RCB vs SRH Head to Head, Playing XI, Preview, Where to Watch on TV, Online, and Live Streaming Details

Both teams have been impressive in their recent assignments and would like to continue their winning run.

Updated - 23 Apr 2022, 13:23 IST

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Match 36 of IPL 2022 will witness Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) going up against each other. Both teams have been impressive in their recent assignments and would like to continue their winning run. RCB are at third position with five wins in seven league-stage matches while SRH are at fifth position in the table with four wins in six appearances.

Although the top-order of RCB has been inconsistent, the middle-order has provided them the impetus to post strong scores on the board. In their last outing, captain Faf du Plessis returned with a score of 96, and Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood returned to wicket-taking form. If the team finds contribution from Virat Kohli, they are expected to continue their momentum in this fixture as well.

After losses in their first two matches, SRH have produced balanced performances on both the fronts of the game. The team’s pace battery has been firing on all cylinders to take wickets in a consistent manner. In the batting department, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran have been rock-solid with their mindset at the crease. It will be interesting to see the approach from the captain Williamson in the powerplay overs.

Pitch and conditions

The pitch at Brabourne Stadium promises to be a run-feast, due to the shorter boundary dimensions and flat pitch. In the last game, both the teams scored 200+ runs, and the nature will remain the same throughout the game.

Playing combinations for RCB vs SRH

Royal Challengers Bangalore

The top-order of RCB has misfired on most occasions, with Anuj Rawat and Kohli not being able to trouble the scorers in the last few matches. Faf du Plessis’ knock of 96 must have provided the team an added confidence in the top-order. However, the middle-order, comprising of players like Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, has proved to be valuable in critical situations.

The youngster Suyash Prabhudessai is also on the right track and is expected to be backed by the team management. They are expected to play with the same set of players in this fixture. All the bowlers have stood up to their task, with Hazlewood picking up seven wickets in the last two matches.

Probable XI: 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

SRH have found their comfort in bowling first and restricting the opposition to scores of around 160, and then chasing it down at their preferred rate. With the same template, they have secured victories and will look to continue the same form. In the bowling unit, fast bowlers like Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and T Natarajan have executed their plans well in the powerplay as well as in the death overs.

The openers, Abhishek Sharma and Kane Williamson, have provided stable starts, but will look to accelerate in the upcoming fixtures. The next three batters, Abhishek Tripathi, Markram, and Pooran, are in their best of their form in the T20 format, and have won matches with significant contributions. The team is expected to field an unchanged Playing XI, and it remains to be seen if the batters like Shashank Singh and J Suchith get an oppportunity to showcase their talent with the bat.

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