IPL 2024 Qualifier 2: SRH Vs RR Match Predictions And Squad Insights

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, May 24. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST and will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Fans can also stream the match on the JioCinema app and website for free.

SRH finished second in the league stage but lost to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. RR, who also ended the league stage with 17 points, secured their spot in Qualifier 2 by defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by four wickets in the Eliminator on Wednesday.

Both teams had an identical number of points, but SRH edged out RR due to a superior Net Run Rate (NRR). In their previous encounter this season on May 2, SRH narrowly defeated RR by one run. The winner of this match will face KKR in the IPL 2024 final on Sunday, May 26.

SRH Squad IPL 2024: Pat Cummins (c), Jaydev Unadkat, Abhishek Sharma, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Glenn Phillips, Nitish Reddy, Marco Jansen, Upendra Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Akash Maharaj Singh, Umran Malik, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

RR Squad IPL 2024: Sanju Samson (c), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rovman Powell, Kunal Singh Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Donovan Ferreira, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Kuldeep Sen, Abid Mushtaq, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj

Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen

Batter: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram

All-rounder: Riyan Parag, R Ashwin, Nitish Reddy

Bowler: Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Captain: Sanju Samson

Vice-captain: Aiden Markram

SRH vs RR Playing 11 IPL 2024 Qualifier 2

SRH Playing 11 vs RR: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth/Washington Sundar, T Natarajan

SRH Impact Substitute Options: Washington Sundar Jaydev Unadkat Sanvir Singh

RR Playing 11 vs SRH: Yashasvi Jaiswal Tom Kohler-Cadmore Sanju Samson (c & wk) Riyan Parag Dhruv Jurel Rovman Powell Ravichandran Ashwin Trent Boult Avesh Khan Sandeep Sharma Yuzvendra Chahal

RR Impact Substitute Options: Shimron Hetmyer

SRH vs RR Head-to-Head

SRH vs RR Qualifier 2 Prediction

The momentum appears to be with RR. Key players returned to form in the Eliminator. They have three top spinners—Ravichandran Ashwin Keshav Maharaj and Yuzvendra Chahal—who can exploit Chennai's spin-friendly conditions. SRH's reliance on their openers could be a vulnerability if they fail to perform.

SRH vs RR IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 Details