IPL 9, Final: RCB v SRH - Combined XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will battle it out at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore tomorrow to decide the champion of IPL 9. The tournament has been a bumpy ride for both the finalists. RCB, who started off as one of the hot favourites, faced a tough time before their campaign jetted off, thanks to their magical skipper Virat Kohli. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, was termed as the dark horses and lived up to the reputation. Both teams have had wonderful performers in their line-ups who have contributed vastly in their journey to the finals. So, before going into tomorrow’s big game, we try to amalgamate the top performers from both the sides and form a combined XI for the finals.

1. David Warner – SRH:

David Warner can surely be called as ‘The Captain Marvellous’ of the IPL. There’s no doubt that what Virat did for RCB is by far the most superior thing this IPL. But, RCB were not as dependent on Kohli like SRH were on Warner. The Australian has literally carried the batting responsibility of the SRH side throughout the tournament. Except two or three off days, he performed in almost every game. He was the architect of their win over Gujarat Lion in the 2nd Qualifier. The left-hander surely knows these things and would try to give out his best against RCB. A match-defining knock like the one he played against Lions can surely be anticipated from the tough Aussie opener.

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