IPL 2020 Eliminator – SRH vs RCB Preview: Warner, Kohli lock horns

David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad and Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on each other at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the eliminator of IPL 2020. Both teams won 7 games in the league stages, although SRH have a superior net run rate. SRH is coming off a 10-wicket victory against MI while RCB lost to Delhi by 6 wickets.

This clash is by far the most important of the tournament for both teams. The winner of this match shall meet Delhi Capitals, the loser of Qualifier 1, in Qualifier 2. The team losing this game will be knocked out from the tournament. The last time the two teams met, it was a one-sided affair, with Hyderabad comfortably winning the fixture by 5 wickets and 35 balls to spare.

Match Info:

Match 58- SRH vs RCB

Venue- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Time – 7:30 PM IST

Head To Head:

Stat Attack

RCB’s run rate of 6.94 in the middle overs (#7-15) is the worst among all the teams in IPL 2020.

Sandeep Sharma has dismissed Virat Kohli 7 times in 12 innings, most dismissal by a bowler to get Kohli in IPL.

David Warner is 5 sixes away from completing 200 IPL sixes.

Team News:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Sunrisers have been one of the most underrated sides in IPL, as they qualified for the playoffs for the 5th consecutive time. They are entering the playoffs after 3 huge victories against the other teams in the playoffs- DC, RCB, and MI. With Warner now playing his natural game, it has solved a lot of problems for SRH’s batting. The inclusion of Jason Holder and Wriddhiman Saha gives their team a lot more balance going into this important match. The bowling has been consistent throughout the season, and they would be looking to maintain the momentum going into this important fixture.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Bangalore have now qualified for the playoffs for the 6th time in history, and for the first time since 2016. They are coming into this all-important match with 4 straight losses in the league stage. Reports suggest that Chris Morris is probably not fit, as he walked off the ground in the final overs of the previous game as well. Their batting has majorly underperformed in the latter half of the league stage, and they have been one of the slowest batting teams in the middle-overs. Bangalore could turn to the experience of Finch and Moeen for this crucial fixture.

Probable XI: