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RCB vs SRH Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: IPL 2022 Match 36 | BLR vs SRH Dream11 Prediction Today | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Key Players | Brabourne Pitch Report

Two of the form teams of IPL 2022 meet in what promises to be a cracking, intruiguing clash. Royal Challengers Bangalore, who lost their opening match, have won five of their past six to sit pretty in the top four. Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing their opening two in disappointing fashion, have won four in a row. So, it’s all set up for a beauty.

In terms of RCB, there is a different feel this season. Their middle order used to be a point of weakness, but this season it has rescued them from troublesome situations on numerous occasions. Dinesh Karthik has been key to that, but a special mention also to Shahbaz Ahmed who has been terrific in the middle. Combine this with Faf du Plessis’ return to form last match and the form of their bowlers – particularly Hazlewood – and RCB have plenty to be optimistic about.

As do SRH. Aiden Markram is producing the kind of cricket that his talent is crying out for, while Rahul Tripathi is showcasing just how good a player he is. Also, importantly, the bowling attack is working well as a unit, and the possible return of Washington Sundar today can only strengthen the men in orange. They currently sit outside the top four on net run rate, but a win today will enable them to overtake Lucknow. Big game.

Possible Playing 11

Anuj Rawat is out of form, so RCB could look to replace him.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 1. Faf du Plessis (c), 2. Anuj Rawat/Rajat Patidar/Mahipal Lomror, 3. Virat Kohli, 4. Glenn Maxwell, 5. Dinesh Karthik (wk), 6. Suyash Prabhudessai, 7. Shahbaz Ahmed, 8. Wanindu Hasaranga, 9. Josh Hazlewood, 10. Harshal Patel, 11. Mohammed Siraj

Washington Sundar missed the last two matches due to a split webbing in his hand. He is a chance of returning today.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1. Abhishek Sharma, 2. Kane Williamson (c), 3. Rahul Tripathi, 4. Aiden Markram, 5. Nicholas Pooran (wk), 6. Shashank Singh, 7. Marco Jansen, 8. J Suchith/Washington Sundar, 9. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10. Umran Malik, 11. T Natarajan

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• Faf du Plessis is coming off a player of the match performance against LSG (96 off 64 balls). The RCB skipper has a middling record vs SRH (13 inns, 335 runs, avg. 27.92, SR 132.41) and will be looking to build on that today.
• du Plessis has scored 53 off 43 against Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the IPL (one dismissal). If Faf can get through the powerplay and middle overs, he often explodes between overs 12-16 (SR 145) and at the death (SR 200+).
• Glenn Maxwell has looked good in this tournament without getting the really big score. He has struck 8* (2), 26 (11), 55 (34) and 23 (11) so far in IPL 2022. Also, he could be key with the ball as he has dismissed Kane Williamson twice in 16 deliveries in T20s (20 runs).
• It is incredible to think that Virat Kohli has gone 100 innings across formats without a century. Also, he has scored just 78 runs in his last six innings. However, he has good numbers vs SRH that he will be looking to build on: 18 inns, 569 runs, avg. 35.56, SR 137.44.
• Dinesh Karthik is having a dream season. He has added so much to RCB. He has scored 210 runs, has only been dismissed once, and is striking at 205.88.
• Karthik only averages 18.69 in 20 career matches vs SRH, but he cannot be discounted in this sort of form. In fact, he has some good numbers against SRH’s key death bowlers: 74 off 51 vs Kumar (one dismissal) and 34 off 20 vs Natarajan (no dismissal).
• Josh Hazlewood has taken 50 wickets in 30 T20s since the beginning of 2021 at an average of 16.4 and economy rate of 7.23. He took a brilliant 4/25 last match vs LSG, and he will be key again.
• Wanindu Hasaranga has gone at 10 runs per over in his last two matches, but he remains key for RCB. Nine of his 11 wickets this season have been right-handers, and SRH have three right-handers in their top four.
• Harshal Patel took 2/25 and 3/33 vs SRH last season. He dismissed Kane Williamson in one of the matches.

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

• Although Kane Williamson doesn’t have the best record against some of RCB’s current bowlers, he has an excellent record for SRH against RCB overall: 8 inns, 351 runs, avg. 58.50, SR 136.05.
• Aiden Markram has smashed 190 runs at a strike rate of 150.79 this season. He has only been dismissed once, and has two unbeaten half-centuries to his name.
• Rahul Tripathi has belted 161 runs at a strike rate of 189 in SRH’s four victories this season. Also, he has solid numbers vs RCB, with 244 runs in nine innings at an average of 40.67 and strike rate of 129.10.
• SRH could look to use Bhuvneshwar Kumar when Glenn Maxwell walks into bat. The seamer has dismissed Maxwell twice in 25. deliveries in the IPL, whilst only conceding 24. He also has a good record vs Virat Kohli, with figures of 3/75 off 62 balls.
• Overall, Bhuvneshwar has taken 16 wickets in 14 matches for SRH vs RCB at an average of 25.69 and economy rate of 7.80.
• T Natarajan is SRH’s leading wicket-taker this season, with 12 scalps in six matches. His battle against RCB’s strong middle order will be fascinating to watch. He has five wickets in four matches vs RCB at an average of 22.00 and economy rate of 6.88.
• Umran Malik has taken seven wickets in his last three matches, including a triple-wicket maiden in the final over against Punjab. He will also be key at the death with his pacey yorkers and slower balls.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 20, RCB 8, SRH 11, N/R 1.
• Josh Hazlewood vs Kane Williamson in T20s: 12 deliveries bowled, 11 runs scored, one dismissal.
• Mohammed Siraj has some good head-to-head records against SRH’s key players. He has dismissed Williamson twice in 24 deliveries in T20s for just 29 runs. Also, he has figures of 2/41 in 37 deliveries vs Rahul Tripathi.
• Nicholas Pooran has been dismissed just twice so far this season (156 runs, SR 124.17). He is in some decent touch, as he scored three half-centuries in a row against India earlier this year.
• Shahbaz Ahmed has struck 171 runs at a strike rate of 147 this season. He has walked out in pressure situations, including 62/4 (thrice), 42/3 and 75/4.
• Tripathi and Markram combined have struck 242 runs against pace this season at an average of 121 and strike rate of 186. All other SRH players collectively average 21.5 at a strike rate of 117.

Brabourne Pitch Report and Weather

Brabourne Stadium has been a cracker for batting in this IPL. The average first innings score is 186.33, brought down due to Punjab’s horrible 115 all-out vs Delhi. The chasing team has won five of the nine matches.

Expect the captain who wins the toss to choose to chase with some dew possible. SRH have won all their matches while chasing.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Dinesh Karthik
• Batsmen: Faf du Plessis, Rahul Tripathi
• All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Glenn Maxwell
• Bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, T Natarajan

Match Prediction

On a good batting ground, the team batting first needs 170-180 to stand a better chance of winning. RCB start as favourites, particularly if they are batting first as they have defended well this season.