Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are all set for an exciting clash in IPL 2024. The SRH vs RCB match will be played on Thursday, April 25, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Both SRH and RCB are the only teams in IPL 2024 with foreign captains. Pat Cummins leads Sunrisers Hyderabad while Faf du Plessis is the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. While SRH have shown excellent form by winning five out of seven matches, RCB have been miserable with just one win in eight matches. Below is the preview of the match between RCB and SRH.
SRH vs RCB Date and Venue
The match between SRH and RCB of IPL 2024 will take place on Thursday, April 25. The venue for the match is the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The game will begin with toss-up at 7:00 pm IST.
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SRH vs RCB Match Preview – IPL 2024, Match 41
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad is led by Pat Cummins. The team has won 5 out of 7 games so far. They have a lethal batting unit that recorded the highest total in the IPL twice, breaking their own record. Pat Cummins and T. Natarajan are the best players with the ball.
SRH squad: Pat Cummins (C), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi , Washington Sundar, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Faf you Plessis is the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024. RCB has won only 1 out of 8 matches. Their top and low order batters did a good job but the middle order batters failed to impress. Their entire bowling unit has been helpless in IPL 2024 so far.
RCB squad: Faf du Plessis (center), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Tom Curran, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Manoj Bhandage, Himanshu Sharma.
Key battles between SRH and RCB
Travis Head vs. Reece Topley
Travis Head can be described as the beast with the bat this season. He will be aiming for another brilliant knock against RCB. Reece Topley is a highly skilled pacer and needs to stop him as quickly as possible.
Heinrich Klaasen vs. Lockie Ferguson
Heinrich Klaasen is a tough batsman for SRH and quickly takes down the order. Lockie Ferguson is a lethal pacer for RCB and has the duty to destroy him.
Virat Kohli vs Pat Cummins
There is no doubt that Virat Kohli is a one-man army. He can steal the victory on his own. As an opener, he will try to achieve victory for his team this time. Pat Cummins is the strong pace setter for SRH and needs to stop him.
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SRH vs RCB key players
Sunrisers Hyderabad Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen have shown excellent form with the bat. Pat Cummins and T Natarajan are the team’s leading wicket-takers.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik are the top run-scorers for RCB. Yash Dayal is the leading wicket-taker.
SRH vs RCB Weather and Pitch Reports
There is no chance of rain during the clash between SRH and RCB on Thursday, April 25. Therefore, the weather will not affect the game. The pitch at SRH Stadium is flat and helps batsmen. Spinners have some success later. The game is expected to generate large sums of money.
Diploma
Due to SRH’s strong batting form and RCB’s poor bowling show, fans expected a thrilling game in the previous clash of both teams in IPL 2024. It was one in which SRH broke their own record and achieved the highest score of 287-3 in the IPL. The next encounter will now be another exciting game where it will be interesting to see how Royal Challengers Bengaluru fight back.
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