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Erratic Hyderabad meet on song Royals
IPL-7: Erratic Hyderabad Meet on Song Royals, It will be another exciting competition when the Sunrisers Hyderabad face off against Rajasthan Royals in the latter’s ‘backyard’, Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
Hyderabad: It will be another exciting competition when the Sunrisers Hyderabad face off against Rajasthan Royals in the latter’s ‘backyard’, Ahmedabad, on Thursday. When the two teams opened their campaign against each other on April 18, Hyderabad, given its composition, was deemed as the stronger outfit . However, half-way into the tournament, the tables have turned.
Rajasthan have got off to their best campaigns in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since winning the inaugural edition. They are sitting pretty with five wins from seven matches while Hyderabad, in contrast, have a meager two wins and are in such a sorry situation that they have to win all their remaining matches to make it to the playoffs, which they achieved with notable distinction in their debut season.
Rajasthan have pulled together as a unit much better than Hyderabad, thanks to marshalling of resources by Shane Watson and Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan has neither led from the front not make use of the resources to winning levels while Watson has got the best out of his uncapped talent. Rajasthan currently boasts of a batting line up that is coming good at regular intervals whereas Hyderabad is found wanting in almost all departments, barring the odd (Dale) Steyn performance or a (David) Warner innings. Rajasthan goes into the match with the marginal advantage.
