Fresh after their morale-boosting win over the Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to keep up their winning momentum when they lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first match of Sunday’s doubleheader at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Royal Challengers Bangalore players after Match 49 of the IPL 2022 between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at the MCA International Stadium in Pune on 4 May, 2022. Sportzpics for IPL
Sunrisers Hyderabad looked solid with five wins on the bounce, but their campaign has lost steam with three consecutive losses.
SRH’s bowling has been a concern in the recent games and despite having all bases covered, they have not gone the distance. However, the biggest concern for the Hyderabad-based franchise has been the form of their captain Kane Williamson, who has just not been able to get going this season. It will be interesting to see if they try Rahul Tripathi as an opener. Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram have been solid in the middle order and they would be even more effective if given a platform.
There are only four games left and if SRH are harbouring any hopes of making it to the playoffs, they need to get back to winning ways, starting this match.
It will not be an easy proposition for them as RCB seem to have hit their stride post their win over Chennai Super Kings. Virat Kohli has found some form, but he will need to improve his strike-rate and give support to Faf du Plessis. Bangalore’s middle order failed in the last match and barring Dinesh Karthik, none of the other batters have been consistent.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s bowling came real good in the last encounter against the Chennai Super Kings. Josh Hazlewood has worked wonders with the new ball while Harshal Patel has been awesome in the death overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore predicted playing XI:
SunRisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Sean Abbott, Shreyas Gopal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik
Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
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