Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf Du Plessis won the toss and elected to field first. This is a very crucial match for RCB considering their chances for the playoffs. They are at the fifth position with 2 games to go. If they win both the matches, they will qualify for the playoffs.
On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad are already out of the tournament. They are playing for pride and will be looking to spoil the party of other teams.
RCB have struggled against SRH and have often found wanting against them.
In this crucial encounter, Wanindu Hasaranga is not in the playing 11. His exclusion is a big talking point considering how important he is for the Bangalore franchise.
Why is Hasaranga not playing?
Faf said at the toss that the Sri Lankan leg spinner has had a niggle and hence is not playing the match. In his absence, in the last match, Kiwi all rounder Bracewell bowled exceedingly well.
What did the captains say at the toss?
Aiden Markram:
We would have looked to bat. Not too disappointed. Couple of changes. Brook comes in. Tyagi comes in as well. Umran is an x-factor player. Lot of pride to play for. We haven’t lived up to the ability. We should try to showcase that at the world stage in the last two games.
Faf du Plessis:
We are gonna have a bowl. The last two nights we have had some dew. Good surface but touch on the slower side. Same team as last game. Hasaranga has a niggle. Bracewell strengthens our batting. We have to start afresh. The game of cricket has a funny way of biting you. You have to have the humility of looking at a fresh game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy
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