The surface at the Ravij Gandhi stadium has traditionally been a high-scoring venue with batters enjoying their time in the middle.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the fourth game of the IPL 2023 on Sunday, 2nd April at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad let go a lot of players after finishing in 8th place in the points table last season, which included the former skipper Kane Williamson. SRH made a total of 13 signings during the mini-auction last year. They picked Aiden Markram as the captain who will miss the first few games of the season.
Rajasthan Royals last in the finals of the previous season and finished as the runner-up and delivered an excellent performance with both the bat and ball throughout the season. Jos Buttler was the pick of the batters and went on to clinch the orange cap, while Yuzvendra Chahal won the purple cap. The Rajasthan Royals have not made significant changes to the squad and only filled the gaps from last season. They picked Jason Holder at the mini-auction who can play the role of finisher and bowl at any point of the game.
The surface at the Ravij Gandhi stadium has traditionally been a high-scoring venue with batters enjoying their time in the middle. The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses. The team winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this venue and chase the score down in the second innings with some dew expected.
Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 2nd Match
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India
Date & Time: 2nd April, at 7:30 PM IST
Opened | 2004 |
Capacity | 38,000 |
Ends | Pavilion End, North End |
Location | Hyderabad, India |
Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 2 |
Matches won batting first | 2 |
Matches won bowling first | 0 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 196 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 198 |
Highest total recorded | 209/4 (18.4 Ov) by IND vs WI |
Lowest total recorded | 122/10 (20 Ov) by BAN vs AFG |
Highest score chased | 209/4 (18.4 Ov) by IND vs WI |
Lowest score defended | – |