One of the biggest clashes of the ongoing IPL 2024 is all set to take place on May 24 (Friday). This will be a clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is Qualifier 2, and the team that wins this match will qualify for the finals, which will be played on Sunday.
The winner of this game will face Kolkata Knight Riders in the final. SRH and RR both have some big names on their sides that can turn the heat on match day. These are match-winners and can single-handedly take their team two. This will not be a team’s battle, but there are a few key battles between the players of both sides as well. Here, we will talk about the top five players’ battles in this SRH vs RR clash on Friday.
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Top Five SRH vs RR Player Battles for Today IPL 2024 Match
1. Travis Head vs Trent Boult
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 123.1 | – |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 123.1 | – |
Travis Head is a big-match player, and RR know what damage he can do on his day. The Australian star has one way of playing the game, which is to just go after the bowling. Head got out on ducks in the last two matches, so he will be looking to make up for it. However, RR have some good new ball bowlers. Trent Boult is one of them, for sure. Boult is in good rhythm and is swinging the ball, which can trouble Head. The Australian star got out to two left-arm pacers, Arshdeep Singh and Mitchell Starc, in the last two matches, and Boult is another brilliant left-arm pacer.
2. Abhishek Sharma vs Avesh Khan
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 1.0 |
Abhishek Sharma makes a destructive opening pair with Head for SRH. These two batters complement each other very well. Abhishek is a brilliant player of spin and takes them on for fun. So it is important to get him out early. RR have different types of bowlers who bring variety. Avesh Khan is one of them. The Indian pacer has troubled Abhishek in the past. He has been dismissed two times in the IPL in just 7 balls. Avesh even dismissed the left-hander in the last game between the two teams.
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3. Riyan Parag vs T. Natarajan
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 200.0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150.0 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 166.7 | – |
| Total | 46 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 170.4 | 23.0 |
Riyan Parag has been the best batter for Rajasthan Royals this season and is scoring runs under pressure. He has scored the most runs for RR and is contributing with the bat in almost every game. That is what makes him an important player in this SRH vs RR clash. However, the conditions will be more in favour of bowlers in Chennai, and T. Natarajan is the local boy here. So that will be a great battle to watch in the middle and final overs. Nattu has dismissed Parag two times in the IPL in 27 balls, and both players will look to take on each other in this game.
4. Sanju Samson vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 | 4.0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 141.7 | 17.0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180.0 | – |
| 2019 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 290.9 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 105.0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 | – |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 118 | 92 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 128.3 | 29.5 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been in good form in the last few matches. He is swinging the ball and taking wickets upfront. He will also get good help in Chennai. Bhuvi dismissed the RR captain for a duck in the last meeting and has good numbers against him. That will be a big challenge for Sanju Samson. The veteran pacer has dismissed Samson four times in the IPL, and Samson hasn’t looked comfortable with Bhuvi swinging the ball. He has scored 118 runs from 92 balls with 40 dots.
5. Heinrich Klaasen vs Yuzvendra Chahal
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 250.0 | 10.0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 300.0 | – |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 233.3 | 28.0 |
Heinrich Klaasen will have a big role in this game. The South African star is a key batter for SRH’s middle order and can take the game away on his day. He has done well for them in the IPL 2024. Klaasen is pretty effective against spinners, which makes him a valuable player against Ravi Ashwin and Yuzi Chahal. However, the conditions in Chennai will be good for someone like Chahal, who likes to give flight to deceive the batters. So it will be a great battle. Klaasen will look to take on Chahal, and the leg-spinner will look to get him out.
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