SRH vs GT Highlights, IPL 2024, Match 66 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Match washed out; Sunrisers clinch playoffs spot

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Gujarat Titans (GT), IPL 2024 Match 66 preview: Sunrisers Hyderabad will be hoping to clinch their spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs when they face Gujarat Titans in Hyderabad on Thursday.

SRH currently are fourth on the points table with 14 points from 12 appearances along with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.406, and a victory on Thursday will help them jump past Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals to the second spot. SRH and RR will be level on 16 points, but the former’s superior NRR will put them at the higher spot.

GT, meanwhile were officially eliminated from the playoffs race on Monday after their home fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ended in a washout. The Titans will be hoping to end Shubman Gill’s maiden season as captain on a winning note on Thursday, which should help them finish at the sixth spot should Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants lose their final matches.

Squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Mayank Markande, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade(w), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Sandeep Warrier, Abhinav Manohar, Sharath BR, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Joshua Little, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Manav Suthar, Sushant Mishra.