IPL 2023 Match 52, RR vs SRH Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Rajasthan Royals (RR) go toe-to-toe with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 52 of IPL 2023 on Sunday, May 07 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Both sides began their respective campaign by playing against each other in Match 4 in Hyderabad where the Royals thumped the home side by 72 runs.

It’s been a contrasting start for Sanju Samson’s RR side as they won four of the first five matches but then suffered four defeats in the next five. With ten points and a positive net run rate of 0.448, they are placed in the fourth position in the table. On the other hand, Aiden Markram’s SRH is going through another bad season.

The Orange Army has played nine games so far with just three victories and six losses. With six points and a negative NRR of 0.540, they are languishing at the ninth spot in the table. (All standings till Match 49). Time is running out for the 2016 champions SRH as they look to get back to winning ways.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 52 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: The Royals and the Sunrisers have locked horns in 17 IPL matches with the Royals just ahead with nine wins. The remaining eight have been won by the Orange Army.

11 – Yashasvi Jaiswal (989) needs 11 runs to complete the landmark of 1000 runs in the IPL.

2 – Rahul Tripathi (1988) is 12 runs away from reaching the milestone of 2000 runs in the league.

3 – Sanju Samson (297) needs three fours to reach 300 fours in the IPL.

5 – Jos Buttler (145) requires five sixes to complete 150 maximums in the league.

5 – Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (179) is five scalps away from surpassing Dwayne Bravo (183) and becoming the leading wicket-taker in the history of the IPL.

4 – Mayank Agarwal (446) requires four fours to reach 450 fours in T20s.

4 – T Natarajan (46) needs four scalps to get to 50 wickets in the league.

3 – Agarwal (247) requires three fours to get to 250 fours in the cash-rich league.