SRH vs RCB Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match? Dream11 IPL 2020, Eliminator

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have had pretty similar campaigns thus far in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Both teams won seven out of their 14 matches in the league stage and would now be locking horns in the Eliminator on Friday, November 6 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

In the first round, both teams beat each other once. The Challengers would be a tad low on confidence after the Delhi Capitals (DC) beat them by six wickets. Virat Kohli and Co had a bit of a stutter in the second half of the first round.

As far as the Sunrisers are concerned, they must be brimming with confidence after their 10-wicket victory over table-toppers Mumbai Indians (MI). An absolute cracking encounter seems to be in the offing.

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch in Abu Dhabi has been a good one for batting. Playing shots on the up won’t be a hard task for the batsmen. The pacers have had their say though. The dew factor is most likely to play a massive role, especially in the second half.

Hence chasing should be the way forward for both the teams. The temperature will be around the 29 degrees Celsius mark with the humidity mostly in the high-40s.

Playing Combinations for SRH vs RCB

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Probable XI

David Warner (C), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Probable XI

Josh Philippe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (wk), Chris Morris/Dale Steyn/Adam Zampa, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Shahbaz Ahmed/Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Probable Top Performers for SRH vs RCB

Manish Pandey– Sunrisers Hyderabad

Manish Pandey has been excellent form and is one of the reasons behind SRH’s decent show thus far in the tournament. In 13 innings, the right-handed batsman scored 380 runs at an average and strike-rate of 34.54 and 127.51 respectively.

He has lent solidity to the Sunrisers’ middle-order. In SRH’s previous game against RCB, Pandey looked good and played his strokes fluently before getting out.

Yuzvendra Chahal– Royal Challengers Bangalore

Yuzvendra Chahal is currently fourth in the list of Purple Cap holders with 20 wickets from 14 matches. In fact, the leg-spinner is thus far the most successful tweaker in the tournament.

In RCB’s first game against SRH, he also turned out to be the Player of the Match, picking up three wickets. Even in their next outing, he didn’t flatter to deceive. Another decent spell would be expected of him.

SRH vs RCB Head to Head

Overall

Played- 17 |SRH won- 9 | RCB won- 7 | N/R- 1

At neutral venues (outside India)

Played- 2 | SRH won- 1 | RCB won- 1 | N/R- 0

Average first innings score:  164 (20 matches in IPL 2020)

Record of chasing teams: Won- 12 | Lost- 8

Broadcast Details

Match timings – 06:00 PM local time, 07:30 PM IST

TV – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Select, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Select HD, and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi.

Live Streaming – The match can be streamed online on Disney + Hotstar VIP.

The prediction is for the team, batting second to 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.