Here we have RCB who is coming into this game with hattrick of wins, whereas SRH is heading into this match with consecutive losses. There is more than that to this match as SRH VS RCB has been an emotional rivalry among fans and it has been an underrated rivalry in IPL history as matches between them have always been entertaining and nail biting thrillers.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:- This is the first time SRH is going to finish last in the points table since they came into existence. With the wooden spoon confirmed for them this season, they have nothing to lose and can play a fearless brand of cricket and provide more chances to youngsters like they have done in the previous 3 matches. They would love to give their all by providing entertainment, happiness and satisfaction to their fans. They would also like to spoil the party of RCB by making sure they defeat them and finish their chances of qualifying in top 2 and ruin their trophy hunt chances a bit by making sure that they play in eliminator instead of qualifier 1 match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:- As they have already qualified for playoffs for this season's IPL they would be more charged up and play bold and aggressive type of cricket. They would like to finish in top 2 of the points table and give themselves a better chance to win their maiden IPL trophy. For this the first step for them would be to win against this struggling SRH side and then they would have to win against DC as well and expect a bit of luck that PBKS defeat CSK. Irrespective of whatever the outcome of PBKS and CSK comes they would want to finish the league stage on a high note and carry the winning momentum along with them for the playoffs.
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Venue and Time:- Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi at 19:30 pm IST on 6 October 2021.
Live Streaming:- Star Sports Network and Disney Hotstar VIP and Premium Account will be streaming Match 52 of VIVO IPL between SRH VS RCB.
Expected Playing 11:-
SRH:- Jason Roy, Wridhiman Saha (Wk), Kane Williamson(C), Virat Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik.
RCB:- Virat Kohli(C), Devdutt Padikkal, Ks Bharat(Wk), Glenn Maxwell, Ab De Villiers, Shabaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, George Garton, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Stats:-
● Head to Head Record in 19 matches played together:- SRH (10) - RCB (8) *(1 match no result).
● Yuzvendra Chahal for RCB has taken most wickets (16) against SRH.
● Bhuvneshwar Kumar for SRH has taken most wickets (15) against RCB.
● Shahbaz Ahmed IPL career best 3/7 came against SRH during their first meetup in 1st phase of IPL this year.
● Virat Kohli has scored the most runs for RCB against SRH (564).
● David Warner has scored the most runs for SRH against RCB (647).
● Harshal Patel has taken most wickets in IPL this season (26) and is currently purple cap holder.
Pitch Report:-
The Pitch at Abu Dhabi is a two-paced surface hence batsmen find it difficult to play their shots. Judging the pace of the ball becomes difficult here for the batsmen as some of the deliveries hold up while some come along with the expected pace. Hence the batsmen generally look forward to targeting the spinners here. The pacers are most likely to get more wickets with the sort of help from the surface.
150-160 runs can be expected on this pitch. The dew factor wouldn't play a huge role as there will be no or minimal dew.
Predictions:-
RCB would start as favourites to win this match if they stick with the same combinations and similar playing 11, unless they experiment new things and new batting positions for their batsmen like they have done in the past. Then SRH could put them into trouble and win the game. Winning the toss and bowl first would be ideal as chasing has been relatively easy here compared to batting first.
Dream 11 Team:
