The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
David Warner’s men have won their last three games and appear to have got the combination right; Virat Kohli’s side will need its game-changers to step up. Here’s the preview for tonight’s Eliminator – READ
IPL 2020 Playoffs Schedule:
DATE & DAY | MATCH | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
November 5, Thursday | Mumbai Indians beats Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
November 6, Friday | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
November 8, Sunday | Qualifier 2 – Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
November 10, Tuesday | Mumbai Indians vs Winner of Qualifier 2 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore Predicted XI
1. Aaron Finch (Overseas)
2. Devdutt Padikkal
3. Virat Kohli (C)
4. A. B. de Villiers (OverseasWk)
5. Shivam Dube
6. Moeen Ali (Overseas)
7. Chris Morris (Overseas)
8. Washington Sundar
9. Yuzvendra Chahal
10. Mohammed Siraj
11. Navdeep Saini
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Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI
1. David Warner (C/Overseas)
2. Jonny Bairstow (Overseas)
3. Wriddhiman Saha (Wk)
4. Manish Pandey
5. Virat Singh
6. Jason Holder (Overseas)
7. Vijay Shankar
8. Rashid Khan (Overseas)
9. T Natarajan
10. Siddarth Kaul
11. Khaleel Ahmed
Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed dates and venues for India tour. Virat Kohli’s India will play the limited-overs leg in Sydney and Canberra ahead of four-match Test series starting with a day-night Test in Adelaide. India will also play two warm-up matches against an Australia A squad – a three-day red-ball game at Drummoyne Oval between December 6-8, followed by a three-day, day-night match at the SCG from December 11-13. The Indian squad will leave for Australia from Dubai after the IPL final on November 10. They are expected to be under quarantine till November 26.
You can find the India squad for the Australia series here –
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Head-to-head: (16 matches – RCB 7 | SRH 9)
The two teams have faced each other 16 times in the IPL so far. SRH has dominated the head-to-head count with a 9-7 win/loss record.
Last IPL meeting:
RCB (120/7 in 20 overs) lost to SRH (121/5 in 14.1 overs) by 5 wickets.
In the reverse fixture this season, the sides had squared off at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 31, Saturday. The Sunrisers beat the Royal Challengers by five wickets on the back of an all-round performance from West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder.
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IPL 2020 Form guide: (last 5 matches | win:loss)
SRH – Hyderabad has lost just one of its last five games and is on a three-match winning streak (4:1).
RCB – Meanwhile, Bangalore has won only one of its last five matches and is currently on a four-game losing streak (1:4).
Top performers so far – Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Top run-scorers | Top wicket-takers |
David Warner (529) | Rashid Khan (19) |
Manish Pandey (380) | T. Natarajan (14) |
Jonny Bairstow (345) | Sandeep Sharma (13) |
The IPL is an opportunity to watch youngsters perform without bearing a cross on their back – the burden of expectations and success. So, to an extent, it is little wonder that when 20-year-old left-hand batsman Devdutt Padikkal was afforded a chance in the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) top order, he quickly became one of the team’s most important players – READ
Saha waited for many years for M.S. Dhoni’s retirement to don the Test gloves. The former captain’s long white-ball career kept the Bengal boy out of contention despite the talent – READ
Top performers so far – Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Top run-scorers | Top wicket-takers |
Devdutt Padikkal (472) | Yuzvendra Chahal (20) |
Virat Kohli (460) | Chris Morris (11) |
AB de Villiers (398) | Mohammed Siraj (9) |
IPL Playoffs Report Card: (win:loss)
SRH: 2016-champion Sunrisers Hyderabad has played nine playoff matches in the history of IPL. It has won four games, while losing five (4:5).
RCB: Three-time finalist Royal Challengers Bangalore has featured in IPL playoff games 11 times. It has won five outings and lost six (5:6).
IPL Overall Results:
Year |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
2008 |
N/A |
7TH |
2009 |
N/A |
2ND |
2010 |
N/A |
3RD |
2011 |
N/A |
2ND |
2012 |
N/A |
5TH |
2013 |
4TH |
5TH |
2014 |
6TH |
7TH |
2015 |
6TH |
3RD |
2016 |
1ST |
2ND |
2017 |
4TH |
8TH |
2018 |
2ND |
6TH |
2019 |
4TH |
8TH |
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Current Purple and Orange Cap Holders
Purple Cap holder: Jasprit Bumrah 27 wickets
Orange Cap Holder: KL Rahul 670 runs
The Squads
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Josh Philippe, Pawan Negi, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Captain), Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Shreevats Goswami, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Abhishek Sharma, B Sandeep, Sanjay Yadav, Fabian Allen, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddharth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi.
Match Details
Eliminator: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date: November 6, Friday
Time: 7:30 p.m.
When and Where To Watch Eliminator IPL 2020 – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE LIVE?
The Indian Premier League Eliminator match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Live streaming will also be available on the Hotstar app.