Find out team news, TV and streaming information, odds, weather forecasts and much, much more ahead of the next game of the 2021 Indian Premier League season
Sunrisers Hyderabad meet Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 Indian Premier League.
The game is scheduled for 6pm UAE (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Monday, September 27, 2021.
The two sides will meet at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are out, having endured a shocking time of it this year, winning just once in nine games, with a team overreliant on the runs of David Warner bearing the brunt of his poor form. Jonny Bairstow's withdrawal from this rearranged segment has left them even lighter in that department, while much rests on the shoulders of Rashid Khan.
They were roundly beaten by Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, before throwing away a glorious opportunity against Punjab Kings on Saturday, when they fell five runs short of a modest chase of 125.
Rajasthan came out on the right end of a tight affair against Punjab, winning by two runs. They were similarly wasteful in their other encounter, however, restricting Delhi to 154 on Saturday but falling well short on a blameless surface.
Rajasthan Royals are heavily fancied to win this one, with Dafabet offering odds of 8/11. Sunrisers Hyderabad are available at 11/10.
Dafabet are backing Jason Roy to top-score for Sunrisers Hyderabad, offering odds of 13/5. His compatriot Liam Livingstone is available at 5/2 for Rajasthan Royals.
It will be interesting to see whether Jason Roy comes into Sunrisers' side, given the woeful form of David Warner, who has scored two runs since the competition restarted earlier this month. Rashid Khan is always one to watch, wherever he goes, while Abdul Samad is a youngster with a big future.
For Royals, Liam Livingstone is the man of the moment. He needs to come good for their sake, without the talents of Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes or Jofra Archer.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed 21-year-old medium-pacer Umran Malik as a Covid-19 replacement for T Natarajan, who is in isolation after testing positive before the defeat against Delhi Capitals.
Malik has been with the Sunrisers team as a net bowler in the UAE. Allrounder Vijay Shankar and bowler G Periyaswamy were both identified as his close contacts.
The two teams have played each other 14 times.
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 7
Rajasthan Royals wins: 7
Temperatures are set to hit 37 Celsius at the start of this game.
Follow the Met Office forecast here.
Yes, a limited number of fans are allowed to attend games during the IPL's UAE leg.
Mumbai Indians to win - they've been rusty since the restart, but you'd expect them to come good.
IPL TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports have the rights in the United Kingdom.
You can aso stream the tournament using the Disney+ Hotstar digital platform, though the matches are only available for VIP or Premium subscribers.
Star Sports have the television rights in India.
Streaming service YuppTV have acquired digital streaming rights in a host of markets, including Australia, continental Europe, Malaysia, Southeast Asia with the exception of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Central Asia, and Central and South America.
In the USA, the games will be broadcast on Willow TV and the Willow TV website. Fox Sports have the broadcasting rights in Australia, while Supersport will televise the games in South Africa. In the Caribbean, Flow TV have the rights.
The following broadcasters owning the rights for their respective regions:
Bangladesh: Channel 9
Afghanistan: Lemar TV
Malaysia: Measat
MENA/UAE: BeIN Sport
Hong Kong: Now TV
Singapore: SingTel
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Papua New Guinea: EMTV
Sunrisers Hyderabad squad: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jason Holder, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jason Roy
Rajasthan Royals squad: Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahim, Chetan Sakariya, K.C. Cariappa, Liam Livingstone, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh, Glenn Phillips
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Liam Livingstone, Sanju Samson, David Miller, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tabraiz Shamsi, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi, Mustafizur Rahman
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