Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play the 39th match of Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) on 7th May 2018 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad. As was as the weather is considered, it will be a clear day with the temperature around 28ºC match hours.
IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Pitch Report
Hyderabad Pitch has a bit of grass. In this season Hyderabad pitch has not been on the batting side; pitch is on the slower side. It is a 155-165 pitch, Sunrisers will be comfortably able to defend that.
IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad are on the top of the points table with 14 points in 9 matches played; 7 wins and 2 losses. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore are at 6th on the points table with 6 points in 9 matches; 3 wins and 6 losses.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Team News
Sunrisers Hyderabad have found their combination early in the tournament, despite several injuries they were able to find the best substitution. So they not like to make any changes to their current playing XI, which played against Delhi Daredevils.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore have tried their entire players and in every possible combination, nothing has been productive. Royal Challengers Bangalore will also play with the current XI.
IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 10 matches against each other in IPL, out of which Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 6 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 4 matches.
The last match between them was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in IPL 2017, prior to those Sunrisers won consecutive 3 matches against each other.
In Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore have played 5 matches against each other of which Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 4 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore have won 1 match.
Check: RCB vs SRH Head to Head: SRH vs RCB Head to Head IPL Records
| Total | SRH Won | RCB Won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In IPL | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| At Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad | 5 | 4 | 1 |
IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Match Prediction
IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Toss Prediction
Doesn’t matter who bat or ball first in this condition but against Sunrisers Hyderabad it matters; Sunrisers Hyderabad are master of defending any total and at their home they are king. Both toss-winning captains will like to bat first if they win the toss.
IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Score Prediction
Pitch is not a batting friendly and is on the slower side, spinners will be getting help. 170+ will be a par score on this wicket.
| Batting First | Predicted Score |
|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 155+ |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 160+ |
Our Prediction for IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB Who Will Win?
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at the verge of qualifying for the play-off, now they would be aiming to finish in top two to get more chances to be in IPL 2018 Final. Sunrisers Hyderabad are coming with 4 consecutive wins and won 4 of the 5 matches in Hyderabad this season. It will be not an easy task for Royal Challengers Bangalore to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad at their home.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have to win each of the remaining 5 matches to have a chance to qualify for the playoffs; they are currently in no mistake zone.
| Team | Batting First Winning % | Batting Second Winning % |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 70% | 60% |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 40% | 30% |
In our prediction, Sunrisers Hyderabad will this match.
Match Details: IPL 2018 Match 39 SRH vs RCB
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Date: 7th May, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm (IST)
Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field first.
Playing XI for SRH: Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson (c), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma, Alexa Hales.
Playing XI for RCB: Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), Moeen Ali, Ab de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Manan Vohra, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj.