• Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 41st Match, Indian Premier League 2024
• Date and Time: April 25, 02:00 pm GMT / 08:00 pm BD / 07:30 pm local time
• Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has asserted itself as a formidable batting force in this year’s IPL, demonstrating its destructive potential on multiple occasions. While they narrowly missed breaking their IPL team total record for the third time this season in their recent match, they did achieve the largest ever T20 powerplay score. Given their strong batting performance, particularly against a struggling RCB, Sunrisers Hyderabad is poised to maintain their dominance in the upcoming match.

In contrast, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) put up a commendable effort in their last match but ultimately faced disappointment as they narrowly missed out on victory. The team’s current lack of confidence was evident as they failed to seal the win despite needing just three runs from two balls. While there were glimpses of positive signs, RCB is expected to encounter a tough challenge in the upcoming match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma.

Who will win the toss? –Sunrisers Hyderabad
Who will win the match? – Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Captain: Travis Head
Vice-Captain: Heinrich Klaasen

Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Sharma, Will Jacks, Cameron Green, Aiden Markram, Pat Cummins, T. Natarajan.

While Sunrisers Hyderabad has experienced success both while fielding first and batting first at this venue this season, teams batting second have maintained a win ratio of over 56% in Uppal. Considering this prevailing trend, our prediction indicates that both sides will likely opt to field first in the upcoming match.

Slow bowlers have consistently demonstrated their effectiveness in maintaining low economy rates on the pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium throughout this season. Consequently, we anticipate that pace bowlers will continue to face challenges and concede runs in the upcoming game. A competitive score is expected to surpass 200, particularly considering that the openers on both teams will have the advantage of favorable batting conditions during the powerplay overs.

Although there might be occasional cloudy intervals, the evening in Uppal is projected to be sweltering, with temperatures consistently exceeding 30 degrees Celsius throughout the match. No rainfall is forecasted, and humidity levels are anticipated to remain below 30 percent.

• Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
• City: Hyderabad
• Capacity: 38,000
• Ends: Pavilion End, North End
• Hosts to: Hyderabad (India), Sunrisers Hyderabad