OC's IPL Match Prediction Today: IPL 2024 SRH vs RCB, Who Will Win Today's Match?

Aiden Markam and Faf du Plessis after Match 30 in IPL 2024 [iplt20.com]Aiden Markam and Faf du Plessis after Match 30 in IPL 2024 [iplt20.com]

The Sunrisers Hyderabad will face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 41sr match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). This match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on April 25th at 7:30 PM IST. 

The Sunrisers Hyderabad have been playing the most entertaining cricket in IPL 2024. They are showing the intent to come out and destroy the opposition's bowling. SRH has won five of its seven games and has a great chance of qualifying as one of the top two teams for the playoffs. To solidify its claim at the top, SRH will try to pick up two points from this game. 

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, are having a terrible time in IPL 2024. They have lost six of their seven games and are currently lingering at the bottom of the table. They will be out there to fight for their prestige. 


How has the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium’s pitch behaved?

Two games have been played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in IPL 2024. In both matches, the wicket looked good for batting. The batters have been able to trust the pace and bounce on the wicket and play their shots freely. The team batting first might have a slight advantage in this game. 

Phase
Avg 1st Innings Total
Avg Dismissals
Avg 2nd Innings Total
Avg Dismissals
Powerplay641771
Middle Overs1082892
Death Overs481391


SRH vs RCB: Predicted Toss Result

While SRH's strength has been batting first, RCB might look to chasing the home team's abilities. So, the skippers, on winning the toss, might look to bat first. 


SRH vs RCB: Predicted Score

Predicted first innings score: 195-210
Predicted second innings score: 185-200

Predicted Result: The team batting first will have the advantage in this game.


SRH vs RCB: Player Battles

Travis Head vs Lockie Ferguson

Runs
Balls
Strike Rate
Dismissal
3518194.441

Predicted Result - Travis Head has had the upper hand over Lockie Ferguson in T20s. With the kind of form Head is in, it is expected that Head will dominate the face-off in this game. However, Ferguson might also pick up his wicket as Head will be looking to take the attack to him from the beginning. 

Virat Kohli vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Last four years)

Runs
Balls
Strike Rate
Dismissal
6435185.822

In the last four years, Virat Kohli has been aggressive whenever he has faced Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In the process, Kumar has dismissed Kohli twice in 64 deliveries. It will be a very close competition between the two players if they face off and the one who keeps his nerves will be the winner. 


SRH vs RCB: Weakness of the teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Middle-order in chase

The middle order of the SRH batting line-up has not yet been tested during a challenging chase this season. This will be their biggest weakness, and the RCB team needs to be aware of this fact during the toss to expose it during the game. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Bowling

The biggest weakness of RCB in IPL 2024 has been their whole bowling department. Going into this game in front of a power-packed batting line-up, RCB will have to be careful of exposing this weakness to the least. 


SRH vs RCB: Strengths of the teams

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Top-order batting

SRH's top order, comprising Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klaasen, has been the biggest strength in IPL 2024. They have unleashed fury on almost all the bowling departments they have faced and will hope to continue that in this game, too. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik

The RCB's biggest strengths have been Virat Kohli in the top order and Dinesh Karthik in the lower middle order. The RCB's batting has depended a lot on these two players during their efforts, and the same could be expected in this game.