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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is all set to host Sunrisers Hyderabad’s second home match and 18th match of the IPL 2024 on Wednesday, April 5th. The opposition for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who are coming to this fixture after a defeat against Delhi Capitals.
Before the match starts, let us look at the essential ground stats of the Rajiv Gandhi International in IPL.
Ground Stats of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is set to host its second game of the season. A total of seven matches will be hosted at this venue in IPL 2024.
So far, 72 matches have been played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. 55.56% of them have been won by the chasing team. while 44.44% of them have been won by the team batting first. Known for its flat wickets, the Hyderabad venue has also helped slower bowlers as the game progresses, providing assistance to spinners, who have dominated the wickets column at the venue.
Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Stats
Numbers
Matches
72
Matches won batting first
32
Matches won batting second
40
Average first innings total
160.94
Runs per over
8.08
Runs per wicket
26.30
Highest total recorded
277/3 by SRH vs MI in 2024
Lowest total recorded
80/10 by DC vs SRH in 2013
The overall stats shows that, like most venues, the chasing team has enjoyed majority of the success Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
IPL Record at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Last 10 Matches
Stats
Numbers
Matches
10
Matches won batting first
7
Matches won batting second
3
Average first innings score
186
Average first innings winning score
193
Average powerplay score
52
Average death-over score
52
These stats give us the idea that in recent matches, team batting first tasted more success than batting second on this pitch, and it became a good batting-friendly pitch in nature. The average first-inning winning score is 193 runs. The average powerplay run rate is 8.66 in the last ten matches at this venue, while the average death-over run rate is 10.4.
Individual Player Records at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (IPL)
Highest Runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Batters
Runs
David Warner
1623
Shikhar Dhawan
1477
Rohit Sharma
520
Kane Williamson
508
Virat Kohli
435
So, among the top run scorers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in the IPL, four players from the list—David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli—are playing good cricket so far in the IPL 2024.
Highest Wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL (Top 5)
Bowlers
Wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
42
Amit Mishra
30
Rashid Khan
28
Dale Steyn
27
Siddarth Kaul
21
Among the highest wicket takers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, we will see Bhuvneshwar Kumar in action during this game. Bhuvneshwar has been out of form so far this season.