RCB have made their batting prowess their primary strength; however, their bowling attack has often let them down. This led them to being relegated from the top four in recent seasons but they appear to be improving this year; hopefully winning against SRH will help RCB qualify for playoffs once again.
Here we will discuss the main points or high lights of Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Match Scorecard.
Will Jacks was the first to stop South Rishi’s scoring by inducing Travis Head into an error off the sixth ball of an over. Soon thereafter, Yash Dayal dismissed Abhishek Sharma before leg spinner Swapnil Singh started yet another collapse by trapping Aiden Markram LBW off his first delivery, then dismissing Heinrich Klaasen off his last delivery – all within nine overs! Their total was reduced from 85 for six in nine overs to 85-6 after nine.
Yash was brought in as Green was injured, yet couldn’t help RCB recover from their slow start. Their struggles early on can largely be put down to his absence and Mohammed Siraj’s inability to slow the run rate at the other end.
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Faf du Plessis remains confident in RCB’s batsmen to deliver in Rajiv Gandhi Stadium during this crucial chase.
Virat Kohli completed his second fifty in two innings after reaching it from 37 balls, hoping to add further runs with Cameron Green at the other end.
Will Jacks made an immediate impact by striking in his very first over to dismiss Travis Head and put South Riding Hawks under early pressure. T Natarajan made remarkable strides during death overs by reducing scoring rate and mitigating damage; assisted by Pat Cummins and Mayank Markande pacers who performed admirably.
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RCB and SRH have faced off in 25 matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Both sides have played thrilling contests between themselves; with SRH winning 13 times against 11 wins for RCB.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad have achieved an unparalleled strike rate this season, hitting over 23 sixes in the powerplay – more than any team. Furthermore, none of them has been dismissed inside three overs during any innings this IPL edition.
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru features short boundaries that favor batsmen. When teams batted first here, their average first innings score has averaged 180 runs on three previous occasions; if however a chase ensues, this pitch may present difficulties to top-order batsmen.
Last time these teams faced each other, SRH scored an unprecedented 287 runs against RCB to win easily. Both will look to end their recent poor form in this matchup.
RCB will be missing both captain Virat Kohli and opener AB de Villiers due to injuries, while their bowling department also remains depleted due to player absences. Moeen Ali, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mayank Markande will need to step up and perform well in their absence. Conversely, SRH boasts some of the world’s premier bowlers such as Abhishek Sharma, Abhishek Shinde, Nitish Kumar Reddy Heinrich Klaasen Aiden Markram in their lineup.