Qualifier 2: What Are Winning Chances Of SRH And RR Teams?

The stage is set for a high thrilling final in the ongoing IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders fixed its spot in the finals and is waiting for the opponent. Two teams are gearing up for the big fight and the winners will reach the finals and face KKR in the trophy fight.

All eyes are on Qualifier 2 of the IPL which sees two high-flying teams Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals locking horns with each other. It's a do-or-die match for both the teams. While the winning team moves to the finals, the losing team will be eliminated.

Looking at the stats, the Hyderabad team has an advantage over RR. So far both teams faced each other 19 times. While SRH won 10 matches, RR won 9 times. In the league match in the ongoing season as well SRH defeated the RR team.

As both teams will face each other in the crucial match let us have a look at the strengths and weaknesses of both teams and which team will have an advantage. Fans of the respective teams believe that their teams will win and lift the trophy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH entered the league with a lot of expectations. The team met the expectations and it is sticking to the aggressive gameplay. This is the reason why SRH broke the record of the highest total and set up a new record with 287. It made above 250 scores multiple times.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are the strong pillars of the team. As the openers, they give a flying start usually. Every time SRH scored high totals the openers were all guns blazing. SRH lost the recent matches due to the failure of the openers. So the openers play a key role in SRH’s performance and winning chances. If they can shine nothing can stop the team.

The bowling unit is very strong in the SRH team. Captain Pat Cummins is an economical bowler and gives breakthroughs when required. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is an additional advantage of the team with his variations in bowling.

Rajasthan Royals: The team is one of the most balanced teams in the league. There are match winners in bowlers and batters too. If both units can find success then nothing can stop the RR led by Sanju Samson. Just like SRH RR is also dependent on the openers.

Young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are the superstars for batting for the team. The openers give a left-right combination to the team and give a flying star. Next comes skipper Sanju Samson who can be dangerous once he set in the crease.RR's batting unit is strong with the strength of other batters like Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, and Rovman Powell.

Looking at the bowling unit Trent Boult is the star who gets support from other bowlers like Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, and Navdeep Saini. Even in the spin department, RR is strong with the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Keshav Maharaj.