Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be up against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in match number 66 of the IPL 2024 season at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday, May 16.
Gujarat crashed out of the race for the IPL playoffs after their game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was washed out due to heavy rains in Ahmedabad. The previous year’s finalists will now be travelling to Hyderabad to take on an in-form SRH.
Meanwhile, SRH’s batting has been one of the best in IPL this season. The two-time champions defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their latest game, by a margin of 10 wickets. Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma scored brilliant half-centuries, chasing the target of 166 runs under 10 overs.
As the two take on each other on Thursday evening, The Sporting News takes a look at the expected line-ups, live toss, odds and predictions for the game.
SRH vs GT: Pitch Report
The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium is known for its flat, batting-friendly nature. Big scores are the norm here. The same is expected from the game on Thursday evening with some top batters in both teams. The average first innings score at this venue in T20s is 184.
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SRH vs GT: Live Toss
The toss will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
SRH vs GT: Expected Lineups
SRH Predicted Playing XI:
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T. Natrajan
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GT Predicted Playing XI:
Shubhman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Darshan Nalkande, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Sandeep Warrier, Kartik Tyagi, Mohit Sharma
SRH vs GT: Prediction
GT played wonderfully in the win against CSK at home, but the team has been fairly inconsistent throughout the current season and considering SRH’s form and their record at home in the on-going season, they will be the favourties to win the clash on Thursday evening.
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IPL 2024, SRH vs GT: Latest betting odds
According to odds on Dafabet, SRH are the favourites to win against GT.
| RESULT | ODDS |
|---|---|
| SRH win | 1.65 |
| GT win | 2.30 |