SRH vs RCB LIVE score: Virat Kohli & Kane Williamson- Two players from Fab 4 will be at the forefront of the upcoming battle in IPL 2022. Both Kohli & Williamson have failed to score big runs and are unable to manage decent strike rates that have come under the scanner. While RCB relies heavily on ex-skipper Kohli to strengthen the batting core, Williamson needs to score fast in the powerplay to ensure SRH kicks off a better start as the race for playoff starts to heat up. Follow all the IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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Virat Kohli vs Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson in IPL 2022: 199 runs in 10 matches at 22.11 (SR- 96.13)
Virat Kohli in IPL 2022: 216 runs in 11 matches at 21.6 (SR- 111.9)
Note: Both Williamson & Kohli have managed a single fifty in IPL 2022.
Both Kohli and Williamson have struggled for runs in the ongoing season. While the Indian has scored just 216 runs in 11 games at an average of 21.60, the SRH captain has managed 199 runs from 10 matches at an average of 22.11.
Both the batting stars have failed to live up to the high standards they have set for themselves and the two teams will be hoping their star batters can snap the wretched run and provide more decisive contributions.
Williamson has been a consistent run-scorer, relying on timing and placement of the ball. However, he has failed to convert starts into big scores. The Kiwi’s strike rate has been a dismal 96.13 and he, perhaps, needs to be more aggressive in his approach.
Sunrisers Hyderabad- team News
After a five-match winning streak, the Sunrisers have slumped to three losses on the trot due to a variety of reasons, including injuries to their frontline bowlers. They sit sixth on the points table.
SRH’s main spinner Washington Sundar has injured his bowling hand again, while death over specialist T Natarajan, the side’s highest wicket-taker, also picked up a niggle in the loss against CSK. The duo subsequently missed the match against Delhi Capitals and the bowling unit struggled in its absence, going for over 200 runs.
It is to be seen if the two return for the game on Sunday.
Marco Jansen was dropped from the side but Tom Moody will be tempted to bring back the South African given that he was the wrecker-in-chief against RCB last time.
Pace sensation Umran Malik was pummelled into submission by the Delhi batters and the youngster might want to work on developing some variations rather than cranking up the pace every time he is hit for runs. Kartik Tyagi and Shreyas Gopal also need to get their acts together.
With the bat, Abhishek Sharma has given SRH solid starts but the youngster needs to take his innings deep rather than playing a flash in the pan sort of knocks.
Nicholas Pooran has been brilliant in the past couple of games, showing that he can finish off matches with a little assistance from the top order.
Incidentally, SRH’s last win came against RCB when they bundled out the Faf du Plessis led side for 68 and the Orange Army will hope the team can fashion a similar result.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore- team News
For RCB, the bowlers did the trick against CSK. In Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj and Wanindu Hasarnaga, RCB have four match-winners, while Glenn Maxwell and Shahbaz Ahmed have also played their part well.
While the focus would be on Kohli, RCB have also power-hitters in captain Du Plessis, Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaaz Ahmed, who can be destructive on their day if they fire in unison. They would be hoping to extract sweet revenge with the winning momentum on their side.
Teams (from):
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudesai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, David Willey, Rajat Patidar, Siddharth Kaul
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C), Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Priyam Garg, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, R Samarth, Shashank Singh, Romario Shepherd, Marco Jansen, J Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sean Abbott, Kartik Tyagi, Saurabh Tiwary, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
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