SRH vs RCB: Will SRH go for their 5th win or RCB will bounce back after 6 consecutive losses?
SRH vs RCB: Will SRH go for their 5th win or RCB will bounce back after 6 consecutive losses?
Before the start of this year’s IPL season, no one would ever have thought that Sunrisers Hyderabad would be one of the most competent teams this year that hold the potential to lift this year’s trophy!
SRH has undoubtedly proved in every single match that they are no less than other veteran teams holding experienced players such as CSK and MI. Pat Cummins-led SRH has been on a batting spree, breaking their own records.
Travis Head has been an absolute charm to watch in the field, disrupting the bowling lineup of their opponent teams. In the last match, Head scored a whopping 102 runs in just 42 balls.
Virat’s highest standing in IPL this year has been 113*, and all eyes will be glued to their screens today as Head takes on RCB today at sharp 7:30 pm IST at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Alongside, vIrat Kohli is leading the table for the highest run-scorer in this year’s IPL, with 379 runs under his canopy. Travis Head holds an exceptional chance to bridge the 55 runs gap, who is currently at 324.
This will also make Head a worthy competitor of the orange cup this season. Hyderabad’s run chasing is on the top this year, and SRH vs RCB will be an absolute classic to watch today.
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SRH vs RCB: Team news from the pitch
Whatever the outcome may be in today’s IPL match between SRH vs RCB, the battle for run-chase and the iconic clash between Travis and Kohli will be worth witnessing.
With Kohli leading the IPL scoreboard for highest run-scorer, Trvais is not far behind and with his strategic and aggressive batting, he can easily outperform Kohli. Travis is also the man with the highest numbers of boundaries so far, and thus continues the run-chase battle between him and Kohli.
SRH undoubtedly has grasped a cemented foot in the tournament, and is currently standing at a strong no 3 in the leaderboard, having won 5 of the total 7 matches played, and holding a NRR of +0.914.
On the other hand, RCB’s fate in the tournament has been on the darker side since the commencement of the league. The team is sitting quietly at the last in the leaderboard, and won only 1 out of the total 8 matches played. They have a NRR of -1.046.
Both the teams have faced off each other for a total of 24 times, wherein Hyderabad emerged victorious 13 times. Bangalore pocketed win for 10 times, and 1 match was called off.
The home ground advantage seems to be working well for SRH, as the team have bagged a total of 6 wins out of the total 8 matches played in their home ground against RCB.
The last encounter between SRH vs RCB that took place on April 15, SRH pocketed an easy win and defeated RCB by a good margin of 25 runs.
SRH’s highest score against RCB was witnessed in their last encounter itself, which was 287 at a loss of 3. This score was the highest ever IPL score recorded by any team! RCB’s highest score against SRH stood at 262, which was also in their last encounter on April 15!
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SRH vs RCB: Pitch & Weather report
The pitch in Hyderabad offers a favorable pitch for batsmen and allows for a high scoring encounter. Today’s clash between SRH vs RCB is expected to be a bombardment of runs.
Today’s match is extremely crucial for RCB if they still seek to be alive in the tournament, although their chances of moving up the leaderboard and qualify for the playoffs are almost nullified.
The pitch offers assistance to bowlers as well, though batsmen are more likely to be on the advantageous side.
Weather forecast predicts mildly hot temperatures that are likely to average around 37 degrees, with humidity lingering around 18%, and no chances of rainfall.
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