Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is all set to host Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fourth home match and 50th match of the IPL 2024 on Thursday, May 02nd 2024. The opposition for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be Rajasthan Royals (RR). 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 fourth 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, the home-side Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 35 runs.
So far, 74 matches have been played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. 55.41% of them have been won by the chasing team. while 44.59% of them have been won by the team batting first.
Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium offers a balanced surface in T20 cricket. Batters have been dominant with big scores regardless of the venue in the IPL 2024 and are expected to produce a high-scoring clash on Thursday.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
74
Matches won batting first
33
Matches won batting second
41
Average first innings total
161.61
Runs per over
8.11
Runs per wicket
26.39
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
183.7
Average first innings winning score
191
Average powerplay score
54
Average death-over score
52.5
In last ten 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 9.0 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 10.5.
IPL 2024 Stats
Matches: 3
Matches won batting first: 2
Matches won batting second: 1
Average first innings total: 216
Average second innings total: 194
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
43
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 in action during this game. Bhuvneshwar has been out of form so far this season.
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 RR Head-to-head at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
Matches
Sunrisers Hyderabad Won
Rajasthan Royals Won
No Result
04
03
01
0
Sunrisers Hyderabad Record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
Matches
Won
Lost
No Result
54
33
21
0
Rajasthan Royals Record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL