After winning the toss in Hyderabad, Rajasthan was invited to bat first.

RR vs SRH: Indian Premier League-16 will have second double header on Sunday. The first match of the day is going to be between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Hyderabad has decided to bowl after winning the toss. RR is being captained by Sanju Samson, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead Hyderabad in the absence of Aiden Markram.

Hyderabad would like to forget the last season and move forward

Sunrisers Hyderabad's performance last season was nothing special. The team could only reach the league stage last season. He was defeated in eight matches out of 14. Due to this, he had to end the tournament by staying at number 8. The team reached the playoffs in 6 out of 10 seasons and also played in the finals 2 times.

Against Rajasthan, the team can make Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Akil Hussain and Adil Rashid their 4 foreign players. At the same time, Indian players like Mayank Agarwal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rahul Tripathi are also strengthening the team. The team will have to make do without Adam Markram, Marco Jansen and Heinrich Klaasen for the first match. All three are playing ODI series against Netherlands in South Africa.

Rajasthan last season's runner-up team

Rajasthan Royals, captained by Sanju Samson, will be uplifted from the first match of the season. The team was the runner-up last season, losing to Gujarat in the final. The team made it to the top-4 by winning 9 out of 14 matches. The Rajasthan pacer has been ruled out of this season due to a stress fracture in the famous Krishna back. Sandeep Sharma has been included in the team in his place.

Against Hyderabad, the team can make Jose Butler, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder and Trent Boult their 4 foreign players. At the same time, Indian players like Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal are also strengthening the team.

The performance of both the teams was mixed.

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, both these teams have won one title each in the league. RR became the champion by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the very first season of the league. Whereas SRH defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016 final. Both teams faced each other 16 times in IPL and both won an equal 8-8 matches.

Pitch report

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is known for giving flat wickets in T20 matches. As the game progresses, the spinners start getting help. The chasing team has achieved more success in Hyderabad as well.

Weather condition

Sunday's temperature in Hyderabad will be between 19 to 32 degree Celsius. Today's weather will be clear here.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Akil Hussain and Adil Rashid.

Impact Players: T Natarajan, Karthik Tyagi, Anmolpreet Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult.

Impact Players: Joe Root, Kuldeep Sen, Obed McCoy and Murugan Ashwin.