Rajiv Gandhi Stadium [X]
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is all set to host Sunrisers Hyderabad’s sixth home match and 66th match of the IPL 2024 on Thursday, May 16th 2024. The opposition for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in this important match will be Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will start at 7:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Rajiv Gandhi International in IPL.
Ground Stats of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is set to host its sixth game of the season. A total of seven matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024.
In the last match on this ground, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated the Lucknow Super Giants by 10 runs.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is renowned for its batter-friendly pitches, fostering high-scoring encounters, particularly in the initial stages of a match. However, the pitch isn’t limited to favouring only one style of play. As the game progresses, it tends to offer more assistance to spin bowlers, a trend observed historically. This evolution in pitch behavior, reminiscent of patterns seen at numerous other venues, often gives the chasing team a slight edge.
So far, 76 matches have been played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. 55.26% of them have been won by the chasing team. while 44.74% of them have been won by the team batting first.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium IPL Stats | Numbers |
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Matches | 76 |
Matches won batting first | 34 |
Matches won batting second | 42 |
Average first innings total | 162.17 |
Runs per over | 8.17 |
Runs per wicket | 26.80 |
Highest total recorded | 277/3 by SRH vs MI in 2024 |
Lowest total recorded | 80/10 by DC vs SRH in 2013 |
The overall stats shows that, like most venues, the chasing team has enjoyed majority of the success Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
IPL Record at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Last 10 Matches
Stats | Numbers |
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Matches | 10 |
Matches won batting first | 7 |
Matches won batting second | 3 |
Average first innings score | 183.5 |
Average first innings winning score | 192 |
Average powerplay score | 55.4 |
Average death-over score | 53 |
In recent matches, batting first teams tested more success on this pitch than the teams batting second. The average first-inning winning score is above 190 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 9.23 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 10.6.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 5
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won batting second: 2
Average first innings total: 203
Average second innings total: 190
Individual Player Records at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters | Runs |
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David Warner | 1623 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 1477 |
Rohit Sharma | 520 |
Kane Williamson | 508 |
Virat Kohli | 486 |
So, among the top run scorers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in the IPL, none of them will be playing this game.
Highest Wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers | Wickets |
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 48 |
Amit Mishra | 30 |
Rashid Khan | 28 |
Dale Steyn | 27 |
Siddarth Kau | 21 |
Among the highest wicket takers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, we will see Bhuvneshwar Kumar from SRH in action during this game. Bhuvneshwar has been bowling pretty well for the last few matches on this ground. We will see Rashid Khan, from GT, in this game.
Best Individual Display at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
Highest Indivudual Score: 126 by David Warner vs Kolkata Knight Riders on 30th April, 2017
Best Bowling Figure: 6/12 by Alzarri Joseph vs Sunrisers Hyderabad on 6th April, 2019
Team records at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
SRH vs GT Head-to-head at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
This will be the first match between these two teams at the venue.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
Matches | Won | Lost | No Result |
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56 | 35 | 21 | 0 |
Gujarat Titans Record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
This will be the first match for Gujarat Titans at this venue in the IPL.