Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to field first against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Braboutne stadium, Mumbai. Williamson did not make any changes to the winning combination. SRH have won four matches in a row after two straight losses.
“Quite humid, perhaps some dew coming in, we'll have to see. The wickets tend to remain similar throughout. We have had a little bit of a break. We have to play smart and make the required adjustments. Same team. Washington is recovering well, another few days should help him out,” Williamson said after winning the toss.
On the other hand, Faf du Plessis did not make any changes to the winning combination either. A win can help them climb to the top spot. RCB have won five out of their seven games so far.
“It's our first game here, it's looked like a pretty decent surface. IPL has something for the bowlers in the first six overs. The pitch has looked like a nice, consistent pitch. We have to assess and play accordingly from there. For me, it's a case of believing in the guys. As a team, you don't want to rely on one or two guys. Someone needs to put their hand up and luckily we've had guys who have done that consistently and also guys have shared responsibilities through the team,” Du Plessis said before the game.
“As a team, we are at the top half of the table, we're happy with it. The top-order has struggled a bit, but today might be the day when they get back to form. I'm enjoying my role here, Chahal was the main spinner for the franchise before, so it was a big challenge coming in as his replacement. I love challenges and it's good for me. Last year, we both played together in two games and two leg-spinners can co-exist,” said Wanindu Hasaranga while talking about the challengers of replacing Yuzvendra Chahal in RCB.
SRH XI: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson(c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (w), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Umran Malik, T Natarajan
RCB XI: Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Suyash Prabhudessai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik(w), Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammed Siraj
