The Sunrisers Hyderabad will be facing Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 36 of IPL 2022. Both the teams have been in top form so far in the tournament. Royal Challengers Bangalore who won their previous match narrowly vs the Lucknow Super Giants now sit at the third position in the points table. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad have initiated a brilliant comeback to win all of their previous four games and sit comfortably in the 5th position. Both the teams will be keen to add another two points to their tally with the win in the upcoming match.
RCB vs SRH: Match Details
- Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 36, IPL 2022
- Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Date & Time: April 23, 7:30 PM.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Analysis
Gameplan: Possibly one of the most stable teams in the tournament at the moment the Royal Challengers Bangalore has showcased billions in each of the games they’ve played so far. All the departments have contributed equally to their incredible success until now. The batting seems stronger than ever in the presence of fearsome top-order batters like Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell whereas finishers like Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed have also been magical with the bat for their side in death overs.
The bowling unit also is equally impressive going to the fact that the team management has decided to stick to one combination which has paid off incredibly. Josh Hazlewood has proved to be fantastically lethal in particular and has found able assistance from Mohammad Siraj and Harshal Patel. Leggie Wanindu Hasaranga too has been pretty good. The only concern for the side is the poor form that their skipper Virat Kohli currently is in.
Possible Playing XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Analysis
Gameplan: Hyderabad have done a fantastic level in the past few games recently. After having lost both the opening games most of the experts had expected it to be another below-average season for the orange army. Team management and players to everyone’s surprise showcased wonderful characteristic performances and went on to win 4 consecutive matches from thereon. Presently the side is as strong as any other in this tournament.
Their betters have stood up to the situations and the bowling unit also developed a lot of confidence with the desirable results that they achieved in the past few games. Aiden Markram and Rahul Tripathi will be pillars in the batting lineup once again while the bowling unit will be relying on Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Captain Kane Williamson will be looking to get amongst the runs again.
Possible Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan.
Probable Top Performers
Probable best batsman of the match – Faf Du Plessis
With a fantastic knock in the previous game captain, Faf Du Plessis once again proved to be handy for his side. His wonderful 96 run innings helped his side post a good enough total vs Lucknow. In spite of having, unfortunately, failed to get to three figures in the last match having to play see once again will be the key for his side when they come out too bad against the tough bowling lineup of Hyderabad.
His charismatic strokes and counter-attacking batting at any phase of the innings are enough to demolish any opposition bowler and does is expected to boost his team’s chances of winning. The team management will be hoping the open to deliver another top-notch performance with the bat in tomorrow’s game.
Probable best bowler of the match – Umran Malik
Umran Malik has proved his franchise decision to retain him ahead of this season of the IPL to be 100% correct. With fantastic bowling performances in the tournament so far he has been key to his team’s success after a shaky start to the tournament. His match-winning performance in the previous game against Punjab wearing he scalped 4 wickets speaks a lot about the brilliant rhythm he is in. The team management will be hoping for him to carry forward this momentum into the upcoming match as well.
RCB vs SRH: Head to head stats
Sunrisers have the upper hand over Royal Challengers Bangalore in terms of victories in all IPL matches played between the teams so far. Out of the 19 matches that have been played between the two teams Sunrisers have managed to win 11 of them while Bangalore have emerged victorious 8 times.
RCB vs SRH: Winning Prediction
Match predictions – Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the match
In spite of it being a highly unpredictable match due to both teams being in wonderful current form with some brilliant bunch of players at their service, it seems as if Royal Challengers Bangalore shall perhaps age past Hyderabad.
The fantastic display that’s been shown by the Royal Challengers, their batting in particular has been the key to winning them games against the odds. The indispensable qualities of their players to turn games around at any phase of the batting or bowling innings shall possibly be the most important factor which shall win them another match against Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow.
Also Read:- Controversial Umpiring in the last over brings an Unpleasant end to the Thrilling clash between RR and DC