SRH vs RCB Live Score, 3rd Match IPL 2020, SRH vs RCB Live Updates, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore Live Cricket Score

Date:            Monday 21st September, 2020

Time:            07:00 Pm IST.

Venue:          Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

Match Preview

The much-awaited Indian T20 League has started with a bang as the three-time champions, Chennai winning the opening game against Mumbai. The other two start-studded teams, Hyderabad and Bangalore, will begin their campaign on Monday in Dubai. The Indian skipper Virat Kohli will take the field after a long gap of almost six months and he will be keen on changing the team’s fortunes this year.

Hyderabad

David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad/Abhishek Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed/Siddarth Kaul, Shahbaz Nadeem.

Bench: Kane Williamson, Virat Singh, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad/Abhishek Sharma, Mitchell Marsh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Sanjay Yadav, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed/Siddarth Kaul, T Natarajan.

Bangalore

Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn/Isuru Udana.

Bench: Moeen Ali, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dale Steyn/Isuru Udana, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Parthiv Patel, Josh Philippe, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav.

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

After a hot weather throughout the day, the temperature will come down to 33 Degrees Celsius by evening with no chances of rain at all in Dubai.

The pitches in Dubai are on the slower side on most occasions and while teams might look to field first after winning the toss to get hold of the conditions, chasing has proved to be tough at this venue.

Average first innings score: 138 (Last four T20Is played at the venue)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 3

SRH vs RCB Team News

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team News

• Sunrisers Hyderabad are having choices for some of the places and it will be interesting to see how they go about their selections.
• SRH have arguably league’s most powerful opening pair in David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. David Warner has struggled in England recently but IPL is a different ball-game altogether while Jonny Bairstow is fresh from a century in the same limited overs series.
• Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar are locked in at no 3 & 4 positions while it is highly likely that youngsters Abdul Samad and Abhishek Sharma will get their opportunities this year.
• If they don’t play Kane Williamson, then they will have options to choose from Mohammad Nabi and Fabian Allen with former getting the nod during early stages most probably.
• Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will again lead the bowling attack this year. Khaleel Ahmed is also a favourite to start due to his left-arm angle while one from Sandeep Sharma and Siddharth Kaul will play as the third seamer.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News

• Royal Challengers Bangalore has made some acquisitions in the auction this year to enhance their skills at some of the crucial positions.
• Australian limited overs captain Aaron Finch will provide much needed support to Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the batting lineup. With AB de Villiers donning the gloves, they will have a luxury to play Devdutt Padikkal at the top. He was exceptional in last year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
• Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube and Chris Morris are likely to fill their all-rounders’ spots with all more than handy to do the job in both the departments.
• Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini and Umesh Yadav are confirmed starters while they have a decision to make between Washington Sundar and Pawan Negi to kick-off this season.

Best Choice For Captain And Vice-Captain

Captain Options: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, David Warner

Vice-Captain Options: Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Aaron Finch