Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Pitch Report: The 25th match of TATA IPL 2023 is between the Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) and Mumbai Indians(MI) at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderbad.
SRH started this season against RR, they lost the match by 72 runs, but in the last two games, they played well and won both matches against PBKS and KKR.
On the other hand, MI lost their first two matches against RCB and CSK, but they won next two matches against DC and KKR. SRH is at 9th position on the points table, whereas MI is at 8th position on the points table.
SRH vs MI Match Detail:
Tournament: Indian Premier League(IPL) 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time: April 18, 07:30 PM (IST)
Live Streaming Platform: Jio Cinema, Star Sport Network
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Details:
Rajiv Gandhi cricket stadium is a historic ground in Hyderabad and it is Fifth largest cricket stadium in India, with a capacity of 55,000. Rajiv Gandhi is the home ground of SRH in IPL.
There are many historic matches are being played here, including the opener and final of the IPL 2017 and also the IPL 2019 Finals.
The Highest total at this venue is by SRH of 231 in the IPL and the Highest individual score at this venue is by David Warner of 126 runs.
The record of SRH at their home ground is impressive, and they won their first title of IPL at this venue. SRH won a total of 29 matches at Rajiv Gandhi, which is the highest by any team at this venue, whereas MI won 7 matches at this venue.
MI won their previous match in this season, and they will try to beat SRH whereas SRH also expects to win this match against MI and hence move further in the tournament.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad Pitch Report:
The Pitch at Rajiv Gandhi is Known for its nature to favour the batters as it has a dry surface, Which allows batters to play aggressively and hit boundaries.
In the last match at this venue, the batting first team scored 200+ runs on board. The dimensions of the ground are small, so batters will try to use more it and they will hit big shots.
The winning percentage of batting second is more than batting first at this venue. Today’s match between SRH and MI at Rajiv Gandhi will be exciting. Both teams will try to win this match and most of the matches are won by batting second team at this venue.
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad Upcoming matches:
| Match Between | Date | Time |
| SRH vs MI | 18th April, 2023 | 07:30 PM (IST) |
| SRH vs DC | 24th April, 2023 | 03:30 PM (IST) |
| SRH vs KKR | 4th May, 2023 | 07:30 PM (IST) |
| SRH vs LSG | 13th May, 2023 | 03:30 PM (IST) |
| SRH vs RCB | 18th May, 2023 | 07:30 PM (IST) |
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium IPL Records:
Matches Played: 66
Batting 1st won: 28
Batting 2nd won: 38
Highest Score: 231/2 by SRH
Lowest Score: 80 by DC
Average score: 158.12
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Weather Forecast:
As per Weather Report, Hyderabad will experience hot but quite humid weather on April 18th. The Temperature would be around 38 degrees Celsius, and the wind speed will be about 3 km/h.
The humidity level will be approx. 22%. The Air Quality Index(AQI) is reported as 153, which is not good. The weather of Rajiv Gandhi supports Spinners to get Turn and bounce from the surface. Players will safe from dehydration as humidity level is moderate.
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