Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will look to rebound from back-to-back defeats when they host leaders Rajasthan Royals (RR) in match 50 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 2).
Pat Cummins’ SRH head into the contest on the back of a 78-run loss to Chennai Super Kings, while Sanju Samson-led RR are fresh from their eighth win of the season – a 7-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants.

SRH batters failed for the second match in a row as they were bundled out for 134 in their run chase of 213 against CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (April 27).
RR, meanwhile, rode on unbeaten fifties from skipper Samson (71* off 33) and Dhruv Jurel (52* off 34) to chase down 197 against LSG at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday (April 26).
While SRH look to get back in the top four, RR will look to get closer to playoff confirmation when the two sides cross paths in their 19th meeting in IPL and their fifth clash in Hyderabad. Here is a look at SRH vs RR head to head numbers and all the other details.
In the 18 RR vs SRH head to head meetings in IPL so far, it’s all square at 9-9 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. In the last 5 meetings, it’s 3-2 in favour of RR, who also won on their previous visit to Hyderabad. Here is a look at numbers and performers from those clashes:
| Stats | For SRH vs RR | For RR vs SRH |
| Wins Batting 1st | 4 | 3 |
| Wins Chasing | 5 | 6 |
| Highest Total | 217 | 220 |
| Lowest Total | 127 | 102 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 217 | 163 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 136 | 203 |
| Most Runs | Shikhar Dhawan (253 runs) | Sanju Samson (688 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Manish Pandey (83*) | Jos Buttler (124) |
| Most Sixes | Manish Pandey (13 sixes) | Sanju Samson (30 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Shikhar Dhawan (35 fours) | Sanju Samson (52 fours) |
| Most Fifties | Manish Pandey (3 fifties) | Sanju Samson & Ajiknya Rahane (4 fifties each) |
| Most Hundreds | - | Jos Buttler & Sanju Samson (1 hundred each) |
| Most wickets | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (12 wickets) | James Faulkner (12 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/14) | James Faulkner (5/16) |
RR and SRH have clashed 4 times so far at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, where Sunrisers Hyderabad has won 3 times against Rajasthan Royals, who have won only on their recent visit to Hyderabad by defending a total of 203. Here is a look at SRH vs RR record in Hyderabad:
| Stats | SRH vs RR in Hyderabad | RR vs SRH in Hyderabad |
| Matches | 4 | 4 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Defeats | 1 | 3 |
| Wins Batting 1st | 1 | 1 |
| Wins Chasing | 2 | 0 |
| Highest Total | 201/5 in 2019 | 203/5 in 2023 |
| Lowest Total | 136/9 in 2013 | 113/9 in 2013 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 201/5 in 2019 | NA |
| Lowest Total Defended | 136/9 in 2013 | 203/5 in 2023 |
Apart from clashes against each other, the two sides have also played different oppositions at the Hyderabad venue, where RR don’t possess a good record, while hosts SRH have a decent record at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. Here is a look at the two teams’ stats in Hyderabad:.