Royal Challengers Bangalore is the third team to qualify for the play-offs in this edition, after Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. With 16 points, they are currently in third place in the standings. They have a good chance of finishing in the top two if they win their final two games, but they may still have to rely on the Chennai Super Kings’ result. Three wins in a row have given them a massive boost in confidence, and they’d like to keep that momentum going in the remaining games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fortunes are deteriorating in this leg. They were the first team to be eliminated from the play-off race, and it has now been confirmed that they would finish last. Hyderabad would try to sabotage RCB’s celebrations. Batting has been a significant problem for them, and their batters will need to step up in the final two games.
Weather
In Abu Dhabi, it should be a sunny evening with a temperature of around 34 degrees Celsius.
Pitch
Abu Dhabi is the highest-scoring track in the UAE leg, with RR-CSK being a rare game controlled by batters. We might expect a similar wicket for this match, with a score of approximately 180 likely to be competitive.
Probable Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli (c), Kona Srikar Bharat (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammad Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Dan Christian, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Kane Williamson (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Jason Roy, Siddarth Kaul, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Umran Malik
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – Match 52, Dream 11:
Devdutt Padikkal (c), Kona Srikar Bharat (wk), Jason Roy, Kane Williamson, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jason Holder, Yuzvendra Chahal, Siddarth Kaul, Harshal Patel, Rashid Khan
Prediction
Match winner
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Winning the toss
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Top Batsman
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – Jason Roy
Top Bowler
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Harshal Patel
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rashid Khan
Most Sixes
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – AB de Villiers
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – Abdul Samad
Player of the Match
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – AB de Villiers
Team Scores Batting First
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – 170+
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – 155+
No one expects Virat Kohli and his Royal Challengers Bangalore team to ease off the gas now that their place in the play-offs has been assured. We expect them to step up their game once more and make it four wins in a row. Let’s join Baji to get the latest update of the IPL!