IPL 2024: Can bottom-placed RCB tame high-flying SRH in Hyderabad?
Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2024 Indian Premier League season reverse fixture at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. While SRH are coming off four successive victories, RCB lost their seventh encounter of the season in what was a final-ball thriller against hosts Kolkata Knight Riders. Notably, the previous SRH-RCB match saw Hyderabad scoring a record-breaking 287/3.
Pitch report and other details
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad will host the duel (7:30pm IST). This venue has been producing high-scoring matches of late, with batters getting to play on the up. Notably, the SRH-MI clash in Hyderabad saw both sides score 240+ runs. Star Sports will telecast the match, and fans can also live-stream it on JioCinema for free.
A look at head-to-head record
RCB and SRH have clashed in 23 IPL matches, with the latter winning 13. The Orange Army won one encounter through Super Over in 2013. RCB scored 130/8 in a low-scoring encounter in Hyderabad. SRH recorded the same score (130/7) in 20 overs before sealing the one-over eliminator. Notably, SRH beat RCB in the previous match this season.
SRH beat RCB in high-scoring fest in Bengaluru
Records tumbled in the last encounter between RCB and SRH held in Bengaluru. It was a high-scoring affair with nearly 550 runs (aggregate). While centurion Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen starred for SRH, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik scored fifties in a losing cause. SRH recorded the highest-ever IPL total (287/3) before RCB managed 262/7. The match saw a record-equaling 38 sixes.
RCB mathematically alive; SRH continue to dominate
After losing seven of their eight matches, RCB are only mathematically alive in the playoff race. Their latest defeat came against KKR as they fell a run short of chasing 223. Meanwhile, SRH continue to stamp their authority with 250+ totals. They successfully defended 266 against Delhi Capitals, bowling them out for 199. SRH now have three 250+ totals in IPL 2024.
Probable XIs and impact subs
SRH (Probable XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wicket-keeper), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, and T Natarajan. RCB (Probable XI): Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, and Mohammed Siraj. Impact subs: Washington Sundar and Suyash Prabhudessai.
