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Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Hyderabad Pitch Report: How Will The Surface Play For SRH vs RR IPL 2025 Match?

Abhinav Tyagi

Sunrisers Hyderabad - (Source:@Johns/X.com)Sunrisers Hyderabad - (Source:@Johns/X.com)

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On Sunday, March 23, Sunrisers Hyderabad will play Rajasthan Royals in the second match of IPL 2025 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. It will be the first-afternoon match of the new season and also mark the first double-header game as two teams start their campaigns. 

Both teams have undergone several changes for the new season. While the core remains the same, both SRH and RR have new players, who will lock horns against each other in what is expected to be a mouth-watering clash.

Now since the IPL has also made several changes for the new season such as the second-new ball, lets look at the pitch report for the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad. 

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Stats In IPL 2024

Criterion
Data
Matches Played6
Matches won batting 1st3
Matches won bowling 1st3
Average 1st innings score204.6
Average 2nd innings score194.1
Average run rate10.23
% of wickets by pacers74.5%
% of wickets by spinners25.45%

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Is the surface batting or bowling friendly?

If we focus on the stats, then Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has been a high-scoring track. The pitch favours the batters and it was seen during IPL 2024. The SRH batters wreaked havoc in Hyderabad, where almost every match saw 200+ runs on the board.

It will be a flat track as the average first innings score on this track is 204.6. Further, dew also doesn't play a big role here and also if it does appear, then the bowling team isn't in disadvantage as the umpire would provide them with a second ball from the 11th over. Nonetheless, the pitch doesn't change its nature as the game progresses and the chasing team too put big scores on the board. 

Talking about the bowlers, then seamers still have a slight chance of creating an impact as 55 wickets fell in 6 matches in IPL 2024 at this venue and 41 of them were taken by the seamers, which constitutes to 74.5%. Meanwhile, the spinners would be having a nightmare as they have had just 24.5% wicket-share at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL 2024.