Squads –
SRH –
David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake,Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Holder, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh
RCB –
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa.
Team News –
SRH –
– Sunrisers won thier last 3 games and are in the playoffs to face the Royal Challenges Bangalore in an Elimination.
– Vijay Shankar is ruled out of the IPL 2020 with a Grade 2 injury and will not be a part of this IPL.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jason Holder and Rashid Khan.
– W Saha and David Warner will open the innings. Saha has been in terrific form when is was sent to open with 2 50+ scores in last 3 games. Warner also smashed unbeaten 85 against MI last game.
– Manish Pandey will bat 1 down. His batting form is very much unpredictable. He can score big in 1 game and be flop in the other. He scored a brilliant 83 of just 47 balls against RR and a attacking 44 against DC recently.
– Mr Consistent Kane Williamson will bat 2 down. Kane had a poor run according to his standards this season having forced to sit out in few opening games and then he opened some games.
– Priyam Garg and Jason Holder will take care of the brittle Sunrisers middle order.
– Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Rashid has been brilliant last game with 2 Wickets. Abhishek Sharma will assist them if plays.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Jason Holder will be leading the pace attack. Natarajan has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
RCB –
– Royal Challenges Bangalore lost 4 games consequently but still have made it to the big stage due to some good 1st half .
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be Joshua Phillipe/Aaron Finch, ABD, Chris Morris and Isuru Udana.
– Joshua Phillipe/Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikal will open the innings. Padikal has showed his class in with 5 50+ scores and 450+ aggregate this IPL. Finch can get a game today.
– Virat Kohli will bat 1 down. Virat has been in excellent touch from last few games consistently scoring 40+. He was out cheaply from last 3 games but is a big game player.
– AB De Villiers will follow Virat at 2 down. He is in excellent form and won the game single handedly for with his 22 ball 50 against Rajasthan but is struggling to strike last few games.
– Washington Sunder will bat at 3 down. Sunder is a proper Allrounder and has the ability to hit the ball big. Dube will follow him if plays who can hit the ball really big. Shivam Dube will follow them.
– Yuzvendra Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed and Washington Sunder will lead the spin section. Sunder is bowling most of his overs in powerplay. Chahal has been leading Wicket taker for RCB this season.
– Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini(if fit) will be the pace attack with Shivam Dube to assist. Morris and Udana will bowl in death.
Probable XI –
SRH –
W Saha(wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, S Nadeem, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
RCB –
Joshua Phillipe/Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sunder, Chris Morris, Yuzi Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed/Navdeep Saini, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Siraj.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 445 runs last IPL, 345 runs this season, will likely sit out)
AB De Villiers ( 2 down + wk, best T20 striker in world cricket, 55(22b) against RR game, Must have )
Parthiv Patel( Opener, known for his fiery starts, SR of 170 in powerplay)
Josh Philippe( Open, very attacking Aussie Batsman, 487 runs in BBL 2019 with SR of 130, 33 ,32 last 2 games good at 8cr )
W Saha ( Opener + wk, 1882 IPL runs with SR above 130, 87, 39, 58* runs last 3 games, Must )
BAT –
David Warner( Opener, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, attacking 66(34b) against DC, 85* against MI last game)
Virat Kohli ( 1 down, highest IPL runs ,72*,43,90*,33*,48, 43, 50 in last 7 of 10 games, Must have)
Kane Williamson( 2 down, one of the best white ball batsman, not got enough Batting, Must have)
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 83*(47b) last 3rd game, Must have )
Aaron Finch ( Opener, very aggressive Batsman, 125 in 3 t20s against Aus recently, Must have especially in this game after too many failures, was dropped last game, will likely play)
D Padikkal( Opener, loads of domestic records on his name, 450+ runs in 14 games this IPL, 50 last game against DC, Must have)
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 292 runs with SR of 141 in t20s, 53 runs against CSK game)
ALL –
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely not play )
Chris Morris( Right Arm fast + late hitting, death overs expert, 22 Wicket in BBL 2019, 11 Wickets this IPL , 4 Wickets against RR game, will bowl in death, Must have)
Jason Holder( Middle order + Medium pacer, known for his swing, 2w in last game)
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin)
Moeen Ali ( Middle order+ off spin, very attacking Batsman, can be promoted, 6w + 220R for last season, 1w last game Played, played last 2nd game but had a below average performance, Must have if plays )
Shivam Dube( Lower order + part time pace, can hit the ball really big, bowls sometimes, 4w this season, didn’t bowled last few games )
Washington Sunder ( 2/3 down +Off spin, very economical, bowls most overs in powerplay, 1w last game)
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm + 3 down, very good option at 8cr especially when bowling 2nd )
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
Shahbaz Ahmed ( Slow left arm, can also bat, 2 Wickets last game, can be good at 7.5cr )
BOWL –
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 2w last game, 1w last game, Must have especially while bowling 2nd )
Yuzi Chahal( Leggie, highest wicket taker for RCB, 20 Wickets in 14 games this IPL, Must have)
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 2w last game, excellent bowling at death, Must have)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, not much effective this season)
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, 3w last game)
Umesh Yadav( Right Arm fast, bowls his 2-3 overs in powerplay, 20 Wickets in 2018 for RCB, very expensive last game + wicketless, will not play)
Dale Steyn( Right arm fast, very experienced, 256 T20 Wickets, will likely not play)
Navdeep Saini ( Right Arm fast, emerging talent, bowls close to 150ks, injured )
Isuru Udana( Left arm Medium + late hitting, dark horse for RCB, experienced, 149 t20 Wickets, was expensive last game )
Mohammad Siraj( Pacer, known for his swing and bounce, 1w last game )
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games)
Shahbaz Nadeem ( Slow left arm, over 300 domestic Wickets, 2 Wickets last game)
C/VC Options –
SRH –
David Warner
Wriddhiman Saha
Rashid Khan
Jason Holder
RCB –
AB De Villiers
Virat Kohli
Chris Morris
Devdutt Padikkal
