Who will win SRH vs RCB, IPL 2017 1st Match?
Sunrisers Hyderabad, winners of 2016, will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore, runners-up of 2016, in the opening fixture of the Indian Premier League 2017. The match will be played on April 5 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Live action is scheduled to begin at 8 PM local time.
SRH vs RCB 1st Match: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Set Max, Sony Six, Sky Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Star Sports
Toss Prediction
There is a big toss bias at this ground. Since six out of the seven matches played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in the previous season were won by the side batting second, the team that wins the toss in this match is highly likely to bat second. Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost the toss at this ground three times in their last four matches. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss in their only game here last year and we predict the toss to go their way once again.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and prediction for SRH vs RCB, IPL 2017 1st match....
SRH Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad do not have any injury scares to be worried about. Rashid Khan is the team's most expensive purchase and the Afghan legspinner could be played in place of Bangladeshi seamer Mustafizur Rahman who is currently away for international duty and is expected to join the team on April 7. Allrounder Mohammad Nabi has been bought as back-up for Ben Cutting or Moises Henriques, should they lose form during the tournament.
Key Players
David Warner has scored the most runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. The opening batsman was also the second-leading run-getter of the 2016 edition at an average of 60.57. He therefore will be the key man in the team's batting lineup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar had finished as the leading wicket-taker of the season with 23 wickets last year. He is also the highest wicket-taker for the team in the tournament and SRH will hope that he keeps up his good rhythm this year as well.
Recent Form
Sunrisers Hyderabad came third on the points table last year at the end of the league stage with eight wins and six defeats from 14 matches. They then went on to lift the trophy, beating Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Lions and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the way.
SRH Predicted Playing 11
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David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Naman Ojha (wk), Ben Cutting, Deepak Hooda, Bipul Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra.
RCB Team News & Playing 11
Team News
RCB have been hit with injury blows ahead of the IPL 10. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli had both sustained shoulder injuries during the test series against Australia. While Kohli will be out of action for the first two games, Rahul will miss the entire tournament altogether. AB de Villiers too injured himself during the Momentum One Day Cup in South Africa and it has not been confirmed yet whether the star batsman will play this game or not.
Key Players
Chris Gayle will be the key in RCB's batting in Kohli's absence, and with de Villiers in doubt for this match, the team will be relying heavily on him. Shane Watson will also be expected to step up and make a valuable contribution with the bat. Yuzvendra Chahal will be the go-to man for RCB when it comes to bowling. The legspinner took 21 wickets last year to finish as the second-highest wicket-taker. He has been very impressive in his short career and is likely to be the most effective spinner at Hyderabad.
Recent Form
Royal Challengers Bangalore have had a fantastic last couple of seasons, finishing third in 2015 and then runners-up in 2016. They came second on the points table last year having won 8 out of their 14 league matches. They made it to the finals but were devoid of a maiden title triumph as they lost a closely fought contest to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
RCB Predicted Playing 11
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Chris Gayle, Shane Watson (c), Travis Head, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Sachin Baby, Stuart Binny, Iqbal Abdulla, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sreenath Aravind, Tymal Mills.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: W W W L L
Royal Challengers Bangalore: L W W W W
Srh vs Rcb Head to Head
Both teams have won 4 games each in their 9 encounters in the past with one ending in a tie and later being won by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the one-over eliminator at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Out of the four matches at this ground, SRH have won three of them including the tied one. The two teams faced each other thrice last year and while Royal Challengers Bangalore won the first game, Sunrisers Hyderabad finished winners in the next two, including the season's final match.
Srh vs Rcb Betting Odds
Sunrisers Hyderabad were on top of their game last season and since they will be starting off as defending champions this year, there will be a lot of expectations from them which will certainly add to the pressure. While Betfair have SRH up at 2.04, Bet365 have them slightly lower at 2. Royal Challengers Bangalore have had memorable previous two seasons and they will be a formidable force this year as well as the team has retained a large part of the squad from last time. Despite the injury blows, bookmakers have RCB as favorites to start off the IPL 10 with a win. They are 1.94 with 1xbet and 1.80 with bet365
Srh vs Rcb Prediction
Besides being tournament winners of the 2016 edition, Sunrisers Hyderabad will have an upper hand in the fact they have beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous two meetings with one of these games played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. They have won their last three games in a row and two of their last three at this ground.
Royal Challengers Bangalore too have been in great form with five wins in their past six matches. They are arguably the most destructive batting units in the tournament and also have a decent bowling attack with leggie Chahal as an emerging limited-overs bowler. However, the team's batting is going to suffer with injuries to Rahul and Kohli. And it will be a massive blow to the RCB if de Villiers too gets ruled out. With so many injury concerns in the side, we predict the more stable Sunrisers Hyderabad to win this opening game.
Final Verdict: Back Sunrisers Hyderabad to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 1st match of IPL 2017 at 2.04 with 1xbet and 2.00 with bet365
Apr 05, 2017
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - Hyderabad, India
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