Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Expect Sunrisers Hyderabad to register a comfortable win.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns in the 3rd match of 2020 Indian Premier League at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking to go one step further and win their second trophy this season. David Warner will lead the side for the competition. The team management will be looking to select their strongest playing XI for this fixture.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping to turn their fortunes around after failing to qualify for the playoffs for a third year in a row. Skipper Virat Kohli will be hoping that the side can get off to a decent start in this contest.
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David Warner and co. will be looking to field their best combination for this opening fixture. The franchise has signed all-rounders like Mitchell Marsh and Fabian Allen to increase bench strength for this year’s competition.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of David Warner, Kane Williamson and Mohammad Nabi to deliver the bulk of the runs.
Last year, David Warner performed exceedingly well and topped the batting charts in the competition. Left-hander accumulated 692 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 143.87 with nine half-centuries to his name.
Besides, Kane Williamson will be looking to make strong comeback this season. Williamson struggled to produce decent scores and averaged 22.28 with the bat last year.
Middle-order comprising of Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar and Wriddhiman Saha will need to contribute with the bat.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the pace trio of Siddharth Kaul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed to make crucial breakthroughs.
Left-arm medium pacer Khaleel Ahmed was the standout bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous edition. He claimed 19 wickets in nine matches at an average of 15.10 with an economy rate of 8.23.
Vijay Shankar, T Natarajan, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, S Sharma, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma
The franchise will be looking to start their campaign on a decent note after signing quality players like Aaron Finch, Josh Phillipe and Isuru Udana.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of AB De Villiers, Virat Kohli and Shivam Dube to do the bulk of the scoring. Captain Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers showed excellent form with the bat in the previous edition of the league.
Virat Kohli accumulated 464 runs at an average of 33.14, whereas De Villiers scored 442 runs at an average of 44.20 with five half-centuries to his name.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Umesh Yadav, Dale Steyn and Navdeep Saini to make early inroads with the new-ball.
YS Chahal, AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikal, Aaron Finch, Washington Sundar, NA Saini, Dale Steyn, Virat Kohli, Umesh Yadav, Josh Philippe, Shivam Dube
Hr | Temp | Rain | W. speed | W. direction | Clouds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
00h | 30 | 0 mm. | 3.24 k/h | From: NNE | 0% |
03h | 30 | 0 mm. | 1.94 k/h | From: ESE | 0% |
06h | 35 | 0 mm. | 1.78 k/h | From: ENE | 0% |
09h | 35 | 0 mm. | 6.32 k/h | From: NNW | 0% |
12h | 34 | 0 mm. | 7.05 k/h | From: NNW | 0% |
15h | 32 | 0 mm. | 3.26 k/h | From: NW | 0% |
18h | 31 | 0 mm. | 1.29 k/h | From: W | 0% |
21h | 31 | 0 mm. | 4.53 k/h | From: N | 0% |
The wicket prepared for the game will be excellent for batting. The weather forecast for the game is going to be clear skies with a gentle breeze.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium is going to host the 3rd match of 2020 Indian Premier League between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have a slight upper hand as they have won eight matches out of fourteen played against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
Both the teams will be looking to win the toss and bat first on this surface.
After analyzing both the teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad will fancy their chances against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain David Warner will be looking to lead from the front and deliver a big innings in this opening fixture.With the acquisition of Aaron Finch, Adam Zampa and Dale Steyn, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to push Sunrisers in this contest.
Expect Sunrisers Hyderabad to register a comfortable win.
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