Rajasthan Royals (RR) are all set to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an Indian Premier League fixture (IPL) on Sunday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
After back-to-back defeats at the hands of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT), the Sanju Samson-led side will aim to get back to winning ways and climb up the league table.
SRH too failed to win their last game against KKR at home and are currently occupying the 10th position in the league. They will be virtually out of the play-offs race if they lose today.
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The Impact player rule is an added feature in this year’s IPL and it can play a crucial role in this particular game also.
RR vs SRH: Impact Player today?
RR: Adam Zampa, Devdutt Paddikal, Jason Holder, Riyag Parag, and Obed McCoy.
SRH: Harry Brook, Nitish Reddy, Sanvir Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Dagar.
Anmolpreet Singh replaced T Natarajan as the impact substitute.
What is the 'impact player' rule in IPL 2023?
The introduction of a new rule could be a massive game-changer for the IPL, with one player from each team per game able to be substituted mid-game.
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The concept was trialled in the BCCI domestic competition and was widely praised.
The IPL has confirmed that the impact substitute must come from a list of five players, as confirmed before the toss.
Substitutions can be made either before the start of an innings; at the end of the over; at the fall of a wicket or when a batter retires.
Once replaced, the substituted player can take no further part in the match, not even field.
The substitute could replace any player from the starting XI at any point before the end of the 14th over of either innings, and was allowed to bat and bowl his full quota of overs.
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In the IPL, teams are permitted to field a maximum of four overseas players per match, meaning if four overseas players are named in the starting XI, the replacement player must be Indian.
The 'impact player' rule should offer greater tactical freedom than other systems that have been used previously in India and abroad, with the BBL scrapping their X-factor sub prior to the 2022/23 season.
