As the weather gets warmer, things tend to irk the players with humidity becoming a massive concern. And, here we’re bound to witness yet another exciting clash between hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and visitors Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – the team is yet to break the duck in IPL 2019. Thus, in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, SRH vs RCB clash is a must-win game for the Bengaluru-based franchise after losing both their games so far. There’s also some pleasant news regarding the weather forecast.
Concurrently, RCB is languishing at the bottom half of the table.
Meanwhile, hosts saw street-smart captain Kane Williamson back in the fold which further saw them winning the game by five wickets against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Friday evening.
Warner, who has slammed back-to-back half-centuries will be a major threat for Virat Kohli-led RCB.
In the past, the bowlers looked off-colour despite some individual brilliance including Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad looking forward to sort out their death bowling:
While having experienced campaigners in their ranks, SRH camp will be keen to improve their death bowling.
In the previous game, hosts saw their pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar went for plenty.
Bhuvneshwar, who went wicketless, was taken to cleaners by centurion Sanju Samson. He gave away 55 runs in his quota of four overs.
On the other side, Shahbaz Nadeem conceded 36 runs in his six overs. However, he has picked a wicket of Royals’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane 70 (49).
Meanwhile, Rashid Khan had bowled reasonably well while picking wicket of dangerous Jos Buttler in his very first over. On the other side, the team would want Sandeep Sharma and Siddarth Kaul to put pressure on the opposition right from the beginning.
With good depth in the batting and experience attributing it quite well, Warner alongside Jonny Bairstow had forged a 110-run partnership for the opening wicket. They would be keen to continue their good run of form against the RCB XI on Sunday.
Furthermore, Vijay Shankar has been handy with the bat which was visible during his innings against Royals. He would be keen to score runs at the pace, whereas, captain Willaimson has a lot on his shoulders.
Also, Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan need to provide late order blitz which would equally become important in the scenario of a run chase.
IPL 2019: Unlucky RCB are desperate for a win –
Winless in two outings so far, RCB is a team of heavyweights. But nothing has gone well with this star-studded side right from the beginning of the IPL 2019 season. They were close, but yet so far to win the race.
While having players like Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers as the cornerstone in the batting department, they’ve lacked to penetrate the opposition when it came to the bowling in the past.
Eventually, it has become a massive cause of concern for the crowd-favourite team.
In their first game against Chennai Super Kings, RCB bowlers had shown a bit of promise.
Following a failure in the batting department, RCB made a strong comeback with the ball as well against three-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI).
Despite whirlwind knock of unbeaten 70 off 41 balls, RCB were six short of their 188-run target. Jasprit Bumrah had bowled brilliantly to back three wickets while giving away 20 runs in four overs.
Even though RCB has focused on shortcomings notably the glaring mistake from the on-field might have robbed off RCB the first win, but they as a unit are capable to bounce back at the earliest.
However, apart from frailties, the onus will be on bowlers like Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav. They’ve to play their part according to the situation.
Date & Venue:
March 31 (Sunday) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Weather Forecast:
With players playing under a sweltering Sun, it’s not going to be an easy task for them.
Besides, the early start the maxium temperature is expected to be around 40-degree Celsius with a minimum of 25 degrees.
However, the gentle breeze will allow players to heave a sigh of relief with the wind blowing at 10 kph. The humidity is expected to be recorded around 20 per cent during the game time.
Overall, fans will witness a full game in Hyderabad and this is all we’ve from the weather forecast.