IPL 2020: SRH vs RCB playing 11, squad, head to head, pitch report details

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In the third match of the 13th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2020), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), led by David Warner, will take on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a high-voltage clash at the Dubai International Stadium on Monday.

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RCB has not won a single title in the 12 seasons of IPL played so far, despite having the likes of Kohli and AB de Villiers in the squad. The best Bangalore has achieved so far is a final berth in 2016. Since then, things have only gone from bad to worse for the team. In IPL 2016, Kohli's extraordinary 973 runs had helped the team finish as runners-up. RCB finished at the bottom of the table in 2017, and sixth in both 2018 and last season.

The fact that Bangalore holds the record for the highest ever total (263/5 vs Pune Warriors in 2013) and the lowest ever total (43 vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017) is a testament to the team's wildly swinging fortunes.

On the other hand, SRH will be boosted by the return of David Warner, who led the team to the 2016 title as captain. The team has a formidable bowling line-up, with Rashid Khan, who is still a potent threat in cricket’s shortest format.

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RCB vs SRH playing 11 prediction

The addition of Aaron Finch in the RCB squad would remove the extra pressure for captain Kohli and South Africa’s de Villiers. Finch might open with young Indian sensation Devdutt Paddikal, unless the management decides to go with senior wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel at the top of the line-up. In that case, de Villiers might don the wicket-keeping gloves.

In the bowling department, Chris Morris seems sure to be in the playing 11, given the way Dubai’s pitch favoured pace bowling in the DC vs KXIP clash on Sunday. The other pacers could be Dale Steyn, Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav.

RCB tentative playing 11: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal/Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (capt), AB de Villiers (wk), Moeen Ali, 6 Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.

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David Warner and his opening partner Jonny Bairstow took the IPL by a storm last season. Warner smashed 692 runs in 12 matches, which made it his fifth consecutive season of more than 500 accumulated runs across a tournament. Bairstow, on the other hand, plundered 445 runs in 10 matches. Their opening pair had an average partnership of 75 and included a hat-trick of century stands. Kane Williamson might not be part of SRH’s playing 11 for the first game, given Mitchell Marsh’s all-round abilities.

SRH tentative playing 11: David Warner (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Virat Singh, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh. Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma/Sidhharth Kaul.

IPL 2020, Match 3: SRH vs RCB Pitch report

The Dubai wicket supported pacers during the second match of IPL 2020 due to the grass cover on the pitch. This favoured the pacers. Since the same wicket will be used for the SRH vs RCB encounter, pacers will be in focus. As the ball gets old, however, it might aid stroke makers.

SRH vs RCH head to head

Total matches: 15

RCB won: 6

SRH won: 8

No result: 1

Head to head, Hyderabad has an edge over Bangalore, as SRH has won 8 out of 15 completed games, while one game was washed out.

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RCB vs SRH highest and lowest scores against each other:

Highest score

RCB: 227

SRH: 231

Lowest score

RCB: 113

SRH: 135

SRH vs RCB match prediction

Sunrisers Hyderabad would start as a favourite, given the depth in its bowling line-up. With Warner and Bairstow at the top, it won’t be an easy game for Virat Kohli’s side. However, a blitz from Aaron Finch or AB de Villiers could turn the match on its head and change the fortunes for the Bangalore-based franchise.

Here are the squads of both the teams:

Here is the full squad of Sunerisers Hyderabad:

 

Player	Team	Retained/bought/traded	Price (Rs cr)
Abdul Samad (uncapped)	SRH	Bought	0.20
Abhishek Sharma	SRH	Retained	0.55
Basil Thampi	SRH	Retained	0.95
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	SRH	Retained	8.50
Billy Stanlake	SRH	Retained	0.50
David Warner	SRH	Retained	12.50
Fabian Allen	SRH	Bought	0.50
Jonny Bairstow	SRH	Retained	2.20
Kane Williamson	SRH	Retained	3.00
Khaleel Ahmed	SRH	Retained	3.00
Manish Pandey	SRH	Retained	11.00
Mitchell Marsh	SRH	Bought	2.00
Mohammad Nabi	SRH	Retained	1.00
Natarajan	SRH	Retained	0.40
Priyam Garg (uncapped)	SRH	Bought	1.90
Rashid Khan	SRH	Retained	9.00
Sandeep Bavanaka (uncapped)	SRH	Bought	0.20
Sandeep Sharma	SRH	Retained	3.00
Sanjay Yadav (uncapped)	SRH	Bought	0.20
Shahbaz Nadeem	SRH	Retained	3.20
Shreevats Goswami	SRH	Retained	1.00
Siddarth Kaul	SRH	Retained	3.80
Vijay Shankar	SRH	Retained	3.20
Virat Singh (uncapped)	SRH	Bought	1.90
Wriddhiman Saha	SRH	Retained	1.20

Full list of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL 2020 players along with their salaries:

Player	Team	Retained/bought	Price (Rs cr)
Virat Kohli	RCB	Retained	17.00
A B de Villiers	RCB	Retained	11.00
Chris Morris	RCB	Bought	10.00
Yuzvendra Chahal	RCB	Retained	6.00
Shivam Dube	RCB	Retained	5.00
Aaron Finch	RCB	Bought	4.40
Umesh Yadav	RCB	Retained	4.20
Adam Zampa	RCB	replaced Kane Richardsom	1.50
Washington Sundar	RCB	Retained	3.20
Navdeep Saini	RCB	Retained	3.00
Mohammed Siraj	RCB	Retained	2.60
Dale Steyn	RCB	Bought	2.00
Moeen Ali	RCB	Retained	1.70
Parthiv Patel	RCB	Retained	1.70
Pawan Negi	RCB	Retained	1.00
Gurkeerat Mann Singh	RCB	Retained	0.50
Isuru Udana	RCB	Bought	0.50
Devdutt Padikkal	RCB	Retained	0.20
Joshua Philippe	RCB	Bought	0.20
Pavan Deshpande (uncapped)	RCB	Bought	0.20
Shahbaz Ahmad (uncapped)	RCB	Bought	0.20