SRH vs RCB: The Indian Premier League 2024 is currently in its most important phase as teams get ready to make it to the playoffs. In their attempt to climb up the points table, the Sunrisers Hyderabad will host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their 41st game. In the previous game, the Delhi Capitals were defeated by the Sunrisers. RCB has been struggling with their play, and they lost their most recent match to the Kolkata Knight Riders. 

With just one victory in their last eight games, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are in serious trouble. The management will be concerned about the bowling attack’s lack of bite and form. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, has had significant victories. This season, their batting lineup has been the best in the league. It will be interesting to watch if RCB can triumph over this obstacle and maintain momentum heading into the next round.

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SRH vs RCB: Match Details

Match: SRH vs RCB 41st Match (Indian Premier League 2024) 

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

SRH vs RCB: Match Overview

Sunrisers Hyderabad

The team led by Pat Cummins is having success in the competition. With their most recent victory over the Delhi Capitals by 67 runs, the team has strengthened their postseason qualifying campaign. With this momentum, Cummins will try to take advantage of the RCB team’s lack of form and move them up the points table.

With their current form, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma will try to get off to an explosive start. The side is anticipating a strong performance from Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Reddy, and Aiden Markram because the middle order has decimated bowling attacks. Shahbaz Ahmed, Washington Sundar, and Abdul Samad give this batting lineup more firepower. 

The potent batting lineup of RCB will present a challenge to the bowling attack. The team needs Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Washington Sundar to take early wickets. Following their strong performance in the previous game, Pat Cummins and T Natarajan will be full of confidence and aim to bowl tight spells in the middle overs. Shahbaz Ahmed and Mayank Markande must bowl more tightly than they did in the previous game if the team is to win. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The team of Faf du Plessis is virtually guaranteed to miss the next round. They are at the bottom of the points table, having only won once in eight games. The team lost heartbreakingly, falling short by just one run to the Kolkata Knight Riders. Despite their poor performance this year, the bowling attack will attempt to win big and theoretically maintain their playoff hopes. 

As the team’s two most seasoned batsmen, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis must lead from the front to the top. The team would like to see runs from Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, and Cameroon Green. The middle order has performed well. Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, and Suyash Prabhudesai make up a strong batting lineup for the team.

The bowlers for RCB need to straighten up because they have been this team’s weakest link. Yash Dayal and Muhammad Siraj will need to play well with the new ball for the team. In the middle overs, Lockie Ferguson and Karn Sharma need to control the scoring. Due to their shallow bowling attack, the team will also be looking to Cameroon Green for a strong performance. 

SRH vs RCB: Head-to-head

In 24 IPL matches, Bangalore and Hyderabad have faced one another. Bangalore has won ten of these twenty-four games, while Hyderabad has won thirteen. One match finished with no outcome.

SRH vs RCB: Squad 

SRH vs RCB: Sunrisers Squad

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Pat Cummins (c), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanvir Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Jaydev Unadkat, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, T Natarajan, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Nitish Reddy, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Upendra Yadav, Travis Head, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Abdul Samad, Akash Maharaj Singh, Umran Malik

SRH vs RCB: Royal Challengers Squad

Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Alzarri Joseph, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Glenn Maxwell, Tom Curran, Manoj Bhandage, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Faf du Plessis (c)

SRH vs RCB: Playing XI

SRH vs RCB: Sunrisers Hyderabad XI

Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pat Cummins (c), Abhishek Sharma, Mayank Markande, Abdul Samad, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, T Natarajan, Washington Sundar (Impact Player)

SRH vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore XI 

Dinesh Karthik (wk), Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Mahipal Lomror, Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Suyash Prabhudessai (Impact Player)

SRH vs RCB: Pitch Report

For batsmen, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is a great pitch. When the ball settles nicely on the bat, they can play their strokes. Fast bowlers have limited options on this track, and success requires them to stoop. Here, spinners have found success and have enjoyed the conditions.

SRH vs RCB: Weather Report

There will be clear skies over Hyderabad. Here, the wicket has been flat, and large scores have been observed. This surface has been very harsh on bowlers, but it is easy for batsmen to score runs. A team that bats first would be pleased to reach 200 runs.

 SRH vs RCB: Toss Prediction

Initially, the wicket can be challenging to bat on, but as the game goes on, the batting conditions get better. Teams that have chased scores have won the majority of these games, so we anticipate that the team that wins the toss will bowl first.

SRH vs RCB: Pre-play Prediction

Best batter: Travis Head (SRH), Virat Kohli (RCB)

Best bowler: Jaydev Unadkat (SRH), Mohammed Siraj (RCB)

Best all-rounder: Pat Cummins (SRH), Glenn Maxwell (RCB)

Player of the match: Travis Head (RCB)

SRH vs RCB: Match Prediction

It’s difficult for Royal Challengers Bengaluru to advance to the next round. They’ve lost games by narrow margins, and the bowlers in particular lack confidence in the camp. With their explosive batting, the Sunrisers Hyderabad have destroyed many bowling lineups. Based on the two teams’ respective forms, the Sunrisers Hyderabad are the game’s initial favorites. Sunrisers Hyderabad will prevail. Follow Exchmarket for more IPL match predictions and updates.