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In the upcoming IPL 2024 match between SRH and RR, key player battles are expected to heat up the field.
RR's Jos Buttler and SRH's Pat Cummins have a history, with Buttler scoring 82 runs off Cummins' bowling.
Meanwhile, SRH's Travis Head and RR's Trent Boult will face off, with Head having a high strike rate against Boult.
SRH's Heinrich Klaasen and RR's Yuzvendra Chahal will also be a pair to watch, with Chahal having dismissed Klaasen three times in past T20s.

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Jos Buttler has two centuries this season (Photo credit: X/@IPL)

IPL 2024, SRH vs RR: Decoding key player battles

By Rajdeep Saha

May 01, 2024

08:57 pm

What's the story

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals lock horns in Match 50 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. RR are placed first with eight wins from nine matches. SRH are fifth with five wins and four defeats from nine matches. Both teams have able players to produce the goods. We decode the key player battles.

#1

Buttler has struck at 143.85 against Cummins in T20 cricket

RR opener Jos Buttler owns 319 runs from 8 matches this season at 53.16 (100s: 2). On the other hand, SRH skipper Pat Cummins has picked up 10 wickets from nine games. As per ESPNcricinfo, Buttler has scored 82 runs from 57 balls bowled by Cummins in T20s. The former has been dismissed twice. Buttler averages 41 and his strike rate reads 143.85.

#2

Unadkat is yet to dismiss Samson in T20s

Sanju Samson is the top scorer this season for RR with 385 runs at 77. He owns four fifties. Meanwhile, Jaydev Unadkat has been bowling well this season for SRH. His slower balls have worked. Across four IPL innings, Samson owns 21 runs off 16 balls against Unadkat. Overall in T20s, Samson has amassed 25 runs from 20 balls (no dismissals).

#3`

Head owns a strike rate of 211.76 against Boult

Travis Head will be an asset for SRH upfront with his superb power-hitting. Head will enjoy facing RR's left-arm pacer Trent Boult. In two T20 innings, Head has clobbered Boult for 36 runs from 17 balls, striking at a whopping 211.76. Head has smashed 338 runs from eight innings this season (SR: 211.15). Meanwhile. Boult has claimed 10 scalps from nine matches at 25.

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Chahal has dismissed Klaasen three times in T20s

Heinrich Klaasen could be SRH's match-winner with the bat. He is known for his explosive shots and is considered as a dangerous prospect against spin. Yuzvendra Chahal, who owns 200 IPL wickets, will be tasked to trump Klaasen. Across six T20 innings, Klaasen has scored 93 runs from 41 balls off Chahal (SR: 226.82). Meanwhile, the right-arm spinner has dismissed Klaasen three times.