Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore (SRH vs RCB) are set to play against each other in the 54th match of TATA IPL 2022. This is the second time they will play against each other in this season of the Tata IPL. SRH is led by Kane Williamson and RCB is led by Faf du Plessis. Let’s have a look at their Match Preview, Prediction, and Fantasy XI. Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets in the last game.
SRH vs RCB: Match Preview
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad is in the sixth position on the points table of TATA IPL 2022. The team played a total of ten matches and managed to win five. The last game SRH played was against Delhi Capitals and got defeated by a narrow margin of 21 runs. Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran smashed 42 runs and 62 runs respectively for Sunrisers Hyderabad in that game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore have sealed the fourth spot on the points table. The franchise played eleven matches in this TATA IPL season and won six matches. They played their last game against Chennai Super Kings and won it by 13 runs. Mahipal Lomror and Faf du Plessis were the highest scorers in that game. The former stacked 42 runs and the latter scored 38 runs respectively for the team.
SRH vs RCB: Match Prediction
The Kane Williamson-led side has lost three games in a row and they will be looking to get their campaign back on track soon. They are likely to bring back T Natarajan into the playing XI for Kartik Tyagi. On the other hand, the Royal Challengers Bangalore finally ended their losing streak in the previous game against the Chennai Super Kings. The bowling department of RCB is pretty strong but their batting needs some work. They had six wins in eleven games, sitting at the fourth position. Royal Challengers Bangalore is likely to win this match.
SRH vs RCB: Fantasy XI
Rahul Tripathi from Sunrisers Hyderabad scored just 7 runs in the last head-to-head game against Royal Challengers Bangalore but can come in handy here.
Aiden Markram from Sunrisers Hyderabad hammered 305 runs and also took 1 wicket in this tournament so far.
Faf du Plessis from Royal Challengers Bangalore mustered only 5 runs in the last head-to-head game against Sunrisers Hyderabad but will definitely look to score big.
Glenn Maxwell from Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 12 runs in the last head-to-head match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Harshal Patel from Royal Challengers Bangalore picked 1 wicket in the last head-to-head game against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Aiden Markram scored 305 runs in 10 matches at an average of 76.25 and a strike rate of 151.74 including 3 half-centuries. He’s an essential pick.
Umran Malik took 15 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 22.60, an economy of 8.92, and a strike rate of 15.2. He also recorded the fastest delivery of the season.
Wanindu Hasaranga has taken 16 wickets at an average of 19, an economy of 8.21, and a strike rate of 13.8. He’s a top pick from the bowling department.
Nicholas Pooran mustered 62 runs off 34 deliveries in the previous game and was the highest scorer for SRH. He’ll definitely come in handy here.
Josh Hazlewood from RCB picked 11 wickets in the season so far. He’ll be looking for opportunities to hunt more.
Shahbaz Ahmad from RCB picked 3 wickets and piled up 198 runs in 11 matches and is a top pick in this match.
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