Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Rajasthan Royals : RR look a formidable side to win the game

Two teams who had an unforgettable season last year will look to make amends and would look to go good from the get-go. Both the teams have invested heavily and nearly changed their squad and will be looking to reap the benefits of the trust they put in players.

Stood at the bottom of the pile last year, Sunrisers fans would be expecting a positive turnaround from their team. They went heavy with Indian domestic players in the auction and will be interesting to see how they do at this stage. This lack of experience at the global level may come to even haunt them in this IPL. The likes of Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran will be the superstar marquee players to look out for in the game.

Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

Royals have managed this auction very sensibly. They had brought a good mix of experience and youth at the auction. Having had problems in the bowling department they have gone got two of the most renowned Indian spinners in their arsenal with Ashwin and Chahal. The batting also looks strong with a good mix of scorers and pinch hitters in their kitty. It will be interesting to see how they do this year.  

Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Rassie van der Dussen / Daryl Mitchell, Riyan Parag / Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult

While Rajasthan has a strong batting lineup, the Sunrisers always have a pretty decent bowling lineup to boast of. But now that they have also improved their bowling, RR will be a tough nut to crack. Expect a fearless style of play from the young Hyderabad team. Expecting a lot of boundaries in this game.

• RR to win for 1.73;
• Team 2 To Score Most Sixes And Win Match for 1.832;
• Highest opening Partnership Stat - W2 for 1.725