IPL 2020: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – SRH Predicted XI

Sep 20, 2020 at 3:00 PM

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IPL 2020: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – SRH Predicted XI

The IPL 2016 winner Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will play against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday (21 September) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. This will be their first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which started on 19 September. 

Here, in this article, we have discussed SRH’s predicted XI against RCB for their maiden match. The Hyderabad-based franchise has reassigned the captaincy to David Warner. The Australian cricketer was removed as the captain after the ball-tampering episode in 2018. 

In the last edition, Kane Williamson led the team but failed to lock the place in the finale. David Warner leads Hyderabad to their first and last IPL title in 2016. So, with come back of the captain and having a mostly balanced team, they are in the race of winning the IPL title this year.

SRH Predicted XI against RCB: 

Opener: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow

IPL 2020, SRH
Photo Credit: BCCI.

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow are the two best attacking opening batsman. Like the last edition, they will be paired together to give a firey start in the slowish pitch of the UAE. 

Both the players are coming in the tournament after playing the T20I and ODI series. Jonny Bairstow was in the best form in the series as he scored a century in the last ODI match against Australia. On the other hand, Warner also scored a half-century in the first T20I match but had struggled in the following two T20I matches. 

But he is one of the white-ball specialists, so the franchise would not disturb the pair in this edition. 

Middle Order: Manish Pandey, Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh

Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey. Image Credit: IPL.

Manish Pandey has showcased his exploit in the last India tour to New Zealand. He understood the game very well and also played the role of finisher. He would be the core batsman for SRH with the wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha. 

Saha has the power to build up the innings. Following him in the SRH predicted XI, Virat Singh would bat at no. 5. He can hit the ball all over the park and has shown his capability for the youth team. 

Allrounder: Vijay Shankar, Mitchell Marsh, Mohammad Nabi

Image Credit: IPL

The SRH has three crucial allrounders in the team who have delivered in the crunch situations. Mitchell Marsh, in the recently concluded limited over series against England, is capable of giving powerful cameo. On the other hand, Mohammad Nabi has much experience of playing international cricket.

Vijay Shankar is a good bowling allrounder. He can score down the order and is capable of the big hits. He, however, is focusing to improve his bowling. He admitted that he can bowl a lot quicker if he chooses to increase his pace and thus putting the hard yards.

Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, SRH,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Credits: BCCI)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the spearhead of the bowling attack. He will be lethal against the opposition because he likes to bowl in slow pitches. 

The spinner Rashid Khan is undoubtedly an integral part of the team. He has emerged as of the finest spinners on the international cricket. Rashid has an experience of playing 211 T20s where he has picked up 296 wickets. Moreover, he had a fantastic CPL 2020

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