in comparison to the Rajasthan Royals hence the visitors will have to improve in that department. In term of batting, the two sides more or less cancel each other out.

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