Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face each other in match 30 of IPL 2024 on Monday, April 15. The match starts at 7:30 pm IST. This is the first match between the two teams this season. The teams will play twice this year.
RCB comes into this match after four consecutive defeats since beating PBKS at home. Now they have lost against KKR, LSG, RR and MI. Mumbai Indians defeated them chasing 197 in 15.3 overs.
The batters led the team to a competitive total time. However, his players lost races again. Every bowler had an economy rate of over 10. Bowling has been RCB’s Achilles heel for a long time and they are yet to address the issue in the IPL.
In the past, they had people like Yuzvendra Chahal, Josh Hazlewood, Wanindu Hasaranga and Adam Zampa in their ranks and released them.
Chahal’s release despite having been so successful in the franchise was the biggest talking point when he was released. Since Chahal’s release, they have not been able to find another quality Indian roulette.
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SRH are midway in the table after their narrow win against Punjab Kings. They scored 182 with the bat at Mullanpur and were able to sustain the Shashank Singh-Ashutosh Sharma storm to win by the narrowest margin of two runs.
The Kings needed 29 from above and got 26 from Jaydev Unadkat. Cricket experts have been impressed by the way Cummins has led SRH so far in this season’s IPL.
Head to Head Records of RCB vs SRH in IPL
RCB vs SRH Head to Head Records at Chinnaswamy Stadium
RCB vs SRH Head-to-Head Records: Key Stats
The two teams have played 23 matches in the IPL, with Sunrisers Hyderabad winning 12 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore 10. One of SRH’s memorable victories against RCB came in the 2016 IPL final under the leadership of David Warner.
RCB vs SRH – Last 5 Matches
RCB has won three of the last five games, including the matches played in IPL 2022 and IPL 2023. SRH’s last win against RCB was on April 23, 2021 in Mumbai.
Key Moments & Standout Performances from RCB vs SRH (Players)
Virat Kohli, the captain of RCB, lost to David Warner, the captain of SRH, in the final of IPL 2016. Kohli scored 973 runs that season, the most in a single edition of the IPL. Warner scored 848 runs that season for SRH. Kohli has a ton in IPL against SRH, while Warner, Bairstow and Klaasen have tons against RCB.
RCB vs SSR: Trends and Patterns
Both teams have won more games at their respective venues. SRH won six of the eight home matches. RCB, on the other hand, have won five of their eight home matches. SRH has won four of the seven neutral games.
Head to Head Records of RCB vs SRH in IPL-IPL 2024, Match 30
Games played – 23
RCB won – 10
SRH won – 12
Most runs for RCB: Virat Kohli- 669
Most wickets for RCB: Yuzvendra Chahal (Now playing for RR: – 17)
More runs for SRH- David Warner-647
Most wickets for SRH: Bhuvneshwar Kumar-18
Conclusion
RCB are in a must-win situation heading into this match against SRH. After losing four games in a row, they need to win their next games in a row to stay alive in the tournament. SRh got a win against GT and would like to take advantage of RCB’s poor form.
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