Indian T20 League 2024: Qualifier 2, Hyderabad vs Rajasthan - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Hyderabad (HYD) will take on Rajasthan (RJS) in the second qualifier of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Friday, May 24, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Hyderabad finished in second place with eight wins in 14 games, while Rajasthan were in third position and won eight out of 14 matches. Hyderabad have won just a single game out of 10 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Rajasthan have won two out of nine matches at the venue.

Hyderabad faced Kolkata in the first qualifier of the season. Kolkata chased down the target of 160 runs in 13.4 overs with eight wickets in hand. Rajasthan defeated Bengaluru in the eliminator match by four wickets. They chased down the target of 173 runs in 19 overs with four wickets in hand.

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HYD vs RJS Head-to-Head Record: 

Hyderabad and Rajasthan have faced each other on 28 occasions in the Indian T20 League. Rajasthan have won 13 games, while Hyderabad have won 15 matches. Rajasthan have won three out of the last five matches against Hyderabad. 

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Hyderabad vs Rajasthan, Qualifier 2: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

HYD vs RJS Probable Playing XIs

Hyderabad:

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan 

Rajasthan:

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

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MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the previous 10 T20 matches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has been 174 runs. The surface might offer decent support to both batters and bowlers in this match. The team winning the toss might look to bat. 

HYD vs RJS Key Player Battles

Sanju Samson vs Hyderabad’s bowlers 

Samson has scored 791 runs in 22 innings against Hyderabad at an average of 46.52 and a strike rate of 137.56. He has made one century and four half-centuries against Hyderabad. Samson has the batting strike rate of 262.5 against Shahbaz Ahmed. 

Avesh Khan vs Hyderabad’s batters 

Avesh has taken 10 wickets in six outings against Hyderabad at an average of 20.10, an economy of 9.57, and a strike rate of 12.6. He has dismissed Abhishek Sharma twice in seven deliveries. 

Travis Head vs Rajasthan’s bowlers 

Head scored 58 runs off 44 deliveries in the last outing against Rajasthan. He has the batting average of 52 against Trent Boult. He has the batting strike rate of 184 against left-arm pacers. 

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T Natarajan vs Rajasthan’s batters 

Natarajan has amassed six wickets in six outings against Rajasthan at an average of 35.83, an economy of 9.34, and a strike rate of 23. He has dismissed Riyan Parag twice in 27 deliveries.