Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will meet for the third IPL match of the season. Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai will host the same.
Time: 7:30 PM IST (6:00 PM local); Toss will be taken place at 7:00 PM IST (5:30 PM local)
Broadcast: The match will be available on Star Sports network in India on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, and Star Sports 1 Hindi. Live streaming will be available on Star’s OTT Disney+Hotstar.
SRH vs RCB Head to head
The total number of matches played between these two teams is 15. Sunrisers Hyderabad is leading the tally by 8-6. One match ended with no result.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad has been a low-profile yet consistent team in the league. The bunch of overseas core players like David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Rashid Khan, and Mohammad Nabi are definitely their biggest strengths. They are regular at various T20 leagues and most of them have been in action for the last few days. Warner and Rashid are sure starters but the rest two overseas players will be tough to choose from. The Indian batsmen like Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, and Priyam Garg have great opportunities to showcase their skills. Especially the Under 19 stars will like to utilize this platform. Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma look good all-rounder options apart from Nabi. The chance of playing Indian bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul look promising. But the team will mostly expect Rashid to deliver the key wickets.
The Indian batting options are untested and lack experience. Which is why Bairstow looks like a safer option to maintain balance. In absence of Shakib Al Hasan, Abhishek Sharma will have a major responsibility along with Vijay Shankar. Let’s hope they live up to the expectations!
Sunrisers Hyderabad Best Possible XI
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Virat Singh/Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore to have good enough chances to finally aim for maiden IPL title. Their spin bowling attack led by Yuzvendra Chahal should be effective enough in the UAE conditions. In batting, they do have a bunch of Indian stars along with overseas stars like AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch. The RCB management has specific planning around Finch as per the reports earlier. How the Australian limited-overs captain works with the RCB combination that will be nice to observe. Chris Morris will be the premier all-rounder with a couple of exciting Indian counterparts. Adam Zampa, the latest addition to the bunch can have a few good runs.
Dale Steyn is one of the biggest overseas members of the RCB unit. But Steyn has to deal with his fitness issues. Considering the overall conditions, he may get limited opportunities. The RCB bowling unit has exciting pacers like Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini but how effective they would be in the UAE pitches that will be interesting to observe. Moreover, apart from Chahal, they do not have many spinning options.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Best Possible XI
Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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