IPL 2020: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Preview, Probable XI, Head-to-Head and Fantasy 11


IPL 2020: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Preview, Probable XI, Head-to-Head and Fantasy 11
RCB vs SRH Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 52 of the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). The Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah will host this game on October 31 (Saturday) from 7:30 PM (IST) onwards. The Bangalore-based franchise registered a 10-run victory in the last encounter between these two sides.

A victory in this game will ensure a playoffs berth for RCB in this season. On the other hand, it’s a must-win game for the Sunrisers to keep their hopes alive to reach the knockouts stage. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

RCB Players

With seven wins after 12 matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore hold the second spot in the Points Table. If they win this game, RCB will become the second team after Mumbai Indians to reach the next stage. 

Unfortunately, Virat Kohli and co suffered consecutive losses in their last encounters against Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Moreover, they made several changes in their lineup in their previous game, but the result didn’t fall in their favour. Isuru Udana might come back in place of Dale Steyn as the latter leaked many runs in the last clash.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

SRH Players

With just five wins in 12 games, the David Warner-led side is struggling at the sixth place in the charts. A loss in any of their remaining matches will rule them out from the contention of top four teams. 

Though Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a magnificent victory in their previous game against Delhi Capitals. Almost all their players contributed to help their side clinch an 88-run win. Vijay Shankar got injured during that game, and Priyam Garg might get a chance in his absence.

Match Details

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Time: 7:30 PM onwards (IST)
  • Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

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Squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad

Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa

Sunrisers Hyderabad Full Squad

David Warner (C), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Mitchell Marsh, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh.

Ideal Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI

  • Devdutt Padikkal
  • Joshua Philippe (wk)
  • Virat Kohli (c)
  • AB de Villiers
  • Gurkeerat Singh Mann
  • Shivam Dube
  • Washington Sundar
  • Chris Morris
  • Isuru Udana/Dale Steyn
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Yuzvendra Chahal

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI

  • David Warner (C)
  • Wriddhiman Saha (WK)
  • Manish Pandey
  • Kane Williamson
  • Vijay Shankar/Priyam Garg
  • Abdul Samad
  • Jason Holder
  • Rashid Khan
  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Khaleel Ahmed/Shahbaz Nadeem
  • T Natarajan

Head-to-Head

  • Total matches played: 16
  • SRH won: 8
  • RCB won: 7
  • No Result: 1
  • Tie: 0

Fantasy XI

Wicket-keeper:

  • Wriddhiman Saha
  • Joshua Philippe
  • AB de Villiers (VC)

Batsmen:

  • Kane Williamson
  • Manish Pandey
  • David Warner
  • Devdutt Padikkal

All-rounders:

  • Chris Morris

Bowlers:

  • Rashid Khan (C)
  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Yuzvendra Chahal

Key Players

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore: Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan

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