Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore have had an intense rivalry for the past seven years and they will be aiming to resume that in the desert heat of Sharjah.
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore have an intriguing rivalry. Both teams have never gotten on top of each other for a prolonged period of time. A win in the next match, a loss in the next match. It reflects in their head-to-head record, which is 7-6 in the advantage of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. Both sides are led by run-machines. Virat Kohli has been the leading run-getter for Royal Challengers Bangalore for the last four years. David Warner has been the Orange Cap winner three times. Royal Challengers Bangalore have failed in the final three times, while Sunrisers have won the title once and stumbled in 2018.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have often made it a point to hurt Royal Challengers Bangalore’s momentum. In the past, they have knocked them out of reckoning for the playoffs while in 2016, they dealt them a body blow by winning the final in front of their home fans at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. This time around, the contest will be even. Virat Kohli and his Royal Challengers Bangalore unit have been relaxed and the team looks settled. Kohli will not have the burden of an ICC event, an important tour or a major tournament in the near future to divert his sole purpose of winning the IPL title. In practice sessions and team-building exercises, Kohli has been more vocal, passionate and Royal Challengers Bangalore seem to be having fun.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, have been very determined and focused. The fact that the quarantine rules in Dubai have been relaxed to 36 hours is a massive relief for David Warner and Jonny Bairstow, their aces in the side in IPL 2019. Both teams are evenly matched in all departments. Which team shakes off the rust will determine the winner.
Team News
With the Dubai quarantine being flexible, both sides will heave a huge sigh of relief. Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Adam Zampa, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner are all eligible for selection. Both sides have plenty to choose from, with Sunrisers Hyderabad’s overseas contingent more settled.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have more variety in their bowling. With their bowlers not suffering at the M Chinnaswamy stadium with its flat wickets and small dimensions, Royal Challengers Bangalore might find things a lot easier for them when it comes to their team composition.
Probable Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jonny Bairstow, David Warner (captain), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul/Khaleel Ahmed
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav/Pawan Negi, Adam Zampa
Match details
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date and Time: 21st September, 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Statistics
In 14 matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad hold a 7-6 advantage against Royal Challengers Bangalore with one of their games being abandoned in 2017.
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