On April 15, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB vs SRH) will play at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Mumbai Indians handed the hosts, the Royal Challenge Bangalore, a crushing defeat at the Wankhede Stadium coming into this match. RCB suffered their sixth defeat of the season as MI used just 15.3 overs to chase down the 197-run mark. With just one victory, the Faf du Plessis-led team is bottom of the IPL 2024 standings. RCB’s hopes of making the playoffs could almost be eliminated if they suffer another loss on Monday.
RCB is now at the bottom of the points table, having only won one of their last five games. On the other side, SRH is ranked fifth after winning three of their last five games. Bengaluru needs to win this game in order to remain in the running.
RCB vs SRH Head to Head:
The Southern rivals, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, have played 23 IPL games thus far. SRH has won 12 games compared to 10 wins for RCB. There was no outcome from one match.
2023 – RCB won by 8 wickets
2022 – RCB won by 67 runs
2022 – SRH won by 9 wickets
2021 – SRH won by 4 runs
RCB Playing 11 and Full Squad:
Expected Playing 11: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
RCB Full Squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan.
RCB is having a horrible season after losing five of their first six games and missing the playoffs the previous year after making the playoffs for three straight seasons. Their bowling has been a key source of worry; skipper Faf du Plessis acknowledged that their team “don’t have as many weapons” when it comes to bowling. RCB witnessed the Mumbai Indians chase 199 in 16 overs during their most recent match. Additionally, they will face Sunrisers Hyderabad, another formidable batting team, on Monday.
SRH Playing 11 and Full Squad:
Expected Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Pat Cummins (c), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, and Thangarasu Natarajan.
SRH Full Squad: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Vinodh.
The Sunrisers boast a batting lineup that is both dynamic and deep, led by Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma at the top, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen in the middle, and the strength of Abdul Samad and Pat Cummins. They are the second-fastest scoring team in the IPL 2024 after earlier in the season they recorded the best total in IPL history (277), surpassing RCB’s 263 points. Big-hitters for Sunrisers will be salivating at the chance to take on RCB at the Chinnaswamy, where the pitch is short and the ball travels a great distance.
RCB vs SRH Pitch Report:
The side batting second has an advantage on the M Chinnaswamy pitch. In the first two games of the season, this was evident. On March 25, the Royals defeated the Punjab Kings with 176 runs in 19.2 overs. RCB’s 182 was overcome by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 29 in just 16.5 overs.
RCB vs SRH Weather Report:
Bengaluru’s afternoon high will be about 26 degrees, with an actual feel of 24 degrees. There will be about 39% humidity. Rain is not a possibility.
RCB vs SRH Match Prediction:
According to prestigious news websites and old records of both teams , there is a 55% chance that SRH will beat Bengaluru in their 6th match and probably enter the Top 4 on the points table.
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