Preview:

The 41st match of IPL 2024 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. RCB had to face defeat by 1 run against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match. Batting first in the match, Kolkata scored 222 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. In response, Bengaluru was able to score only 221 runs at the loss of 10 wickets in 20 overs.

On the other hand, SRG had won against Delhi Capitals by 67 runs in the last match. In the match, Hyderabad, batting first, scored 266 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. In reply, while chasing Delhi was all out for 199 runs in 19.1 overs.

In the points table, Sunrisers Hyderabad is at third place with five wins and 10 points from 7 matches. Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore is in 10th place with one win and 2 points in 8 matches. In the first match played between the two teams this season, Hyderabad defeated Bengaluru by 25 runs.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

The pitch of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is known for its flat wicket. Spinners will get more support on this pitch. The team chasing runs on this pitch has got more success so far. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 168 runs.

Head to Head Records:

Probable Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH):

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T. Natarajan.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (captain), Will Jacques, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal.

Probable Best Batter of the Match:

In the last match, Virat Kohli had played an innings of 18 runs in 7 balls with the help of one four and 2 sixes against Kolkata Knight Riders. Virat Kohli can bat brilliantly against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match:

T. Natarajan had taken 4 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs against Delhi Capitals in the last match. T. Natarajan can bowl brilliantly against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction):

Scenario 1

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bowl.

Powerplay Score- 50-60

Score of first innings- 180-190

Sunrisers Hyderabad won

Scenario 2

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bowl.

Powerplay Score- 60-70

Score of first innings- 200-210

Sunrisers Hyderabad won