IPL 2021: SRH vs RCB: Match 6, Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made an incredible start to the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) after they beat defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) by two wickets in Chennai. The game went down to the last ball and was a humdinger.

The Virat Kohli-led unit is now set to lock horns with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday, April 14 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Sunrisers, on the other hand, didn’t make a great start to the tournament, losing to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 10 runs at the Chepauk itself.

After they lost two early wickets in their run-chase, they were playing catch-up. Moreover, in Chennai, the Sunrisers are yet to win a single match. However, on the head-to-head count, David Warner’s men have a 10-7 lead over RCB.

Match Details

Match – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 6th match

Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Time – 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT

Where to watch live – Star Sports Network, Hotstar

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Chepauk has been a fairly decent one for batting. The track has shown signs of slowing down, especially in the second half. Batting first should be the safer option. Scoring runs in the powerplay will be critical. There will be clouds but with around seven per cent chances of rain. The temperature will be around the 30 degrees Celsius mark.

Avg first innings score:  153 (Last 10 IPL T20s at the Chepauk)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 5, Lost – 5, Tied – 0

Probable Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner (C), Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi/Jason Holder, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

Bench: Virat Singh, Jason Roy, Kedar Jadhav, Abhishek Sharma, Jason Holder/Mohammad Nabi, Shreevats Goswami, Wriddhiman Saha, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Khaleel Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Siddarth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Washington Sundar, AB de Villiers (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.

Bench: Suyash Prabhudessai, Sachin Baby, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammad Azharuddeen, Daniel Sams, Shahbaz Ahmed, Finn Allen, KS Bharat, Kane Richardson, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa

Head-to-Head

Overall

Played – 18 | Sunrisers Hyderabad– 10 |Royal Challengers Bangalore – 7 |N/R – 1

At neutral venues

Played – 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad – 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore – 1 |N/R – 0

Probable best batsman of the match

AB de Villiers- Royal Challengers Bangalore

AB de Villiers has more than decent numbers against the Sunrisers’ bowling attack. In 15 games, the veteran has notched 520 runs at an average and strike rate of 37.14 and 157.58 respectively. He also has five half-centuries to go with a top score of an unbeaten 89. If he gets going with the bat in hand, SRH could, well and truly, end up chasing leather.

Probable best bowler of the match

Yuzvendra Chahal– Royal Challengers Bangalore

Yuzvendra Chahal has reasonable numbers against the Sunrisers. In 53.1 overs, he has picked up 16 wickets at an economy of 7.74. Last year in Dubai, he picked up a three-wicket haul against them and also bagged the Player of the Match award. In the first game against MI, Chahal looked a tad out of sorts and he would be looking to make amends.

Today’s match prediction: Bangalore to win the match.

Scenario 1

Toss: Hyderabad win the toss and bat

Powerplay score – 45-50

First innings score – 150-170

Result – Bangalore win the match

Scenario 2

Toss – Bangalore win the toss and bat

Powerplay score – 55-60

First innings score – 165-185

Result – Bangalore win the match

Disclaimer: This prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned, and make your own decision.