Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is all set to host Sunrisers Hyderabad’s final home match and 69th match of the IPL 2024 on Sunday, May 19th 2024. The opposition for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in this important match will be Punjab Kings (PBKS). The match will start at 3:30 PM.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Rajiv Gandhi International in IPL.
The last match on this ground, between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans was abandoned due heavy-rain and bad weather.
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 behaviour, reminiscent of patterns seen at numerous other venues, often gives the chasing team a slight edge.
So far, 77 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. One match ended without any result.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
77
Matches won batting first
34
Matches won batting second
42
Average first innings total
160.06
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
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: 6 Matches won batting first: 3 Matches won batting second: 2 No Result: 1 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
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
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
48
Amit Mishra
30
Rashid Khan
28
Dale Steyn
27
Siddarth Kaul
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.
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
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