The third match of the IPL 2020 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Both teams are studded with world-class players as the fans look forward to an exciting clash at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Here’s look at the preview of both the sides:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
RCB have remained at the bottom half of the table since the last three seasons. They finished last in 2019. With a few invaluable acquisitions in the team, Virat Kohli and Co. look confident on turning the fortunes this time around.
Once again, the team would bank on the services of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers to do the damage. RCB is likely to open with two players in Aaron Finch and Devdutt Palikal. A lot is expected from the Aussie captain to deliver for RCB this year. Devdutt is coming off from an excellent run of form in the domestic circuit.
The middle-order is packed with talented Indians. Moeen Ali would be the key but the likes of Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh and Washington Sundar are also likely to play a key role in helping the side give ideal late flourishes.
RCB have acquired the services of Chris Morris to sort out their death bowling woes. Navdeep Saini would be there to share the fast bowling duties. Considering the fact that seamers have found purchase from the surface, RCB might tempt to play Dale Steyn instead of Moeen Ali.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
RCB will be wary of SRH’s destructive openers, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. The two was at their absolute best last year. If these two replicate similar performances this year as well, SRH will have a strong chance to win the title once again.
Mohammad Nabi will certainly to be a point of discussion when the management will sit to decide their overseas top four. Given the all-rounder’s form in CPL 2020, he might make his way into the eleven.
Rashid Khan will once again lead the spin attack. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is going to play a big role in the tournament. If he fares similar numbers to that of last year, SRH might suffer in the pace-department.
SRH VS RCB Match Details:
Date: 21st September 2020
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
SRH VS RCB Live Score and live streaming details
All the matches of IPL 2020 will be broadcasted on Star Sports India channels, while the live streaming will be available on Disney + Hotstar.
SRH VS RCB: Squads
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad:
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Mitchell Marsh, Kane Williamson, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bavanaka Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi, Sanjay Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad:
Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli (c), Aaron Finch, AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Adam Zampa, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Siraj, Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe, Shahbaz Ahmed
SRH VS RCB: Playing Eleven
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg/Virat Singh, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma and Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Gurkeerat Singh/Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal and Umesh Yadav
SRH VS RCB: Match Prediction
Both sides have traded blows against each other in the past. As far as heir head to head record is concerned, SRH have won 8 matches against RCB, while the latter has won on 6 occasions. Ahead of IPL 2020, both teams are looking strong on paper. We are predicting that RCB would end as winners in the third match on Monday.
SRH VS RCB: Key Players
SRH: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan
RCB: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Chris Morris
Wicket-Keeper:
- Jonny Bairstow (VC)
Batsmen:
- Virat Kohli (C)
- AB de Villiers
- A Finch
- Kane Williamson
All-rounders:
- Chris Morris
Bowlers:
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Dale Steyn
- Pavan Negi
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Khaleel Ahmed