Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

Both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have sewn up a play-off spot in the IPL, but the pair would love to secure a top-two spot and the automatic progress to Qualifier 1 which it offers.

These two teams met in the first game of the IPL season and their rematch could have a big say on the postseason picture.

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru Tips Summary

Best Bet - Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win @ 4/5
Alternative Bet - Virat Kohli top Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter @ 2/1
Bet Builder - Sunrisers Hyderabad to hit most sixes, Heinrich Klaasen to make 20+ runs & Bhuvneshwar Kumar top Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowler @ 15/2

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prediction

Best Bet: Royal Challengers Bengaluru to win @ 4/5

Royal Challengers have had an impressive title defence after finally winning their first IPL title last season, they top the table at the time of writing after winning nine of their 13 games.

They are fancied to extend that impressive run against a Sunrisers Hyderabad team who have blown hot and cold this season.

SRH were skittled for 86 recently by Gujarat Titans and beyond their top order, their batting lineup lacks depth.

That is a concern against an RCB bowling attack which has limited its opponents to under 200 in five of their last six games.

Side with the visitors to top the league table with a win.

Alternative Bet: Virat Kohli top Royal Challengers Bengaluru better @ 2/1

Virat Kohli has long been Royal Challengers Bengaluru's talisman and has had a very solid campaign, making 542 runs at an average of 54.20.

He top scored with 69 not out when these two met earlier in the season and looks a rock-solid favourite to repeat the trick in this clash.

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bet Builder Tip

• Sunrisers Hyderabad to hit most sixes

• Heinrich Klaasen to make 20+ runs

• Bhuvneshwar Kumar top Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowler

  Pays 15/2

One metric in which Sunrisers have an advantage over Royal Challengers is six-hitting, with four players in the top 20 for maximums hit this season. They should be able to hit the most sixes in this clash.

Heinrich Klaasen has been SRH's standout batter, making 555 runs, and he should be able to go over 20 in this clash.

Royal Challengers' Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the leading wicket-taker in the IPL this season with 24 and he is a solid bet to be his side's top wicket-taker once more.

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Key Match Stats

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won 12 of their last 16 games

• Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen has made 555 runs in the tournament so far

• Jacob Duffy took 3/22 in the game between these two earlier this season

• Royal Challengers have won four of the last six head-to-heads

• Royal Challengers' 1.065 net run rate is the best of any team at the tournament

Tactics, Form and Team News

The hosts are likely to field a similar XI to the one which beat Chennai Super Kings last time out.

Sunrisers Hyderabad expected XI: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Travis Head, 3 Ishan Kishan (wk), 4 Heinrich Klaasen, 5 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 6 Salil Arora, 7 Smaran Ravichandran, 8 Pat Cummins (c), 9 Shivang Kumar, 10 Eshang Malinga, 11 Praful Hinge.

RCB have been given a big boost by the return from a finger injury of Phil Salt for the play-offs, although it remains to be seen if he will play in this match.

He would replace Jacob Bethell if so. Jacob Duffy could also return to the line-up after an impressive showing against SRH earlier in the season.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru expected XI: 1 Jacob Bethell, 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rajat Patidar (c), 4 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 5 Tim David, 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Abhinandan Singh, 10 Jacob Duffy, 11 Suyash Sharma.

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.