Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will face David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third time in IPL 2020 but this time in Eliminator.
When the last week of the IPL 2020 league matches approached, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad faced contrasting fortunes. Royal Challengers Bangalore were all-but assured a playoff spot while Sunrisers Hyderabad faced a must-win in every game. In that one week, Sunrisers Hyderabad turned the tables literally on Royal Challengers Bangalore. Virat Kohli’s side lost three games on the trot while Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a hat-trick. Heading into the Eliminator on Friday in Abu Dhabi, David Warner’s side clearly has the edge. But, Sunrisers Hyderabad encounter a very severe test of their momentum due to the volatility of their rivalry with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In every IPL edition since the 2013 whenever Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore clashed, no team has won against each other twice barring 2016. This is probably the reason why Sunrisers Hyderabad have a narrow 8-7 head-to-head advantage. If one has to look at the last encounter between the two sides, there are issues with both teams. Virat Kohli’s batting line-up can come under pressure if they lose early wickets. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, are relying on their pacers to ensure that they set the stage for their batsmen to dominate.
Wriddhiman Saha has been a revelation at the top but all hopes hinge on David Warner. He has once again gone past 500 runs for the sixth consecutive time in the IPL. It is clear, whenever Sunrisers Hyderabad do well, David Warner is key to the success. Sunrisers Hyderabad are the only team to win the IPL title from the Eliminator stage. David Warner has stressed that they are looking to replicate the momentum of IPL 2016 when they had to win five matches and clinch the title. In the past, they have hurt Royal Challengers Bangalore and they will be aiming to do the same this time as well. For Virat Kohli, his quest for an IPL title will be made or broken in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Team News
Aaron Finch might be included in the Royal Challengers Bangalore side to boost the top order while Navdeep Saini might comeback. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, they may not want to make too many changes to the side that has won three consecutive games on the trot, with Jason Holder providing depth in both batting and bowling.
Probable 11s
Sunrisers Hyderabad - David Warner(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Match details
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Eliminator
Date and Time: November 6, 2020, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed stadium, Abu Dhabi
Statistics
Sunrisers Hyderabad have an 8-7 head-to-head record against Royal Challengers Bangalore but Sandeep Sharma is the only bowler to dismiss Virat Kohli seven times in the IPL.
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