The uninterrupted winning streak of Sunrisers Hyderabad will be challenged by the team of stalwarts, Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the 36th league encounter. The horse maker Kane Williamson will lead his team at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, and would eye to clinch their fifth victory in a row. Conversely, for RCB, the likes of Virat Kohli & Glenn Maxwell are suffering from the worst form in the batting, which is putting extra pressure on the shoulders of the skipper Faf Du Plessis. Though they have been victorious in the last game, the batting loopholes have been exposed continuously in each preceding match.
Both the teams have faced each other in 20 matches before, out of which Hyderabad has gained the upper hand with 11 games victory, and RCB has won 8 matches; one game was resultless. The key battles in the game would be as below; (Williamson vs Hazlewood), (Du Plessis vs B Kumar) and (Pooran vs Hasaranga). RCB except many deficiencies standing tall at the No. 2 position with five victories, and SRH is at the No. 4 position with four wins. This game would be a turbanator one as both sides have equally locked the chances of winning, and for that, beneath are some highly-possible projections that could happen in this match.
RCB vs SRH: Match Predictions
A decent run affair of around 160-180 could occur in this game. The consistent batters like Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, and Faf Du Plessis may continue to thump the opposition side. Also, it would be a battle of quality pacers on both sides, so the names like Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, and Josh Hazlewood will have all the attention on themselves. In the last 10 T20 games at Brabourne, the side batting second has won 7 out of them. This eases the toss prediction that whichever team wins would opt to bowl first in the game.
RCB vs SRH: Probable Playing XIs
The changes in the playing XIs of both sides are not a probability to count, as both sides have crushed their oppositions in their previous games. , But it could be the last opportunity for the names like Jagdeeshan Suchith, S Prabhudesai, and Shashank Singh. Thus, below are the most probable playing XIs of both sides;
Playing XI For SRH: Kane Williamson (C/✈️), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(✈️), Nicholas Pooran (W/✈️), Shashank Singh, J Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen(✈️), T Natarajan, Umran Malik
Playing XI For RCB: Faf du Plessis (C/✈️), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell(✈️), S Prabhudesai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (W), Wanindu Hasaranga(✈️), Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood(✈️), Mohammad Siraj
RCB vs SRH: Pitch Report
The surface of Brabourne stadium is tricky, which only assists the bowlers who are tighter with the line/length and can also hit the right areas. Though the presence of dew makes it subtle in a little manner, the batting first side has to make a hard toil to reach a respectable total. The short boundaries, though, help the batsmen, but the clutch of bowlers may comprehensively curb the leaking of runs.
RCB vs SRH: Weather Forecast
The weather of Mumbai City would stay peaked at 37°c while the minimum would be 28°c. The day will shine as a sunny one, but the most important factor may be the dew. The match is an evening encounter, so the presence of a wet outfield will mess the side who will bowl second. The opposition batsmen will also take advantage of a lifeless ball after coming in contact with dew.
RCB vs SRH: Fantasy Tips
The in-form batting candidates like Kane Williamson, Aiden Markram, and Faf Du Plessis would be perfect players for the skipper of your Fantasy11 team.
Also, the pacers who can make up the bounce very well, like Josh Hazlewood, Marco Jansen, and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, would be inducted into the team.
The disciplined spin bowlers like Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, and Wanindu Hasaranga can be a part of the spin department in your Fantasy11 for this game.
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