SRH vs RR on 29th March 2022 from 7:30 PM IST will be the first match of Tata IPL 2022, which will be played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Sunrisers have backed Kane Williamson over David Warner to guide them to the elusive trophy, while the Royals have placed their faith in explosive Sanju Samson to end their trophy drought since 2008.
Team Updates:
Sunrisers, unlike other teams in the tournament, will not be short of many overseas players in the starting phase of IPL 2022. They will only miss Sean Abort, the Australian fast-bowler, for a couple of games which will not impact their team combination in a significant way.
On the other hand, Sanju Samson led Royals are the only group in the tournament which will not be missing any of its overseas players in the beginning phase of the tournament.
Probable XIs:
SRH: Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran (WK), Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
RR: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler (WK), Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer/Rassie van der Dussen, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
Cricreads Fantasy XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi (C), Kane Williamson, Sanju Samson, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, James Neesham, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Trent Boult, Umran Malik
Predicted Star-Batter:
Rahul Tripathi, the uncapped Indian player, had a sensational season for KKR in IPL 2021 and fetched 8.5 crores at the IPL Mega Auction. He is our pick of the batters in the SRH vs RR clash at MCA stadium.
Predicted Star-Bowler:
Umran Malik played only three matches in the IPL 2021 but still got retained by SRH before the Mega Auctions. The franchise has shown immense belief in his abilities, and the panel at Cricreads believe that Malik will prove the SRH management right at SRH vs RR battle in MCA stadium.
Predicted Winner:
Sunrisers Hyderabad is our pick for the much-awaited clash between the former champions.
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