Apr 25, 2024
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium - Hyderabad, India
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Sunrisers Hyderabad to win
Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 41 of the 2024 Indian Premier League on Thursday evening. The hosts have won five of their seven matches whereas RCB are bottom of the table with only one victory from eight. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at 19:30 local time at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been the destructive batting force of this year’s IPL and even though they did not break their IPL team total record for the third time this season, in their last match they hit the largest ever T20 powerplay score. Against a struggling RCB, we expect them to dominate again.
RCB very nearly came out on top in their last match but with the side low on confidence, they were unable to get over the line and ended up losing in spite of needing only three runs from two balls at the end. There were positive signs but this is going to be a very tough match.
TV channels: In India, SRH vs RCB match will be available on Star Network. The match will also be available on Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (Australia), Sky Sport NZ (New Zealand), SuperSport (South Africa) and Willow TV (USA)
IPL 2024 Live Streaming: SRH vs RCB fixture will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema in India. In Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal, the matches can be watched live on Yupp TV. Other channels where the match will be streamed live are Willow, Foxtel Go and Kayo.
Although Sunrisers have won fielding first as well as batting first at this venue this season, teams batting second have a win ratio of over 56% in Uppal. Our prediction is that both sides will choose to field first ahead of this match.
Slow bowlers have been the main ones who have been able to keep their economy records down on this pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium so far this season and we expect pace bowlers to leak runs once more in this game. A par score is likely to be over 200 with the openers on both sides having the best of the batting conditions with the fielding restrictions during the powerplay.
Although there will be some cloudy spells, it is going to be a very hot evening in Uppal with the temperature over 30 degrees from start to finish. No rain is forecast with humidity levels no higher than 30%.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Indian Premier League 2024
Once again, Pat Cummins announced an unchanged side ahead of the match against Delhi Capitals and at the moment, due to their exceptional form, the batting line-up picks itself once again. There could be a temptation to play another spinner on this pitch but overall we expect the same XI to be selected.
Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar
Washington Sundar came into the side during the fielding innings in place of Travis Head during the last match. With this pitch likely to be one where spinners have an influence, we expect the same impact switch.
Sunrisers Hyderabad come into this match looking to record their fifth successive victory in IPL 2024.
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande
Dream11 Captain Options: Heinrich Klaasen, Pat Cummins
Dream11 Vice Captain Options: Faf du Plessis, Will Jacks
| Wicket-Keepers | Heinrich Klaasen (c), Dinesh Karthik |
|---|---|
| Batters | Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (vc), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma |
| All-Rounders | Aiden Markram, Will Jacks |
| Bowlers | Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Markande |
Mohammed Siraj, Cameron Green and Karn Sharma all returned to the RCB XI for their narrow defeat against KKR and after coming so close we are anticipating seeing a very similar side selected for this match. Yash Dayal is likely to be left out after conceding 107 runs from his last two appearances.
Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Saurav Chauhan
With Suyash Prabhudessai coming off the bench and hitting 24 runs against KKR, he could well fulfil the same role in this game along with Siraj a likely candidate to miss the batting innings.
RCB have now lost six matches in a row in the tournament and are rock bottom of the table
Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad lead the head to head 13-10 over RCB and have also won three of the last five as well as five of the last eight. When the sides met earlier in this tournament, Sunrisers triumphed by 25 runs.
| Matches Played | SRH Won | RCB Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 24 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
With the positions and form of both teams, it is no surprise to see Sunrisers Hyderabad as favourites at 1.70. RCB can be backed at 2.15 to get their second win of the season.
Although RCB are undoubtedly becoming more competitive, they are up against an almost unstoppable batting force in this game. We have Sunrisers Hyderabad as our top team in this match.
We are backing Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen with the bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Opener Abhishek hit 34 runs from 22 balls at the top of the order in the last head to head with RCB and was in brilliant form against Delhi Capitals where he struck 46 runs from only 12 balls. Only Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad have hit more runs in the tournament than Head who is averaging 54 at the moment.
For RCB, Will Jacks, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are our choices with the bat. Jacks impressed with his strike-rate of 171.87 in the last game and he could well be pushing for an opening spot if he produces something similar in this game. But captain du Plessis will be keen to retain his spot at the top of the order and the South African is very experienced after 346 T20 innings.
Our bowling recommendations are T Natarajan, Pat Cummins and Mayank Markande for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Spinner Markande could be a useful option for Captain Cummins to turn to on this pitch and he has taken a two wicket haul in each of the last two games. Natarajan was too good for Delhi Capitals’ tailenders on Sunday and he needs just five wickets to bring up 100 T20 dismissals.
Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj and Cameron Green are our bowling tips for RCB. Siraj returned to the team in the last game and dismissed the dangerous opener Phil Salt. The pace bowler will look to bowl plenty of yorkers against the in-form Sunrisers batters. Ferguson is a very consistent quick bowler and he has taken at least one wicket across his last ten appearances since the start of January.
RCB will have spent a lot of time wondering how they managed to lose that high scoring contest against KKR but they must now try to find a way of reducing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s ability with the bat. This could well be another game which sees a combined total of 450 runs and in that situation it is very hard to see Sunrisers Hyderabad being out hit by another side. We are predicting a high scoring game but with RCB falling to another defeat and Sunrisers Hyderabad winning again.
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