Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Prediction: Virat Kohli is in prime form

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad are going head to head in the Match 30 of Indian Premier League at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India on 15th April, 2024. Virat Kohli is in prime form in this IPL. Who will win this game of cricket?

Royal Challengers Bangalore have returned home after suffering consecutive defeats on the road against RR and MI. Virat Kohli, who is currently the top run-scorer and holder of the orange cap in the tournament, has provided RCB with strong starts. However, he has not received much support from the other batsmen. Dinesh Karthik has been a standout performer coming lower down the order, while the rest of the batting lineup has been lackluster.

The Australian pair, Maxwell (32 runs in 6 games) and Green (68 runs in 5 games), have struggled. Although Faf du Plessis and Patidar showed some promise against MI, the overall batting performance of RCB has been disappointing. Their bowling attack has also been ineffective, conceding nearly 200 runs in less than 16 overs in some matches.

RCB's bowlers have been inconsistent, putting pressure on the batsmen to score above par to remain competitive. However, the batsmen have not been able to deliver, resulting in the team losing 5 out of 6 games.

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep. Impact Player: Saurav Chauhan.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers managed to hold on and secure a tense victory against Punjab Kings, with Shashank and Ashutosh putting up a strong fight towards the end. Despite poor performances from Head, Abhishek, Markram, and Klaasen, a new hero emerged in 20-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy, who continued his good form from the previous game to score a quick 64 (37) and lead SRH to their first away win of the season. Abdul Samad and Shahbaz Ahmed also played crucial roles in setting a competitive total that Punjab Kings couldn't chase down. Pat Cummins has been instrumental in leading the bowling attack with his intelligent variations, while the pace-heavy strategy has been effective in limiting opponents' scores. However, the team's spin department, especially Shahbaz Ahmed, appears to be a weak link currently.

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan. Impact Player: Rahul Tripathi.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are likely to adopt an aggressive playing style, utilizing the favorable dimensions and batting-friendly pitch, as well as capitalizing on the lack of confidence in the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers. Our prediction is that Sunrisers Hyderabad will emerge victorious in this match.