2022 IPL: SRH vs RR Betting Preview And Tips

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will start their 2022 IPL campaign when they face each other on March 29 in Pune. Both these teams struggled in IPL 2021 and failed to make the playoffs. The owners of both franchises have made significant changes to their respective squads. IPL betting enthusiasts will be interested to see how these two squads perform as they have been completely revamped.

Kane Williamson has been retained as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and so has Sanju Samson for the Rajasthan Royals. If they end up having another poor season in IPL 2022, it could signify the end of their captaincy either mid-season or for next year.

Sunrisers showed the world in 2021 that they were not shy in sacking David Warner as captain mid-season when he did not perform as expected.

The best way to start IPL 2022 is on a winning note and both sides will go hard at each other fight from the first ball. On paper, this looks like a pretty close game as the sides are pretty evenly matched in our opinion.

SRH vs RR Odds

The Sunrisers go into this game as underdogs as Bet365 has given them odds of 2.2 while the Royals are in front with betting odds of 1.67. Since this is the first game for both sides in IPL 2022 and the teams have been greatly revamped, it is difficult to agree with these odds as we don’t have any data to go by.

Judging by the quality of overseas players each side has, the edge can be given to the Rajasthan Royals as they did spend big money to get some heavy hitters into the squad. However, we cannot ignore the Sunrisers as they have a number of young Indian players who are very eager to make a name for themselves during the 2022 IPL betting season and become the next big T20 star in India.

We give you a breakdown of the two sides, analyze some of their strengths and weaknesses below, before giving you our expert prediction on who we think will win this game.

Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match: SRH vs RR Match Prediction

Rajasthan Royals would have definitely been the favorites if they were playing at their home ground in Jaipur. However, IPL 2022 is taking place in Mumbai and Pune and hence both teams will not have any home advantage which we reckon evens the playing field.

The Sunrisers Hyderabad don’t have any batsman other than N Pooran that can really take the game away from the opposition. While Pooran is a fantastic player, he is not a very consistent player in the T20 format and this is a big concern for the Sunrisers.

Their captain Kane Williamson is consistent but he is not a big hitter and will have to play the role of batting through the innings. If the domestic batters don’t fire for the Sunrisers, they will struggle to get past 150 whether they bat first or chase down a total.

Rajasthan royals MORE BALANCED THAN SRH

The Royals do have an edge in the batting and bowling departments as they have a lot of talent to choose from in both departments. J Butler and D Padikkal will open the innings for the Royals and both have the ability to score very quickly and take the game away from the opposition.

Follow that up with captain S Samson and West Indian heavy hitter Shimron Hetmyer and you have a lot of batting firepower.

The bowling department is also heavy as the Royals have a great spin attack with R Ashwin, Y Chahal, and KC Cariappa, while they will rely on P Krishna and N Saini in the pace department. Throw in the all-around ability of J Neesham and you have a really well-balanced side.

We are going to pick the Royals to win this game due to these reasons.

SRH vs RR Best Bets To Take

The most popular bet will be to wager on the outright winner. However, if you want to get a little more creative with your bets, here are some of your other options.

SRH vs RR Top Batsman Tip

You can pick who you think will be the top batsman for both sides which will be decided by the total number of runs they end up scoring during the game. The favorites for the Sunrisers are K Williamson (3.5), A Markram (4.5) and N Pooran (5.5) while the top three picks for the Royals are J Butler (3.4), D Padikkal (4) and S Samson (4.5).

SRH vs RR Top Bowler Tip

You can also choose which bowler you think will finish with the most number of wickets during this game. Once again you can choose from both sides. The options for the Sunrisers B Kumar (3.4), M Jansen (4.5) and W Sundar (5) are while the options for the Royals are Y Chahal (3.5), T Boult (3.6) and R Ashwin (5.5).

SRH vs RR Player of the Match Tip

You also have the option to bet on who you think will end up with the player of the match award. One of the things that will help you decide on who the player will be is to decide if you think it is going to be a batting-friendly or bowling-friendly pitch.

The top players for the Sunrisers are K Williamson (8.5), B Kumar (15), and N Pooran (11) while the top players for the Royals are J Butler (7.5), S Samson (11), and R Ashwin (21).

SRH vs RR Expected Playing XI

The two sides are likely to start with this combination and then make changes as the tournament progresses as they find out what playing XI combination works best for them.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Shreyas Gopal, Priyam Garg, W Sundar, B Kumar, M Jansen, K Tyagi.

Rajasthan Royals

Jos Butler, D Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, R Ashwin, N Saini, P Krishna, Y Chahal, KC Cariappa.

SRH vs RR Head To Head RECORD

These two teams have played each other 15 times during the history of the IPL and have a pretty even record. The Sunrisers have won 8 out of their 15 games while the Royals have won 7 out of their 15 games.

The highest score that the Sunrisers have made against the Royals was 201 and the lowest was 127. The highest score that the Royals have scored against the Sunrisers was 220 and the lowest was 102.