Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will meet on this Friday (29th March) night at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad). It will be the second game for both teams in the ongoing IPL 2019. However, SRH will play their first home game in this season, and RR will play their first away game in this season.
Both teams lost their opening matches in this IPL season. SRH played their opening game in this season against the host side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In that thrilling match, the visiting team lost by six wickets.
On the other hand, RR played against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in their opening game of IPL 2019. Though it was their home match, they suffered a 14-run defeat.
Head-to-head records between SRH and RR
| Stats | Matches | SRH won | RR won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0/0 |
| In IPL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0/0 |
| At Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
- Since April 2015, RR has never won against SRH. SRH has won their all last three matches against this Rajasthan franchise. Last time RR won a match against this Hyderabad franchise was on 16th April 2015 at Visakhapatnam.
Important stats between SRH and RR
(Team stats)
| Stats | SRH (vs RR) | RR (vs SRH) |
| Highest total | 201/4 (20 overs) at Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium) on 7th May 2015 | 194/7 (20 overs) at Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium) on 7th May 2015 |
| Lowest completed total | 127/5 (20 overs) at Visakhapatnam on 16th April 2015 | 102 (19.5 overs) at Ahmedabad on 8th May 2014 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 32 runs at Ahmedabad on 8th May 2014 | – |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 9 wickets at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 9th April 2018 | 8 wickets at Jaipur on 27th April 2013 |
(Player stats)
| Stats | SRH (vs RR) | RR (vs SRH) |
| Highest score | 78* by Shikhar Dhawan at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 9th April 2018 | 98* by Shane Watson at Jaipur on 27th April 2013 |
| Best bowling figures | 4/14 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar at Ahmedabad on 8th May 2014 | 5/16 by James Faulkner at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 17th May 2013 |
| Most runs scored | 253 runs by Shikhar Dhawan | 238 runs by Ajinkya Rahane |
| Most wickets | 9 wickets by Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 12 wickets by James Faulkner |
Other important stats
SRH
- Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar (96 wickets) is four wickets away to complete his 100 IPL wickets for SRH. He will be the first SRH bowler to achieve this feat. Also, he will be the fourth bowler to pick up 100 or more IPL wickets for a side.
RR
- Ajinkya Rahane (2,444 runs) needs to score 56 more runs to complete his 2,500 IPL runs for RR. He will be the first RR batsman to score 2,500 or more IPL runs.
- Ajinkya Rahane (238 runs) needs to score 16 more runs to become the most run-scorer for any team in the T20 encounters between SRH and RR. The former SRH opener Shikhar Dhawan is leading this table as he scored 253 runs against RR.
- Jaydev Unadkat (146 wickets) is four wickets away to complete his 150 T20 wickets.
