SRH vs RR: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Match 50 of the IPL 2024. The game will kick off at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 2, Thursday at 7:30 PM (IST).

This will be the first meeting between these two teams this season and considering their form, we can expect one heck of a high-voltage contest.

Both teams have faced each other 18 times in the competition’s history, with SRH winning 9 games and RR clinching nine wins. SRH are fifth on the table with 10 points. (5 wins, 4 defeats)

On the other hand, RR are on top of the points table with 16 points. (8 wins and 1 defeat) Let’s now take a glimpse at the four batsmen who can score the most runs in Match 50 of the tournament.

1. Travis Head: Travis Head has been in top-notch form ever since he donned the SRH jersey. He is the leading run-scorer for the Hyderabad-based franchise this season. Having played 8 games so far, he mustered 338 runs at an average of 42.25 and a strike rate of 211.25 including 1 century and 2 fifties. He is expected to score more runs against RR in the upcoming game.

2. Sanju Samson: The Kerala-born drew plaudits for ticking the boxes in captaincy and batting so far this season. Under his tutelage, RR are currently the table-toppers. Notably, he is the leading run-getter for the Royals this season with 385 runs in nine games at an average of 77 and a strike rate of 161.09, laced with four fifties.

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3. Aiden Markram: Aiden Markram’s form hasn’t been that impressive this season. Having played 9 games, he scored 199 runs including a fifty against CSK in a winning cause. Apart from that, he failed to produce a spark but he is just one good knock away from getting back to form. He needs 26 runs to complete 1,000 runs in the IPL and will be looking forward to achieving the feat in the upcoming game.

4. Riyan Parag: RR immensely benefited from the batting work-rate of Riyan Parag in the ongoing season of the IPL. The young talent has surprised everyone with his calm, composed and matured batting approach, which has yielded him positive results. He is the second leading run-scorer for RR with 332 runs in 9 games at an average of 55.33 and a strike rate of 159.62, including 3 fifties.