IPL 2019, RCB vs SRH, Match 54: Bangalore opt to bowl; Hyderabad make one change

While Rajasthan possess the highest net run-rate, +0.653, which keep their chances alive, Bangalore will be playing for pride after their hopes of entering playoffs went up in smoke after their match against Rajasthan Royals was abandoned due to rain

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)will be putting all their efforts in order to seal their place in the IPL Play-offs on Saturday when they clash with laggards Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. While Rajasthan possess the highest net run-rate, +0.653, which keep their chances alive, Bangalore will be playing for pride after their hopes of entering playoffs went up in smoke after their match against Rajasthan Royals was abandoned due to rain. Coming to the Toss, RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sunrisers at Bangalore. Colin de Grandhomme replaces Stoinis who has gone home, Sundar and Hetmyer comes in place of Negi and Klaasen.

The coin toss falls in Skipper Virat Kohli's favour and he elects to bowl first against the @SunRisers#RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/1tD7JiPD39

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 4, 2019

"We will bowl first. It feels amazing, no brainer about chasing, back to what we do best. We will play our hearts out for the fans, they are probably the most amazing lot in the IPL, we want to win it for them.", said Kohli. In SRH, Yusuf Pathan replaces Abhishek Sharma in the playing XI. "We would have been bowling as well. Both of us haven't won too many tosses, but now we need to bat well and put the runs on the board.", said Williamson. Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Colin de Grandhomme, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Yuzvendra Chahal Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), Martin Guptill, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson(c), Vijay Shankar, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, Basil Thampi