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IPL 2024 Qualifier 2, SRH vs RR preview: Battle of nerves at Chepauk

IPL's best power-hitters Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma will face a very different challenge in wily spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals in a high-octane second Qualifier here on Friday. 'Travishek' as the duo is affectionately called by the fans have taken power-hitting to a new level. Head (533 runs at 199.62) and Abhishek (470 at 207.04) have hit 72 sixes apart from 96 boundaries between them. If that's not enough, they have a swashbuckler in Heinrich Klaasen (413 runs at 180), who also has 34 maximums to his credit. But playing on an Uppal shirtfront that resembled a national highway or at the Kotla or Wankhede is completely from playing at the Chepauk where the strip will be sticky in nature. The ball stops and stroke-makers do have a tough time when it comes to hitting through the line. Ashwin, who has played all his cricket at this ground, knows the strip like the back of his hand and his form has improved .

IPL 2024: A few of us are not 100%, there is a bug in dressing room- Samson

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson on Wednesday said "a few of us are not 100 percent" fit but expressed confidence that they have got the momentum back with the four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL eliminator here. RR entered the eliminator following a run of four defeats. "What cricket and life has taught us is we will have some great days, we will have some really bad days. Important to bounce back. The way we batted, bowled and fielded, I am really happy. All the credit has to go to the players," Samson said at post-match presentation. "We look at the field set and planning, the credit has to go to Sanga (Kumar Sangakkara) and the team of support staff for discussing tactics. "Ashwin and Avesh bowled tremendously well. If you look at our batting unit, there is a lot of youngsters. They are 22-years old, they are less experienced but they played well." Samson added, "A few of us are not 100%. I'm not a 100% actually. There is a bug in the dressing room

RR vs RCB highlights, Eliminator IPL 2024: Royals beat Bengaluru to face Hyderabad in Qualifier 2

IPL 2024 LIVE SCORE UPDATES, Eliminator RR vs RCB full scorecard: Ashwin and Boult bowled superbly as Rajasthan restricted Bengaluru to 172/8. No RCB batter crossed the 50-run mark

IPL 2024 Qualifier 2: Royals book Chennai tickets, one step away from final

The winner of IPL 2024 Qualifier 2 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on Friday, May 24, will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the final

RR vs RCB Eliminator: Kohli first player to hit 8000 runs in IPL history

Virat Kohli is the only batter who even scored the 7000 runs milestone in Indian Premier League, as Shikhar Dhawan, who is thesecond highest run-scorer in IPL, has 6769 runs in his kitty

IPL 2024 Eliminator, RR vs RCB head-to-head, Ahmedabad weather pitch report

RR vs RCB head-to-head: Bengaluru have advantage as they have won 15 out of 31 matches against RR's 13. When the two teams faced each other previously in IPL 2024, RR emerged victorious by 6 wickets.

Kohli vs Sandeep to Sanju vs Siraj: Top matchups in IPL 2024 eliminator

Here are the key matchups to look out for in this game with stars like Virat Kohli, Trent Boult, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Sanju Samson on display

Why players from top 2 IPL 2024 teams failed to make India's WC main squad?

Not one player from IPL 2024 top two teams, KKR and SRH, have found a place in India's main squad for the T20 World Cup, while 4 players from Mumbai Indians made it to the players' list

IPL 2024 RR vs RCB Eliminator: Trent could dent the prospects of Bengaluru

With the match-up not in favour of Boult otherwise against Kohli, the 35-year-old would hope to make the best use of his final form at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

IPL 2024 RR vs RCB Eliminator: Virat Kohli bringing power in the powerplay

It is only because of his strike rate of 162 and an average of 85.8 in the powerplay in IPL 2024 that RCB have managed to put together six wins in a row

IPL 2024: Who will finish in top 2 if RR vs KKR in Guwahati is washed out?

Rajasthan, which had a stellar season of IPL 2024 at the start, has lost four games on the trot to find themselves in such a tough situation where a win is a must for them to finish in the top two

IPL 2024 points table: SRH, RR, KKR rankings; orange and purple cap holders

Rajasthan, who remained at the top of the points table in first half of IPL 2024, ended their league campaign at 3rd spot on leaderboard.

IPL 2024: RR vs KKR head-to-head, Guwahati weather forecast, pitch report

RR vs KKR head-to-head record: Nothing seperates the two teams as both Rajasthan and Kolkata have won 14 matches each. There is chance of thunderstorm in Guwahati.

RR vs KKR highlights, IPL 2024: Match abandoned due to rain, Rajasthan Royals to play eliminator

Indian Premier League 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders highlights: As rain has the last saying, the match in Guwahati was abandoned without a ball bowled. RR finished in third position

IPL 2024 Playoffs teams, schedule, venues, live streaming & telecast

Kolkata have assured themselves a top two spot as no team could reach 19 points after the conclusion of league stage. RCB to play the Eliminator on May 22, 2024.

IPL 2024 points table: PBKS and RR rankings; orange and purple cap holders

Virat Kohli has the orange cap while the purple cap is with Harshal Patel who overtook Bumrah. Check IPL 2024 points table and team rankings here

RR vs PBKS highlights, IPL 2024: Curran, bowlers help Punjab get over the Royals

Indian Premier League 2024 Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings highlights: PBKS beat RR by five wickets as their skipper Sam Curran hit an unbeaten fifty to chase down a 145 on a tough wicket

IPL 2024: RR vs PBKS head-to-head, Guwahati pitch report, weather forecast

RR vs PBKS head-to-head record: Rajasthan Royals are in an advantageous position as they have won 16 out of 27 matches. Previously, when the two teams met in the IPL 2024, Royals emerged victorious

IPL 2024 Playoff predictions: Which 4 teams could make it to the knockouts?

According to the IPL 2024 playoff predictor, Rajasthan Royals, KKR, and SRH will be joined by RCB for the playoffs. RCB are set to play a virtual quarterfinal against CSK on May 18.

IPL 2024 points table: CSK, RR, RCB, DC rankings; top batters and bowlers

RCB kept their playoffs hopes alive after a big win over DC, who are still in contention but their net runrate can dent their chances at last. Check orange and purple cap holders here