Probable XI –
Sunrisers Hyderabad –
David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad/Abhishek Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed/Siddarth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn/Isuru Udana
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jonny Bairstow(VC)
2. Virat Kohli(C)
3. Aaron Finch
4. Kane Williamson
5. Priyam Garg
6. Chris Morris
7. Washington Sundar
8. Mohammad Nabi
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Rashid Khan
11. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
-Rashid Khan picked up 17 wickets in 15 games last year while maintaining an economy rate of 6.28
-Mohammad Nabi scored 156 runs & took 12 wickets in 10 innings in CPL 2020. He will be crucial especially while batting first.
-Virat Kohli scored 464 runs in 14 games in IPL 2019 while batted at an average of 45 against SRH in 13 innings.
-Jonny Bairstow is coming off a good tour against. He scored 445 runs in 10 games last year while smashed 114 runs in last H2H match against RCB.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Virat Kohli
3. Ab De Villiers
4. Devdutt Padikal
5. David Warner
6. Priyam Garg
7. Washington Sundar
8. Vijay Shankar
9. Dale Steyn
10. Rashid Khan
11. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
-Ab De Villiers has mustered 398 runs at an average of 33.2 in 13 T20s against SRH in H2H.
-David Warner is having average of 60 with bat scoring 792 runs in 16 matches against RCB. He also smashed 100* in last H2H encounter.
-Bhuvneshwar Kumar looked good in practice matches while took 14 wickets in 55 overs against RCB.
-Rashid Khan had been lethal with bowl against RCB as he got 7 wickets in just 20 overs.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jonny Bairstow
2. Virat Kohli
3. Ab De Villiers
4. Aaron Finch
5. Kane Williamson(C)
6. Manish Pandey
7. Chris Morris(VC)
8. Mohammad Nabi
9. Umesh Yadav
10. Khaleel Ahmad
11. Shahbaz Nadeem
-Chris Morris averages 35 with bat & 20 with bowl against SRH which makes him good VC pick in GL.
-Kane Williamson’s record in last 5 H2H matches against RCB is phenomenal. He smashed 262 runs at an average of 65 with strike rate of 153.
-Umesh Yadav has taken atleast a wicket against SRH as he averages 25 with bowl.
