Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Can RCB halt fast-moving SRH?

Both the teams are in their sublime forms and look unstoppable at the moment.

Sunrisers Hyderabad has made a spell-bounding comeback in the season after losing their first two matches. After that, they haven't looked back and won four games on a trot. They have been clinical in all departments, from restricting opponents on low totals to chasing a decent score. The team will be hoping for the return of their crucial bowler Washington Sundar. In his absence, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, along with the pacing machine Umran Malik, has turned out to be the match winners for their team. Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson look to give a decent start to their team, while Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram capitalise in the middle order. 

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won five out of the seven matches. Their skipper, Faf du Plessis, has been leading the team commendably. Apart from being a perfect leader, he has been in his best form with the bat. He has been leading his team from the front to a good total or chase. Virat Kohli hasn't been able to find his form yet in this edition. Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed have been taking care of innings well at the end. Their bowling unit, too, looks strong in the presence of Wanindu Hasaranga and Josh Hazlewood.

Pitch Report

Though the pitch at Brabourne Stadium has witnessed many high scoring matches in this league, the previous match was a scoring one which was chased down comfortably. Spinners are likely to find an advantage from the pitch, and the captain winning the toss will look up to bowl first. 

Probable Playing XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan

Stats to keep an eye on

• Of the 20 matches played between the two, Sunrisers Hyderabad enjoyed having a slight edge over Royal Challengers Bangalore by having 11 wins, while the remaining were won by RCB.
• Shahbaz Ahmed has hit 171 runs at a strike rate of 147 this season despite walking out to bat with the score at 62 for 4, thrice, and once each at 42 for 3 and 75 for 4.
• Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram have combined to hit 242 runs at an average of 121 and a strike rate of 186 against pace this season.

The clash between two in-form teams will surely hit the thrilling nerves on Super Saturday evening. It will be interesting to see who's winning streak will be halted tonight.