After getting defeated against Mumbai Indians following No Ball controversy, Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore are all set to lock horns against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match is scheduled to be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday, March 31 and since it is weekend, the match is an afternoon match. David Warner, playing against Rajasthan Royals scored dominating 69 runs off just 37 balls. Hence, Warner is a warning for RCB, as he has been consistent since the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
AB De Villiers for Royal Challengers Bangalore showed some spark of his 360° jolt, but couldn’t make it to the win against Mumbai Indians. Likewise, Parthiv Patel has been a consistent player, but Virat Kohli needs to find some strength in the middle order, especially when RCB has no depth in the batting order. The Orange Army will try to continue to devastating form and to begin the winning streak, but on the other hand, visitors Royal Challengers Bangalore will eye to open the account with the first win.
Vijay Shankar an emerging player for Orange Army is an X-Factor for the team, who is in a great form as a pinch-hitter. Also, Martin Johnny Bairstow is giving a good hold to the team as an opener. Rashid Khan who has been handed over the Man of the Match for 1/24 and 15 runs off 8 balls, the best you can expect from an All-Rounder. The competition between Virat Kohli, Ab De Villiers and Rashid Khan will be interesting because both batsmen are going to face the best bowler as a spinner.
Probable XI:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner, Kane Williamson (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Sandeep Sharma, Rashid Khan, Yusuf Pathan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube
Teams:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Yusuf Pathan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, David Warner, Siddarth Kaul, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Sandeep Sharma, Rashid Khan,Shakib Al Hasan, Martin Guptill, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Mohammad Nabi, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi, K Khaleel Ahmed, Abhishek Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel (wk), AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (c), Umesh Yadav, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Colin de Grandhomme, Navdeep Saini, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Akshdeep Nath, Milind Kumar, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Washington Sundar, Kulwant Khejroliya, Devdutt Padikkal, Prayas Barman
