Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Rajasthan Royals take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 7.30pm local time (3pm BST) on Sunday, May 7.
The match will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.
It's no secret that Rajasthan are in a rut. The Royals have only won one of their past five matches, leaving a team that had every opportunity to move to the top of the table confined to the mid-table. They may sit fourth at present, but with all the teams down to seventh-placed Punjab also on ten points, that could change rapidly.
Sitting ninth in the table, meanwhile, Sunrisers are quickly running out of time if they are to secure a playoff berth. Four losses in five matches, the same as Rajasthan, leaves them searching for form as the second half of the IPL starts to heat up.
Rajasthan Royals are in a slump [Arun Sankar/Getty Images]
Rajasthan Royals have no fresh injury concerns heading into this match.
For Sunrisers, meanwhile, expect T Natarajan and Rahul Tripathi to be involved with the impact substitution once more. Their swap nearly brought about a win against KKR.
For the Royals, the emphasis lies on their batting line-up rediscovering its early season form. Sanju Samson's top-scored with just 30 in their nine-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans, while the 20 balls he faced were the most of any Rajasthan batter.
After their narrow loss at the hands of the Knight Riders in their last match, there is no single aspect that Sunrisers must rectify if they are to win. Instead, its about marginal gains across all departments, with wickets and runs shared evenly across the team indicative of Sunrisers missing the often-needed x-factor that decides T20 matches.
Matches played: 17
Rajasthan Royals wins: 9
Sunrisers Hyderabad wins: 8
Cloudy conditions are expected in Jaipur, with temperatures reaching 31 degrees Celsius.
Sunrisers need some of their x-factor players to deliver [R Satish Babu/Getty Images]
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Anmolpreet Singh, Akeal Hosein
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Harry Brook, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan
Rajasthan Royals are the favourites with odds of 4/6. Sunrisers are available at 6/5.
Rajasthan's form is spiralling out of control and this could be the perfect game for Sunrisers to turn their season around. Sunrisers win.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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