Published on: Apr 14, 2021 4:30 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 14, 2021 4:26 pm IST
SRH vs RCB IPL 2021: After a brilliant start to their IPL 2021 campaign, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are all geared up to take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 14. Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a 10-run loss at the hands of Kolkata in their first match while Royal Challengers Bangalore registered a 2-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their previous outing. In the 18 matches played between the two teams in the history of the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 10 matches while Bangalore have registered 7 wins. However, both these teams will be hoping to pick some crucial wins in this opening phase of the tournament.
Fixture Name: VIVO IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Competition: VIVO IPL
Date: 14 April
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Mumbai Indians 152/10 beat Kolkata Knight Riders 142/7 by 10 runs in the 5th match of IPL 2021.
Pitch Report: This is the second back-to-back match on this venue and the Chepauk track witnessed a lot of turn in the last game between MI and KKR. The conditions are once again expected to assist the spinners, however, the team winning the toss should still opt to bowl first.
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SRH vs BLR Playing 11
SRH Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
SRH Playing 11 (likely) David Warner Wriddhiman Saha Manish Pandey Jonny Bairstow Vijay Shankar Abdul Samad Mohammad Nabi Rashid Khan Bhuvneshwar Kumar Sandeep Sharma T Natarajan
BLR Team News
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BLR Playing 11 (likely) Virat Kohli Devdutt Padikkal AB de Villiers Glenn Maxwell Rajat Patidar Washington Sundar Kyle Jamieson Daniel Christian Harshal Patel Mohammed Siraj Yuzvendra Chahal
Who will win today match
The Sunrisers Hyderabad will definitely want the duo of David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha come up with an improved performance following with the in-form Bairstow and Manish Pandey doing well in the batting department. Rashid, Bhuvneshwar, Natarajan and Sandeep Sharma will be their crucial bowlers. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping that Kohli, Padikkal, Maxwell and AB de Villiers come good with the bat while Sundar, Chahal, Harshal and Jamieson will be their key bowlers. Royal Challengers Bangalore are looking as the favourites due to the better balance of their side. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Royal Challengers Bangalore to win this match.
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Fantasy Cricket Tips, Captain & Differential Pick
Captain Options:
AB de Villiers: RCB’s swashbuckling batsman AB de Villiers once again will be a key performer for his team in this match after his superb innings of 48 runs off only 27 balls that included 4 fours and 2 sixes in the previous game against MI. In 15 games against SRH since IPL 2013, de Villiers has smashed 520 runs at a strike-rate of 157.6.
Jonny Bairstow: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Jonny Bairstow played a remarkable knock of 55 runs off 40 balls that consisted of 5 fours and 3 sixes in the last game against KKR. Bairstow was also involved in a 92-run partnership with Manish Pandey in that match.
Differential Picks:
Rashid Khan: On a turning Chennai wicket, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s premier spinner Rashid Khan will surely be the most dangerous bowler to face. Rashid returned with excellent figures of 2 for 24 in the previous match against KKR on the same venue.
Devdutt Padikkal: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s opener Devdutt Padikkal delivered a fabulous performance in his debut IPL season last year where he scored 473 runs in 15 matches. Padikkal was also in a terrific form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 season having notched up 737 runs at an average of 147.40.
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Team 1
WICKET-KEEPERS: AB de Villiers, Jonny Bairstow (VC), Wriddhiman Saha BATSMEN: Manish Pandey, Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal ALL-ROUNDERS: Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar BOWLERS: Harshal Patel, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan
Team 2
WICKET-KEEPERS: AB de Villiers (C), Jonny Bairstow BATSMEN: David Warner (VC), Manish Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal ALL-ROUNDERS: Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Vijay Shankar BOWLERS: Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel
Team 3
WICKET-KEEPERS: AB de Villiers, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha (VC) BATSMEN: Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Devdutt Padikkal (C) ALL-ROUNDERS: Washington Sundar BOWLERS: Yuzvendra Chahal, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Kyle Jamieson
Team 4
WICKET-KEEPERS: AB de Villiers, Wriddhiman Saha BATSMEN: Virat Kohli, David Warner (C), Devdutt Padikkal ALL-ROUNDERS: Mohammad Nabi, Vijay Shankar BOWLERS: Rashid Khan (VC), Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson, T Natarajan
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