IPL: 3 active players to play for both SRH and RR in league history

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be taking on each other in the 50th match of the IPL 2024 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, which is known to be a high-scoring venue. The home side will have their biggest challenge at home so far as they will be up against the table toppers and the best team of the season so far.

RR have almost all the bases covered. The only few concerns for them are forms of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel. In addition to that, Shimron Hetmyer needs to find his mojo back. Barring that, they look to be the side with the least flaws. SRH have a lot to worry about as their bowling has not clicked. Barring Pat Cummins, other bowlers have gone for runs and the SRH skipper too has not been impressive in the last couple of matches.

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SRH are in the fifth spot in the table currently and a win would provide them a lot of confidence. However, losing the game would be a huge dent in their confidence. In the last couple of matches, SRH have been failing to chase down the totals. The 2016 champions have excelled at batting first this season. They will be aiming to change the narrative by batting well in the second innings, if the situation demands. 

Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman was great for SRH in his debut season. The left-arm pacer was the emerging player of the season and helped SRH to win the title with his brilliant bowling. Along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, he formed a great bowling duo, especially at the death. In total, the Bangladesh pacer played 17 matches for the Orange Army and claimed as many wickets. He averaged 26.76 with the ball and had an economy of 7.15 with best match figure of 3/16. 

Rahman was a part of RR in the last few seasons. The star pacer played 14 matches for the 2008 champions. In as many innings, Rahman claimed 14 wickets at a bowling average of 31.14, at a bowling strike rate of 22.21, at an economy of 8.41. His best match figure for RR was 3/20. He played for both RR and SRH but is representing neither i the ongoing season as he was picked by CSK in the IPL auction 2024. 

Sandeep Sharma

Sandeep Sharma has been a part of Rajasthan Royals since 2023. He has been one of the best death bowlers in the last couple of seasons. The right-arm pacer has 18 wickets in 16 games for the inaugural champions at a bowling average of 27.94, a bowling SR of 20.33, and an economy rate of 8.25. In his stint with RR so far, the medium pacer has registered best match figures of 5/18 against MI , a team that has some of the best batters like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Suryakumar Yadav.

Before being picked by RR, Sandeep was a part of SRH where he played from 2018 to 2022. The experienced pacer played 43 matches for the Orange Army and claimed 41 wickets at a bowling average of 30.78 and an economy rate of 7.78. The right-arm pacer was a wicket-taker and often got away with economical spells For the 2016 champions. Sandeep played a key role in SRH reaching playoffs in all the seasons from 2018 to 2020.

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Jaydev Unadkat

Jaydev Unadkat is currently a part of SRH after being picked in the IPL auction 2024. It is the eighth IPL team he has been a part of. So far, the left-arm pacer has performed decently in a season where the bowlers have struggled against the batters. On his debut against MI, his 2/47 was useful for SRH in winning a high-scoring game.

Against GT and RCB, he had forgettable outings with 0/33 and 0/37 in his spell of 3.1 and two overs, respectively. However, against CSK, his 1/29 helped SRH win by a comfortable margin. His best performance came against RCB at home, where he claimed 3/30 in his four overs.

Unadkat, who previously played for RR, was one of the most expensive players in the IPL 2018 auction. In 39 matches for the TWO-time finalists, the medium pacer claimed  29 wickets at a bowling average of 44.17, at a bowling SR of 27.66, at an economy rate of 9.58. His best match figureS for RR were 3/15.