Who is going to win today’s match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore?
In the third game of IPL 2020, which will be played in Dubai, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face off against David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad. To raise the cup, both teams are good contenders. While SRH has accomplished the feat of winning the cup once, RCB has fallen short on three occasions in the finals.
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RCB hasn’t played a Playoff game since 2016 and finished at the last spot in IPL 2019, losing their first six games on the trot. The poor results saw the owners revamping the coaching staff. The franchise also released as many as 12 players ahead of the auction.
Captain Kohli is likely to have a new opening partner in the form of Devdutt Padikkal. The left-handed batsman has impressed the team management over the past year and is expected to replace Parthiv Patel at the top. In fact, there might no place for vice-captain in the playing XI as AB de Villiers is likely to do the wicketkeeping duties. Aaron Finch might bat at number three if he makes it to the playing XI.
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Chris Morris’s price tag of Rs 10 crore makes him an automatic selection in the playing XI for the first few matches. He might be assisted by Shivam Dube, who didn’t get a long rope last year. He is now a capped player and might get more chances.
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On the other hand, SRH was a squad that was reliable. They played IPL 2018 final under Kane Williamson and lost in the IPL 2019 Eliminator. Nonetheless, the team management shifted and Warner was reinstated as captain. Here’s looking at potentially playing XIs of both teams ahead of the much-anticipated contest-
Royal Challengers Bangalore likely playing XI: Virat Kohli (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Ab de Villiers (WK), Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Dale Steyn, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad likely playing XI: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul
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