SRH vs RR: After a disappointing season last year, both teams must be aiming for a revival

Mar 29, 2022 By: Vaamanaa Sethi Credit: BCCL

The 5th match of the Indian Premier League 2022 will be held between...

...Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) today, March 29, at MCA Stadium in Pune. Credit: BCCL

Captain of SRH

The SRH team will be led by Kane Williamson this season, too. He was retained by the team ahead of the IPL auction 2022. Credit: BCCL

Captain of RR

Sanju Samson will lead the pack for the second year in a row. He was also retained by the team in the IPL retention list 2022. Credit: BCCL

Previous year's IPL standings

RR finished the IPL 2021 in 7th place, while SRH ended up being at the last position in the list. Credit: BCCL

No. of matches won last year

The Sanju Samson-led team was able to win five matches out of 14, while the Kane Williamson-led team could secure only three wins out of 14 matches in the last year’s IPL season. Credit: BCCL

However, both the teams have strengthened their batting and bowling armours this year in the mega auction.

Some key players to watch out for from both the teams in today’s match —

Sanju Samson

Wicketkeeper-batsman from Kerala, who made his IPL debut in 2013, has a career tally of 3,068 runs in 121 matches with a strike rate of 134.21. Credit: BCCL

Ravichandran Ashwin

The second-highest wicket-taker of India in test matches, Ashwin of RR, has so far taken 145 wickets in 167 matches with an average of 27.81. Credit: BCCL

Rahul Tripathi

Tripathi of SRH, who is known for his hard-hitting skills, has hammered 1,385 runs in 62 matches with a strike rate of 136.32. Credit: BCCL

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India’s medium-pacer, who has the record of taking the highest number of wickets for SRH, has a tally of 142 wickets in 132 matches with an average of 25.27. Credit: BCCL

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