Prediction for SRH vs BLR Dream11 Contest - Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report and Weather report for the clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 54 of the IPL 2022 season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad after winning 5 games in a row, have lost their last 3 matches. The business end of the tournament is here and now each and every game is important for most of the teams.
Kane Williamson’s below average form at the top is hurting them and he needs to start performing now. Abhishek Sharma has been brilliant in the power play and has looked to attack from the first ball. Rahul Tripathi has failed in the last few games and will be eyeing a big knock in this match. The duo of Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran has been exceptional for them. They have scored runs in almost every game and are the backbone of Hyderabad’s batting.
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Their bowling has been good overall but they have conceded a lot of runs in the last two games and will look to improve that in this match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been brilliant in the last two games. He has been very economical despite others going for lots of runs. He has bowled well with the new ball and in the death overs. Umran Malik has gone for plenty in the last two games. Kartik Tyagi and Sean Abbott were decent in their first match of the season while Shreyas Gopal was okay-ish. SRH will look to do well in this game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated the Chennai Super Kings in their last game by 13 runs. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli started decently in the last match but they need to improve their strike-rate in the first 6 overs. Rajat Patidar has done well in the last two matches. One big innings is due from Glenn Maxwell and this might be that game. Mahipal Lomror showed his class in the last game and that will be a big positive for them. DInesh Karthik has been in terrific form as their finisher.
Their bowling unit is a strong one and did a great job in the last game. Josh Hazlewood has been phenomenal with the new ball and towards the end. He has bowled well and has made the batter work hard for their runs. Mohammad Siraj hasn’t been at his best and needs to improve. Wanindu Hasarang has bowled well and has got good support from Glenn Maxwell and Shahbaz Ahmed in the spin department. Harshal Patel has been good in the death overs and will be a key player for the Challengers. RCB will be determined to do well in this game as every game is a do or die for them.
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Match 54, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time: 8th May 2022, Sunday, 3:30 PM IST
Wankhede has been a good wicket for the batters and it will be the same for this game as well. It will be a proper batting wicket for this game with good help for the spinners as it’s a day game. The Pacers won’t get much swing but there will be good bounce for them. The average first innings score here is 168 runs. Teams will look to chase after winning the toss.
It’s a must win game for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to keep their play-offs hope alive and Sunrisers will look to win this game and move one step-closer to confirming their play-offs spot. Our prediction is that the Sunrisers Hyderabad will win this match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will be unchanged for this game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Josh Hazlewood
There’s no update about Natarajan’s fitness. He will replace Kartik Tygi if he’s fit. Sean Abbott is expected to get one more game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (c), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Sean Abbott, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi/T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik
Faf du Plessis: Faf du Plessis has been very inconsistent in IPL 2022 but he looked in good touch in the last game. Faf will look to play attacking cricket from the start and can score big once he gets going. It’s time that he steps-up and takes responsibility as the captain. He scored 38 in the last match.
Aiden Markram: Aiden Markram is in exceptional form at the moment. He has been phenomenal for the Sunrisers in the middle-order. Markram has scored 305 runs at an average of 76.25 and his strike-rate is 151! He will be the perfect choice for captaincy in this game.
Nicholas Pooran: Nicholas Pooran has been in good form in the last two games. He has 242 runs in this season at an average of 60.50 and striking at 151.74. Pooran’s last two scores are 62 and 64. He will be an excellent choice for captaincy.
Virat Kohli (8.5 Credits): Virat Kohli has looked in decent touch. He is opening the innings and is looking to exploit the field restrictions. Kohli is an all time great and will be a must pick option at 8.5 credits.
Sean Abbott (8 Credits): Sean Abbott picked one wicket in his first game for the Sunrisers, He bowled well and used his variations to good effect. Abbott is more than handy with the bat and can score some runs in down the order. He will be an excellent budget pick for just 8 credits.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Bhuvneshwar will be an excellent differential pick for this match. He is in good form and is bowling really well especially with the new ball. Bhuvi is swinging the new ball quite well and his economy has been excellent. He has been bowling in the death overs as well. He picked one wicket in the last game.
If SRH Bats First: C – Aiden Markram, VC – Glenn Maxwell
If BLR Bats First: C – Rahul Tripathi, VC – Josh Hazlewood
If SRH Bats First: C – Faf du Plessis, VC – Abhishek Sharma
If BLR Bats First: C – Nicholas Pooran, VC – Virat Kohli
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