SRH vs. RCB Prediction (Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Sunrisers Hyderabad fought well but lost a crucial match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the final over. Royal Challengers Bangalore got their confidence back after beating the strong unit of Chennai Super Kings by five wickets. The first accumulated eight points from 11 games whereas RCB are two points ahead of them from even number of matches. Both teams will fight for their glory in their next encounter and a tough game is expected.

Players to watch

David Warner is still the highest run scorer for SRH whereas Aaron Finch, Shikhar Dhawan and Lokesh Rahul are doing their best. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling his heart out while Dale Steyn and Karn Sharma are among wickets.

Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers were instrumental in winning their previous game for RCB vs. CSK. Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chachal and Mitchell Starc are getting back their rhythm with the ball.

Time & Venue

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 @ 10:30 GMT, 16:00 local at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Weather

A sunny day with temperatures around 25-40ᵒC

Toss

The winner will opt to field first

The Pitch

A nicely laid down track for batting

Teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Shikhar Dhawan (C), Aaron Finch, David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Naman Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Darren Sammy, Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra.

Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli (C), Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Yuvraj Singh, AB de Villiers, Sachin Rana, Abu Nechim, Mitchell Starc, Muttiah Muralitharan, Yuzvendra Chachal, Varun Aaron.

Prediction

RCB look favourite to win the game