Strongest Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will play their 13th Match of the 14th IPL season against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) side on 6th October 2021. Virat Kohli and his men have been excellent in the IPL this year, and are currently placed at third place in the points table, having emerged victorious in 8 out of their 12 matches.

In their previous match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), the RCB side beat their opposition by a slender margin of just 6 runs. Their opponents in their next match, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), have been totally clueless in the tournament, and are placed at the last spot, having won just 2 out of their 12 games.

The RCB side will be looking to post a win in the encounter against the ‘Orange Army’ to keep their hopes of finishing inside the top two alive. In this article, let us take a look at the predicted RCB playing XI for the match against SRH.

Openers: Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal

Both Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal have been in good form in IPL 2021 and have provided the RCB side with good starts at the top of the order. While Kohli has scored 357 runs at an average of 32.45 this year, Padikkal has plundered 349 runs at an average of 34.90 in the 2021 IPL season.

In RCB’s previous rubber against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), the Kohli-Padikkal duo put on a 68-run partnership for the opening wicket off 9.4 overs. Both these men will look to once again provide a solid start for their team when they take guard against the Sunrisers outfit.

Middle Order: Srikar Bharat, Glenn Maxwell, and AB de Villiers

Srikar Bharat has been impressive in the second leg of the IPL and has played handy cameos for his side with the willow in hand. The right-hander has scored 92 runs in the UAE leg so far and has scored his runs at an average of 30.67 and a strike rate of 117.95.

Glenn Maxwell has proven to be a match-winner for the RCB side this season. The Aussie has scored 3 half-centuries in his last 3 IPL innings, and the RCB side has ended up on the winning side every single time. AB de Villiers looked in decent touch in RCB’s previous match and scored an 18-ball 23. The South African has only scored a total of 50 runs in 5 innings in IPL Phase 2.

All Rounders: Daniel Christian, Shahbaz Ahmed, and George Garton

Daniel Christian has experienced an abysmal run in IPL 2021. The right-hander has scored just 4 runs in 5 innings with the bat this year. With the ball too, the right arm pacer has picked up just 1 wicket and averages 93 in IPL 2021. In RCB’s match against the Punjab Kings, Christian was dismissed for a first-ball duck.

Shahbaz Ahmed has picked up 7 wickets in IPL 2021 at an average of just 10.14. In RCB’s previous match, the left-arm spinner leaked 29 runs in his 3 overs and picked up a solitary wicket.

George Garton produced a decent performance with the ball in hand against the Punjab Kings. The left-arm seamer gave away 27 runs in his 4 overs and picked up the wicket of Aiden Markram.

Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj

Harshal Patel is the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 edition of the IPL and has scalped 26 wickets this year at an average of 14.35. In RCB’s previous rubber against the Punjab side, Patel went wicketless and leaked 27 runs in his 4 overs.

Mohammed Siraj was on the expensive side against the Punjab Kings. In his quota of 4 overs, Siraj gave away 33 runs and failed to pick up a wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3 wickets in RCB’s match against the Punjab Kings. The right-arm spinner also gave away runs at a decent economy rate of 7.25 runs per over. Chahal has scalped 14 wickets in the 14th IPL edition and has picked them at an average of 21.21.