RCB vs SRH, IPL 2024 Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will look to end their four-match losing streak when they face SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 30 of IPL 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday, April 15.
Since their four-wicket triumph over Punjab Kings at home, Bengaluru have succumbed to defeats against Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians.
They did reasonably well with the bat against MI at the Wankhede. Batting first, they put up 196-8, with skipper Faf du Plessis, Rajat Patidar and Dinesh Karthik striking half-centuries. RCB's bowling, though, looked pedestrian again, as Mumbai chased down the target in 15.3 overs.
Meanwhile, under Pat Cummins, SunRisers Hyderabad have done reasonably well in IPL 2024. In five matches, they have won three and find themselves in fourth place in the points table.
In their previous game against Punjab Kings, they held their nerves to register a two-run win in Mullanpur. Batting first, SRH posted 182-9, with Nitish Reddy scoring 64 off 37 before restricting PBKS to 180-6.
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Today's RCB vs SRH toss result
RCB have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. About the pitch, captain Faf du Plessis said:
“It’s been pretty much the same whole season. It’s been a little bit slower than we expected to.”
Bengaluru have made a few changes to their team. Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj are sitting out, while Lockie Ferguson comes in. Hyderabad are going in with the same team.
RCB vs SRH - Today's match playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (w), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal
Bengaluru subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Hyderabad subs: Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi
Today's RCB vs SRH pitch report
According to Aaron Finch, there's quite a bit of live green grass on the pitch. He, however, added that it's also patchy, so some balls will zip through, while some will skid on, particularly with the new ball.
Finch also pointed out that the ground has had more spin than any other ground throughout the tournament. As the wicket is dry, he reckons there should be consistent turn as the game goes on.
Today's RCB vs SRH match players list
Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Reece Topley, Mohammed Siraj, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Yash Dayal, Himanshu Sharma
SunRisers Hyderabad squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi
RCB vs SRH - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Anil Chaudhary, Rohan Pandit
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee: Manu Nayar