SRH vs RCB 2024 IPL Match:- In the upcoming IPL encounter, sunrisers Hyderabad ( SRH ) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru ( RCB ) will face off, with SRH currently occupying the third spot on the point table with 10 points from seven games, while RCB is struggling at the bottom with just two points from eight matches.
Royal Challengers Bengaloru skipper Faf du plessis won the toss and opted to bat first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad showed how merciless modern T20 batting can look, obliterating the record they had themselves set earlier this season to post 287 for 3, the highest total in the IPL.
The big hits were incessant. Head hit eight sixes, and Heinrich Kaasen seven in a 31-ball 67, out of a Sunrisers total of 22 – another IPL record. RCB did their bit too, on a dream day for batters, sending 16 hits searing over the M Chinnaswamy Stadium’s boundaries as they made a superb effort to restrict the damage to their net run rate. They finished on 262 for 7, Dinesh Karthik leading the way with 83 off 35 balls.
SRH has been the talk of the IPL 2024 season, thanks to their impressive batting displays. With power hitters like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen in their ranks, Hyderabad, under the leadership of Pat Cummings, have set new records, surpassing the highest IPL total of 287 against RCB last year. Fans eagerly anticipate whether SRH can reach the elusive 300-runs mark in their upcoming encounter with RCB.
Pat Cummings influence as captain has been instrumental in transforming Sunrisers Hyderabad from under performers in the 2023 season to tile contenders in 2024. In 2023, SRH managed to score only four victories in the entire campaign. However, this season, they have already clinched five wins from eight games, positioning themselves not only to secure a spot in the top four but potentially their second trophy since their victory in 2016.
Head breaks RCB’s hearts
RCB went into the match without a single front line spinner. But with two left-handers in head and Abhishek Sharma opening for Sunrisers, they began with the off spin of batting allrounder Will Jacks. He found turn in the first over, and conceded just seven. His second over was even better, going for just four.
RCB, on the other hand, has been struggling to find their footing in IPL 2024. Despite having the Orange Cap holder, Virat Kohli, who has amassed 379 runs from eight games, RCB has managed to win only one match so far.
The previous encounter between these teams resulted in the highest IPL score in history, with SRH amassing an impressive 287 runs. With the pith at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium proving to be a batting paradise, fans can expect another high-scoring encounter.
Klaasen continues six fest
Promoted to No. 3 after the openers hammered 108 in 8.1 overs, Klaasen Kept Sunrisers party going. He managed only three runs from his first five deliveries, but soon got into the six-hitting groove that has made him among the world’s most dangerous T20 hitters. He swung Dayal and Ferguson for sixes over mid-wicket just before Head was dismissed, and that wicket did nothing to temper Klaasen’s aggression.
In conclusion, the upcoming SRH vs RCB match promises to be an explosive display of cricket, with SRH’s batting firepower going up against RCB’s International Stadium,with the pitch expected to favor the batsmen. With SRH aiming to break records and RCB looking for a much-needed win, this match is not to be missed.