RCB vs SRH Match Preview
The mercurial Indian maestro Virat Kohli has been the leading run-getter for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the recent T20 games. In his last seventeen innings, the right-handed batter scored 794 runs with an average of 56.71. Another RCB batter doing equally well for his team is Faf du Plessis. He has scored 725 runs from his last seventeen innings with an average of 42.64. The Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored 356 runs from his previous 17 outings for RCB. These will be the top batters the RCB will look at to get most of the runs.
Mohammad Siraj has been RCB's top bowler in the last year. The right-arm quick has picked up eighteen wickets from his last 17 innings with an average of 28.72. Vijaykumar Vyshak is another medium pacer in the RCB ranks doing well. The right-handed medium pacer has picked up eleven scalps from his last nine games. Another pacer doing well is Harshal Patel. He has collected a haul of ten wickets from his last ten innings. These are the top bowlers for RCB in this game.
In their recent games, Heinrich Klaasen is the top perpetrator with the bat for the Sunrisers. The right-hander has scored as many as 634 runs from his last 16 innings with an average of 52.83. Abhishek Sharma has also scored 403 runs from his previous fifteen innings with a decent average as well. Aiden Markram scored 338 runs from his last 16 games for Sunrisers. You can bet on this batter to score the most in this encounter. The SRH team management expects them to do well in this crucial game.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the leading bowler for SRH. In his last 16 games, he has picked up 17 wickets. T Natarajan is a left-arm medium pacer doing well for SRH. In his last twelve games, he has picked up 13 wickets. There is another leggie on the team, Mayank Markande. He has picked up 11 victims from his last thirteen games. These will be the go-to bowlers for Sunrisers Hyderabad team in this contest. They will be expected to pick up most of the wickets and restrict the opposition batting charge.
Weather Report
Clear and warm conditions are expected during the game. The temperature during the contest will remain close to 33 degrees. The relative humidity will be low, and you can expect dry conditions. There is no opportunity for showers during this contest.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer at M Chinnaswamy Stadium is likely to be batting-friendly. It has short boundaries that are bound to excite the batters. However, spinners might be able to extract turn from this track and will be even more effective in the second innings.
Notable stats
Virat Kohli has had a terrific average-to-strike ratio for his team in recent games.
Virat Kohli has scored runs with an average of 77 and a strike rate of 144.89 in his last ten games.
Heinrich Klaasen has an excellent strike rate to average ratio in his recent games.
Heinrich Klaasen is scoring runs with a strike rate of 181.63 and an average of 55.63 in his recent contests.
Team News
There do not seem to be any injury updates available at the moment. On match day, the entire team will be up and ready for selection.
RCB vs SRH Probable 11
RCB Playing 11
- Vyshak Vijaykumar
- Mahipal Lomror
- Akash Deep
- Reece Topley
- Faf du Plessis (C)
- Virat Kohli
- Rajat Patidar
- Glenn Maxwell
- Dinesh Karthik (Wk)
- Mohammed Siraj
- Will Jacks
SRH Playing 11
- Abhishek Sharma
- Travis Head
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Aiden Markram
- Heinrich Klaasen (Wk)
- Abdul Samad
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Pat Cummins (C)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- T Natarajan
Dream11 Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad have fared much better in IPL this year than their opponents for this game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They are lying near the middle of the points table, while RCB is near the bottom of the tally. So, we will bet with Sunrisers Hyderabad to win this encounter.
Top Picks
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli is among the most incredible batters in all formats. He is in good form now; you can expect him to do well here.
Faf du Plessis: The South African import is currently doing well with the bat, with 389 runs from his last ten games at a strike rate of 142.49.
Heinrich Klaasen: Klaasen has scored 445 runs in his last ten games with a strike rate of 181.63 and an average of 55.63.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Kumar bowled well in his last ten games, picking up eleven wickets. You can bet on him doing well in this contest.
RCB vs SRH Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: D Karthik
Batters: H Klaasen, V Kohli (C), F du Plessis, T Head, A Sharma (VC)
All-rounders: G Maxwell, A Markram, W Jacks
Bowlers: B Kumar, P Cummins
