Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be aiming to get back to winning ways after three consecutive losses when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
The last time two teams met, SRH bowled out RCB for a paltry 68 and won the game by nine wickets. SRH are placed sixth with five win and as many losses, while RCB are on fourth position with six wins in 11 games.
Batting wise, SRH have Aiden Markram, who has been consistent, and the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi have also chipped in with vital contributions. Skipper Kane Williamson need to shift gear to convert the start into big scores. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar would be banked heavily. The absence of spinner Washington Sundar and death over specialist T Natarajan have affected team performance. It will be seen if the duo will be available for Sunday's game against RCB.
RCB need some exceptional show from skipper Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli to give support to to the likes of Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik. The bowing unit looks strong with the presence of Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, and Wanindu Hasaranga.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudesai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Rajat Patidar, Siddharth Kaul.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, R Samarth, Shashank Singh, Romario Shepherd, Marco Jansen, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sean Abbott, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Tiwary, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik, T Natarajan. (UNI)
