IPL 2024 – Match 41: SRH vs RCB Match Preview, Playing XI, Players to Watch, Key Stats

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Original Content: IPL 2024 – Match 41: SRH vs RCB Match Preview, Playing XI, Players to Watch, Key Stats

The 41st game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will have Sunrisers Hyderabad hosting the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Thursday 25th of April 2024.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad have faced each other in 24 matches in the IPL. In these 24 matches, Hyderabad leads the head-to-head battle with 13 wins whereas Bengaluru has 10 to their name while 1 match ended without a result.

The last time these teams played each other at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, a total of 549 runs were scored in that game. At Hyderabad where the deck has been flat, a similar sort of result shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Bengaluru slowly and steadily is getting settled with their team combination, but the holes have been very hard to fill with the sort of auction they had.

Hyderabad, on the other hand, is on a roll. Their opening pair efficiently ends the game for the opposition in the powerplay itself. And with the arrival of Nitish Reddy, they now have a lot more flexibility and options to work with.

Match Details:

• Date: 25 April 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM IST
• Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

SRH vs RCB Probable playing XI:

Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable 11

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klassen, Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Impact Player: Mayank Markande

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Probable 11

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Karn Sharma, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Siraj

Impact Player: Suyash Prabhudesai

Key Batters to Watch for SRH vs RCB:

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma is having a breakout year. He is now a better player of quick bowling than he was a couple of years ago, and if you add his extraordinary potential of hitting all kinds of spin, he becomes the type of player every team craves for.

Aiden Markram

Aiden Markram is a very important part of the Hyderabad setup. He shields their side from raw pace and back-of-length fast bowling by his exceptional backfoot range. With this, he adds another dimension to Hyderabad’s already versatile batting order.

Key Bowlers to Watch for SRH vs RCB:

T Natarajan

Bengaluru’s strength this year has been their late-order hitting, led by the evergreen Dinesh Karthik. T Natarajan, who comes from the same state, will have an important task to contain Karthik with his Yorkers and into-the-pitch bowling.

Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal now snaps his wrist while delivering the ball, which has helped him in swinging the new cherry. Hyderabad, in every game, has come out with the sole intention of ending the game in the powerplay. If Dayal can pick up powerplay wickets, they may apply brakes to the onslaught of Hyderabad.