RCB vs SRH Match Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) find themselves in a must-win situation ahead of their next Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This massive game will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, on Monday April 15, from 07:30 PM (IST) onwards.
Match Preview:
Every season, RCB fans pin their hope on Virat Kohli, and every season he delivers. There’s more to this familiar looking story. Every IPL campaign, Kohli is let down by his teammates. This is what has transpired this IPL 2024 season as well. When a player is leading the scoring charts, you expect his team to be higher on the table. But it’s remarkably different with Kohli, whose team is the worst in the current Indian Premier League season up until now, rock-bottom with just one win in six previous rounds.
RCB’s latest defeat was a soul-crunching 7 wickets loss against Mumbai Indians. Despite posting a daunting 196/8 on board, Bangalore failed to put up a fight when they came out to bowl, with MI looked a certain winner when Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan hammered 23 runs in Mohammed Siraj‘s over. Bowling is the Achilles heal in RCB’s Playing XI.
Once again, RCB have managed to dig itself in a hole they might not get out from. As mentioned above, they have won just once, and sit four points behind fourth-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad. It simply means, Faf du Plessis and co. must win almost all their remaining games to qualify for the top-four. That looks highly unlikely considering the bowlers look unequipped to defend targets exceeding even 200.
For Sunrisers Hyderabad, this game offers a chance to close the gap on table-topper Rajasthan Royals. If the win margin is big, they could even move to 2nd on the table, just two points adrift of the Royals.
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RCB vs SRH Match Details
Match No | 30 |
Teams | Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Captains | Faf du Plessis (RCB) & Pat Cummins (SRH) |
Date & Time | April 15, Monday, 07:30 PM |
Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report
If you are a decent batter, and even if you are out of form, then this is the ground to get your confidence back. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is renowned for being one of the flattest pitch in the world. Bowlers are always at the mercy of batsmen here, and the short boundary ropes also make the former’s job even harder. Except the team batting first to score at least 180 runs. Anything below that score will surely put the chasing team in good stead for the win.
RCB vs SRH Head-To-Head Record
There’s absolutely nothing separating the RCB and SRH ahead of this highly anticipated IPL 2024 match. Both teams have got the better of each other on a fair no of occasion in the previous 23 encounters. RCB won 10 times in those fixtures while SRH managed to carve out a win on 12 different occasion against the Bangalore outfit.
But there’s a fun fact. SRH have never won at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium since 2016.
Last Meeting Between RCB vs RCB
RCB: 10 (1st innings)
SRH: 12 (2nd innings)
No-Result: 01
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RCB vs SRH Predicted Playing 11:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted Playing XI
Virat Kohli
Faf du Plessis (C)
Will Jacks
Rajat Patidar
Glenn Maxwell
Dinesh Karthik
Saurav Chauhan
Vyshak Vijay Kumar
Akash Deep
Reece Topley
Mohammed Siraj
Mahipal Lomror (IMPACT PLAYER)
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing XI:
Travis Head
Abhishek Sharma
Aiden Markram
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Heinrich Klaasen (WK)
Abdul Samad
Shahbaz Ahmed
Pat Cummins (C)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Jaydev Unadkat
T Natarajan
Rahul Tripathi (IMPACT Player)
RCB vs SRH Match Prediction: Best Batters And Bowlers
RCB Probable Highest Scorer: Virat Kohli or Faf du Plessis
The way RCB’s batting unit has performed so far in IPL 2024, there’s every chance that either Virat or du Plessis will end up making the most runs for the team in this crucial match.
In three of the six innings, Virat has two 50+ scores and one hundred, leading the scoring charts with 319 runs. The failure in the last match against MI at Wankhede Stadium is likely to give Kohli an extra impetus to score big in this RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 match.
Faf du Plessis has picked up his form after starting slowly. The South African star made 61 runs off 40 balls against Mumbai Indians.
Balls Faced | 225 |
Runs Scored | 319 |
4s | 29 |
6s | 12 |
SRH Probable highest scorer: Heinrich Klaasen or Abhishek Sharma
Heinrich Klaasen may not have fired in the last couple of games, but the South African star remains the highest scorer for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, having scored 186 runs across five innings. It’s not just the runs, but the manner in which he scores that leaves a lasting impression on the team. He should be in your RCB vs SRH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket teams.
Abhishek Sharma is another player in SRH Playing 11 who is in red-hot form this IPL 2024 season. He is on 177 runs in five innings, just 9 behind his teammate Heinrich Klaasen.
Balls Faced | 96 |
Runs Scored | 186 |
4s | 07 |
6s | 17 |
RCB Probable Best Bowler: Yash Dayal or Reece Topley
Stats never lie. They are the mirror image of a team or player’s performance. Now take a look at this stat. Only two RCB bowler features on the top-40 list of most wickets. Yash Dayal, who is at 26 with 5 wickets in 5 matches, and the next one is Glenn Maxwell, who has picked up 4 wickets in 6 games. That’s enough to show how poor RCB bowlers have been this season.
With just four wickets in six games, Siraj is on no-42, but the Indian bowler has given away runs at an astounding 10.40 per over.
Balls Bowled | 95 |
Runs Given | 158 |
Wickets | 05 |
Best | 1/23 |
Economy | 8.31 |
SRH Probable Best Bowler: T Natarajan or Pat Cummins
With 6 scalps in 5 matches, SRH captain Pat Cummins is the leading wicket-taker for the team in IPL 2024. What’s even more important is the fact that he is keeping it tight as well, having allowed runs at a meagre 7.30 per over.
There’s another bowler in Sunrisers’ Playing XI who is a trusted warrior and goes by the name of T Natarajan. The 33-year-old is known for bowling the toe-crushers and is hard to score against during the death overs.
Balls Bowled | 120 |
Runs Given | 146 |
Wickets | 06 |
Best | 2/35 |
Economy | 7.30 |
Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between RCB vs SRH
More often than not, the pre-match odds are always in favour of the home team. But, in most cases, RCB remains an exception. Despite playing at home and under familiar conditions, Faf du Plessis and his troops are second favorite to win this game against SRH. That’s no surprise considering where both teams are heading based on their current form.
Chances Of A Win
RCB: 46%
SRH: 56%
Disclaimer: The above match prediction is based on the data and instincts of the writer. While picking players for your team, consider the points mentioned above, and make your own wise decision.