IPL 2021: Match Preview, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore would be eyeing for the 2nd win of IPL 2021 while Sunrisers Hyderabad will be still be trying to find their 1st win in the 6th match of 14th season at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday.

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Match Number: 6th match of IPL 2021.

Match Between: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Timing: Wednesday, 14th April 2021, 7:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, AB de Villiers(w), Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Azharuddin, Daniel Christian, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner(c), Wriddhiman Saha(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jason Holder, Virat Singh, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg.

Team News: 

Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB is all set to welcome Devdutt Padikkal as he is likely to play this match. RCB could use Washington Sundar in the powerplay to counter David Warner's batting. Shahbaz Ahmed could be replaced as Devdutt Padikkal comes in for the game. Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to perform better in this game as he has not been much effective in the 1st match against Mumbai Indians.  

Probable XI: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Jason Holder is present for the selection as he has completed his quarantine as per Covid regulations. ABD has struggled facing leg spinners, thus, Rashid Khan could be used to tackle Mr.360. Sandeep Sharma has a great record against RCB and hence can play this match. Shahbaz Nadeem can also be added to the list of Playing 11 if Sandeep Sharma is dropped in this match.

Probable XI: David Warner (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder/Mohammad Nabi, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shahbaz Nadeem/Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan.

Some Facts:

1. Virat Kohli has not scored more than 58 runs off 55 balls in the last 6 meetings with SRH.

2. Sandeep Sharma has a great bowling record of taking 23 wickets in 15 matches against RCB.

3. In the last two matches played at Chepauk, the average score has been 170 runs.

4. SRH has won 10 matches out of 17 matches against RCB in IPL.