IPL 2021: RCB vs SRH
Section 1: Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Team records at the venue:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost |
| RCB | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| SRH | 6 | 2 | 4 |
RCB vs SRH at Abu Dhabi: SRH 1, RCB 0
Section 2: Predicted XI:
SRH:
Jason Roy (RHB)
Saha (RHB)/ Goswami (LHB) (WK)
Kane Williamson* (RHB)
Priyam Garg (RHB)
Abhishek Sharma (LHB, LAO)
Abdul Samad (RHB, RALB)
Jason Holder* (RAM, RHB)
Rashid Khan* (RALB, RHB)
Bhuvneshwar (RAM)
Natarajan/Sandeep (LAM/RAM)
Umran Malik (RAF)
*SRH will look to give opportunities to their benched players in the remaining two games. So Virat Singh, Shreevats Goswami & even their overseas players Rutherford, Mujeeb & Nabi all can be tried.
*Natarajan out of isolation & available.
RCB:
Kohli (C) (RHB)
Devdutt Padikkal (LHB)
KS Bharat (RHB, WK)
Maxwell* (RHB, RAO)
ABD* (RHB)
Dan Christian/Hasaranga/Chameera*
Shahbaz Ahmed (LHB, LAO)
George Garton* (LAM, LHB)
Harshal Patel (RAM, RHB)
Chahal (RALB)
Siraj (RAM)
Section 3: Player battles/Matchups:
Virat vs Sandeep:
| Balls | 55 |
| Runs | 73 |
| Outs | 7 |
Last dismissal at Sharjah in 2020
Virat vs other SRH bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Bhuvi | 58 | 70 | 2 |
| Holder | 31 | 58 | 2 |
| Rashid | 24 | 21 | 1 |
| Natarajan | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Kaul | 13 | 18 | 0 |
| Mujeeb | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Devdutt vs SRH bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Sandeep | 26 | 27 | 1 |
| Natarajan | 16 | 22 | 0 |
| Holder | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| Bhuvi | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Kaul | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Maxwell vs SRH bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Rashid | 53 | 47 | 1 |
| Kaul | 13 | 31 | 1 |
| Natarajan | 26 | 27 | 2 |
| Holder | 18 | 26 | 1 |
| Bhuvi | 27 | 22 | 2 |
| Sandeep | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Suchith | 5 | 9 | 2 |
ABD vs SRH bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Sandeep | 54 | 107 | 2 |
| Rashid | 69 | 107 | 3 |
| Bhuvi | 47 | 74 | 2 |
| Kaul | 21 | 48 | 1 |
| Natarajan | 19 | 25 | 1 |
| Nabi | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Roy vs RCB bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahal | 60 | 89 | 4 |
| Christian | 21 | 28 | 1 |
| Chameera | 21 | 16 | 1 |
| Hasaranga | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Holder vs RCB: Low sample, but has been dismissed only against Siraj once.
Kane vs RCB bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahal | 94 | 109 | 3 |
| Siraj | 18 | 21 | 2 |
| Christian | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| Harshal | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Maxwell | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Saha vs RCB bowlers:
| Bowler | Balls | Runs | Outs |
| Chahal | 38 | 46 | 2 |
| Siraj | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| Harshal | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Christian | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Kohli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sandeep vs RCB: (His most wickets & best SR against any IPL team)
| Innings | 15 |
| Overs | 55.5 |
| Wickets | 23 |
| SR | 14.6 |
(Went wicket less in his last game vs RCB)
Virat since IPL 2018 has struggled against SRH, his recent scores against them:
33(29), 6(7), 7(7), 14(13), 16(7), 3(10), 12(11), 39(30)
Could be the best day to improve his numbers against them.
SECTION 5: History between the two teams
2021: RCB won by 6 runs
Kohli 33(29) (Holder)
Padikkal 11(13) (Bhuvi)
Maxwell 59(41) (Holder)
ABD 1(5) (Rashid)
Holder 4-30-3
Rashid 4-18-2
Saha 1(9) (Siraj)
Siraj 4-1-25-2
Harshal 4-25-2
Chahal 4-29-0
Shahbaz 2-7-3
2020: Eliminator: SRH won by 6W
Kohli 6(7) (Holder)
Padikkal 1(6) (Holder)
ABD 56(43) (Natarajan)
Sandeep 4-21-0
Rashid 4-22-0
Natarajan 4-33-2
Holder 4-25-3 24*(20)
Warner 17(17) (Siraj)
Pandey 24(21) (Zampa)
Siraj 4-28-2
Chahal 4-24-1
2020: SRH won by 5W
Philippe 32(31) (Rashid)
Devdutt 5(8) (Sandeep)
Virat 7(7) (Sandeep)
ABD 24(24) (Nadeem)
Sundar 21(18) (Natarajan) 3-21-1
Sandeep 4-20-2, Holder 4-27-2 26*(10)
Rashid 4-24-1
Warner 8(5) (Sundar)
Saha 39(32) (Chahal)
Pandey 26(19) (Chahal)
Williamson 8(14) (Udana)
Chahal 3.1-19-2
2020: RCB won by 10 runs
Devdutt: 56(42) (Shankar)
Kohli 14(13) (Natarajan)
ABD 51(30)
Rashid 4-31-0
Warner 6(6)
Pandey 34(33)
Saini 4-25-2
Chahal 4-18-3
Dube 3-15-2
2019
Bairstow 114(56)
Warner 100*(55)
Nabi 4-11-4
Sandeep: 3.5-19-3
Rashid: 4-25-0
2019:
Williamson: 70*(43)
Shankar: 27(18)
Sundar: 3-24-3
Chahal: 4-24-1
Saini: 4-39-2
Ahmed: 4-37-3
Rashid: 4-44-1
2018:
Williamson: 56(39)
Chahal: 4-25-1
Kohli: 39(30)
Rashid: 4-31-1 (AB)
Sandeep, Bhuvi 1 each
2018:
AB 69(39)
Moeen 65(34)
Rashid 4-27-3 (including AB & VK)
Williamson 81(42)
Pandey 62*(38)
Chahal: 4-28-1
Section 6: Better numbers in first or second innings?
