It will be the first game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 outside of Mumbai. It will also be the final game of the first round. Rajasthan Royals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in a battle of past champions today, with both teams looking to get off to a winning start in the IPL.
Kane Williamson wins the toss and chose to bowl first.
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson(c), Nicholas Pooran(w), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik
Throughout the game, the surface will assist fast bowlers, and batsmen should expect plenty of chin music. They will, however, have chances to score runs.
Rajasthan Royals had finished sixth in the previous season’s points standings, while Hyderabad had ended last.