ABOUT THE MATCH:
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Match 52 has Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The match would start and would be telecasted live from 7:30pm. Star Sports Network (available in English, Hindi, Telugu , Tamil, Kannada and Bengali) will telecast the game. On Disney+ Hotstar, live streaming will also be available.
MATCH PREVIEW:
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:
1. They have done exceedingly well this tournament with their last match against CSK being a jarring exception. They would have in fact liked that one of their off-games has come prior to the play-offs and they would be looking to carry forward the winning momentum.
2. RCB would like to be more expressive with their batting and would love to capitalize during the middle overs where they have been far too conservative this season.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Devdutt Padikkal, Josh Philippe (WK), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj and Dale Steyn/Isuru Udana.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. As a team, Sunrisers Hyderabad is not in a good state. Neither their batting line up is looking stable, nor they have a fantastic bowling attack to challenge the batting line up of Rajasthan Royals.
2. In their playing squad, we expect two changes with Basil Thampi and Riyag Parag being replaced by Khaleel Ahmed and Virat Singh.
3. As of now, there is no injury update of Kane Williamson but the way he hobbled the last match, might be he can take the rest to stop from overstressing his injury. In that case, Mohammed Nabi can include in the squad in place of Kane Williamson.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
David Warner (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg/Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, T Natarajan and Sandeep Sharma.
PITCH REPORT:
In Sharjah, considering the design of the pitch and the limited dimensions of the field, a high-scoring game could be on the cards. The new-ball bowlers enjoyed some swing early on in IPL 2020, but as the match progresses, spinners should have a say in the scheme of things with the pitch slowing down.
Some time in the centre, the batsmen might have to bide before going high. Batsmen should look to hit straight, as the square boundaries are a bit longer, with strike rotation likely to be difficult at this location.
Dew is expected to play a role, which could mean that after winning the toss, both teams
WEATHER CONDITION:
The weather is expected to be sunny tomorrow. The visibility would be about 10 km, i.e. 6 miles, and 1014 mb of atmospheric pressure. The temperature during the day is going to hit 31 ° c and at night the temperature will drop to 24 ° c. With no precipitation and cloud covering 0 percent of the atmosphere, it will be dry, the moisture will be around 57 percent.
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS:
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is the biggest run-getter for RCB and has been in great touch. At an average of 53, he has so far scored 424 runs in 12 matches.
2. Devdutt Padikkal
With 417 runs to his credit in 12 matches, Devdutt Padikkal is just behind his skipper, Kohli. He has solved a long-standing problem with an RCB consistency opener.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD:
1. David Warner
David Warner led SRH from the front and was the most fluent of the season with his knock in the previous game. Nevertheless, 436 runs in 12 matches were slammed by the Southpaw at an average of 39.64 and a strike rate of 134.57.
2. Manish Pandey
This season, Manish Pandey has finally come into his own. At three, he was batting consistently and that paved the way for good results.
HEAD TO HEAD:
1. Total Played– 16
2. SRH Won– 8.
3. RCB Won– 7.
4. Tie– 0.
5. No Result– 1.
BROADCAST DETAILS:
1. Tv – Star Sports Network.
2. Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar.
3. Match Timings – 31st October 2020 at 03:30 PM local time.
PROBABLE WINNING TEAM:
High credits for all of the top players would cause you to leave at least a few cricketers with 9.5 or 10 credits. We left Padikkal and Morris out of our Team 1, taking a bit of a chance. But De Villiers, Warner and Kohli can shine with short boundaries in Sharjah. Even, given the slow pitches on offer, the likes of Rashid Khan and Chahal can’t be left out. RCB are expected to win this match.