RCB batsmen vs SRH:
AB bat first ✅
Kohli chasing ✅
Maxwell bat first ✅
RCB bowlers vs SRH:
Siraj in both ✅
Chahal much better in second ✅
SRH batsmen vs RCB:
Abhishek bat first ✅ (only innings)
Kane in both, better bat first ✅
SRH bowlers vs RCB:
Holder bowl 1st: 13O, 8W, SR: 9.8
Natarajan bowl first ✅
Sandeep in both, even better in second ✅
Kaul bowling first ✅
Section 6: Player performance at the venue:
RCB & SRH bowlers at Abu Dhabi:
Sandeep:
Bowl 2nd: 4-21-3, SR: 8
Abhishek Sharma:
Bowl 2nd: 5-45-0
Siraj in both ✅
Shahbaz bowl second ✅
Chahal in both, even better in first ✅
Rashid in second ✅
Holder bowl first ✅
Natarajan bowl first ✅
Sandeep bowl second ✅ (only innings)
RCB & SRH batsmen at Abu Dhabi:
Kane in both, better while chasing ✅ (only one innings bat first)
Padikkal in both ✅
Kohli chasing ✅
Section 7: Finding the fantasy value:
Virat Kohli (chasing): Not been at his best this season, but will still be a good captaincy choice if he is chasing. Has poor numbers against SRH since 2018 & also against Sandeep Sharma. But has done well at Abu Dhabi while chasing & no other bowler has troubled him much.
Virat vs SRH (chasing)
| Innings | 8 |
| Runs | 263 |
| Average | 43.83 |
| SR | 154 |
| HS | 93* |
| 50 | 2 |
| HS | 93* |
Virat at Abu Dhabi (chasing):
| Innings | 2 |
| Runs | 90 |
| Outs | 0 |
| HS | 72* |
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Maxwell (batting first): Very popular choice in small leagues after his third consecutive fifty in the last three games. Don’t expect him to bowl if RCB go with the same combination, as there are not many lefties in SRH batting lineup. But is giving immense value with the bat alone.
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Jason Holder (bowling first): One of the only positives for SRH in the second half has been Holder’s performance. Bowling first, will be a good choice once again as your captain.
Holder (bowling first) vs RCB:
| Innings | 4 |
| Overs | 13 |
| Wickets | 8 |
| Avg | 12.8 |
| SR | 9.8 |
Holder (bowling first) at Abu Dhabi:
| Innings | 2 |
| Overs | 8 |
| Wickets | 4 |
| Average | 18.8 |
| SR | 12 |
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Harshal Patel (Bowling first): The new Bravo for fantasy players, Harshal again will be a great captaincy choice bowling first. On five occasions when he has bowled first this season, he has been wicket less only once & has picked 14 wickets.
Harshal bowling first in IPL 2021: 4-27-5, 4-47-3, 4-51-3, 4-53-0, 4-34-3
Captaincy suitability: Both small & grand leagues.
Other players you can consider: Kane Williamson: SL, Mini GL & GL.
Chahal (bowling second): Mini GL & GL.
ABD (bat first): Mini GL & GL.
Top differential pick for this game:
Mohammad Siraj: Hasn’t picked too many wickets in the second half & therefore, his selection % has dropped down to just 29% on Dream11. Has dismissed Saha (one of the openers) twice & offers value at the death as well.
Siraj vs SRH:
| Innings | 6 |
| Overs | 21 |
| Wickets | 8 |
| Average | 21.4 |
| SR | 15.8 |
Siraj at Abu Dhabi:
| Innings | 5 |
| Overs | 16.1 |
| Wickets | 8 |
| Average | 13.1 |
| SR | 12.1 |
Yesterday’s IPL jersey giveaway winner:
Today’s IPL jersey giveaway question:
Which pacer will earn the most Dream11 points in this game with his bowling? (Wicket + LBW/Bowled points + economy)
For example: Siraj 62 points
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