Probable XI of SRH v RCB:
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI:
David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Eoin Morgan, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha, Karn Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE XI:
C. Gayle, Mandeep Singh, V. Kohli, AB De Villiers, D. Karthik, D. Wiese, S. Khan, H. Patel, I Abdullah, Mithcell Starc, Y. Chahal
The Game
Today’s only match will see Sunrisers Hyderabad face off against Royal Challengers in a must win match for both the teams at Hyderabad from 8.00 PM onwards. Sunrisers have won the previous 3 matches whereas the loss against Kings XI Punjab has made the life tough for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Hyderabad won their last match by 5 runs while Bangalore lost their previous match by 22 runs in a rain curtailed match. The last time these two sides met in this year’s tournament Hyderabad won the match.
Previous Clash
The last time they met in this year’s tournament was on 13th April at Bangalore. Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field. Royal Challengers Bangalore innings began off to good start putting a 43 first wicket stand. After that no batsmen were able to stay at the crease expect De Villiers who scored 46 off 28 balls. Royal Challengers Bangalore were bowled out for 166 in 19.5 overs. While chasing David Warner and Shikhar began off very well scoring 82 for the first wicket. David Warner scored 57 off 27 and just eased the pressure of the other batsmen. Shikhar Dhawan remained not out on 50. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 8 wickets with 16 balls to spare.
Key Players
David Warner
David Warner has been in excellent form for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the tournament so far. In the previous match against Kings XI Punjab was at his best smashing the Punjab bowlers. He made 81 off 52 and helped Sunrisers to post a competitive total of 185 for 5. Against Royal Challengers Bangalore his role would be to give again a great start to the team so that Sunrisers can post a huge score.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar did a great job for Sunrisers in the previous match. He bowled the 19th over of the innings and just conceded 11 when Kings XI Punjab needed 39 off the last 2 overs. He gave away 34 runs and picked 1 wicket also. Against Royal Challengers Bangalore he need to bowl the same way he has done in the tournament so far and create pressure on a top quality batting line up.
AB De Villiers
In the previous match against Kings XI Punjab AB De Villiers came but did not score many runs. He scored 10 off 9 balls and got out at crucial moment. Against SRH his role would be big to make sure that Bangalore reach a competitive total and put pressure on the Sunrisers batting.
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc has been the leading wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore in this year’s IPL. In the previous match against Kings XI Punjab he was taken for runs in the first over but came back well in the last over. He gave away 20 runs and picked 1 wicket. Against Sunrisers he needs to provide early wickets to put pressure on the weak middle order of SRH and never allow them to score a big score.