Royal Challengers Bangalore are one of the most glamorous teams in the Indian Premier League with big stars such as captain Virat Kohli, AB De Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal.
ITS ALMOST GO TIME, 12th MAN ARMY. 😎💪🏻
CANNOT CONTAIN EXCITEMENT! #PlayBold #IPL2020 #WeAreChallengers #Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/lW3HafktPn
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) September 20, 2020
Sunrisers Hyderabad on the other hand have their own set of high profile players. Captain David Warner leading from the front along with the likes of Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey and Bhuveneshwar Kumar.
Perfect! Now we are ready 👌🧡 https://t.co/b6260gdtwD
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 21, 2020
The match is expected to be an exciting contest between two evenly matches teams with great Indian talent in both the lineups, however RCB this season slightly have the edge on paper as they seem to have accumulated a much more balanced team this time around.
The expectation for Virat Kohli’s team is massive every season and this expectation has more often than not ended in disappointment for fans, come the business end of the season. The unfortunate endings and bad luck of every season is something Virat Kohli would be determined to overturn this season.
Hyderabad have been a reasonably successful IPL franchise over the past few seasons, winning the tournament back in 2016 and having finished in the playoffs in every season since then. They have a very good mix of experience along with some great and exciting young Indian talent.
The first South Indian derby of the #Dream11IPL is on the cards as @SunRisers face @RCBTweets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today.
Preview by @ameyatilak
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 21, 2020
Important Stats:
- Rashid Khan’s economy rate in the UAE is an incredible 5.6. Since his debut, only Boyd Rankin has conceded runs at a fewer rate, at 5.5 – given a minimum of 50 overs bowled.
- AB de Villiers is three sixes away from getting to 400 in all T20s.
- Since IPL 2018, Virat Kohli averages only 17.5 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the strike rate of 121 is also not too hot. This is his opportunity to set that record right.
Expected XIs:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 David Warner (capt), 2 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 3 Manish Pandey, 4 Vijay Shankar, 5 Virat Singh, 6 Abdul Samad, 7 Mohammad Nabi, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Khaleel Ahmed, 11 Sandeep Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1 Aaron Finch, 2 Devdutt Padikkal, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 AB de Villiers (wk), 5 Moeen Ali, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Umesh Yadav, 10 Navdeep Saini, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal
