IPL2022: RCB vs SRH Match Preview- All you need to know
IPL2022: Royal challengers banglore will take on in form Sunrises hyderabad
IPL2022: For RCB, One of the positives from that game against LSG was the return of form of Faf du Plessis. After an impressive start against Punjab Kings, the RCB skipper managed just 66 runs in his next five. Just that he returned to form in RCB’s seventh game with a crucial hand of 96.
A win against SRH could potentially move RCB to the top while for Hyderabad, it is about finding a way through the mid-table traffic jam
Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markam have scored the bulk of the runs, and the middle order has been functioning well. After a rather quiet time in the IPL, Abhishek Sharma has found his form. All four victories have come while chasing, as they have hunted down totals with time, overs and wickets in hand.
PITCH REPORT:
With the Brabourne stadium being relatively smaller in size, alongside good strips for batting, it could turn out to be a high-scoring game. Trend to be followed that wins the toss and opt for bowl first. Dew will be an important factor.
TACTICS
SRH- Kohli versus SRH’s pacemen up front, as the former RCB skipper has tried to force the pace in the Powerplay. Even though it hasn’t worked out well for him so far.
RCB- Mohammed Siraj has dismissed Rahul Tripathi and Kane Williamson a few times in the IPL. His ability to use the 3/4 ball could come in handy with the new ball.
HEAD TO HEAD:
RCB have won 8 and lost 11 versus SRH. Since 2018, it is 4 wins against 5 losses.
STATS:-
1)With 6.1 and 6.8 respectively, both Royal Challengers and Sunrisers have the lowest run rate among all the teams in the powerplay this season.
2)Du Plessis’ record against spin this season stands much better than against pace. While he has fallen five times to the quicks, against whom he has scored at a strike rate of 121, he has taken on the spin bowlers with more pleasure, going at 149 with only two dismissals.
3) SRH have the best middle order (3-6) in this season’s IPL, averaging 58.89. TheTripathi-Markram-Pooran axis has proved to be a success.
POSSIBLE PLAYING
SRH- Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Shashank Singh, J Suchith/Washington Sundar, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
RCB- Anuj Rawat, Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
