IPL 2021; RCB vs SRH: RCB won the toss, Kohli’s fight to be ‘second boy’ today |

Sunrisers have won only 2 matches in the current IPL. They are at the bottom of the league table. As a result, today’s match is not very important for them. However, Hyderabad will definitely want to break RCB’s journey. So there is no reason to take them lightly in this match. Now let’s take a look at the history of the face-to-face meeting between the two teams. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad have met 19 times in the IPL so far. Hyderabad won 10 of those matches. RCB won eight. A match is unsettled.

However, RCB defeated Hyderabad in the first phase of IPL this season. Glenn Maxwell scored a half century in that match. Maxi has been in terrific form throughout the season. His cricket career was almost over. Captain Kohli called him and offered him to join RCB. The all-rounder paid the price for Kohli’s trust. So, stopping him today will be the biggest challenge for the Hyderabad bowlers. However, the pacer of Jammu and Kashmir Umran Malik can raise the concern of RCB batters. Hyderabad gave him a place in the starting XI at the last minute. And this young pacer is performing brilliantly from start to finish. However, RCB’s bowling line is performing relatively well this time. Especially Harshal Patel needs to be mentioned separately. He is consistently performing well.