2016 champions SRH who made it to the play-offs in the last edition of the IPL will aim to win a second title under the captaincy of their Australian T20 stalwart David Warner.
Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) look to end their 12-season title draught and annex their maiden IPL title in UAE. RCB would also look at the turnaround in their dismal IPL fortunes over the past few seasons after they finished the last season at the bottom of the table.
With both the teams having a galaxy of T20 behemoths in their ranks, the biggest question remains is whether they can gel together as a cohesive unit and challenge the dominant powerhouses like Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
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Here is a look at the head to head and other major records between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL
HEAD TO HEAD
SRH and RCB have played each other fourteen time over the course of the IPL history. It is pretty evenly poised between the two franchises in their previous IPL encounters with SRH having won eight games and RCB coming out winners in 6 matches. One of the games ended with no definitive result.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Played - 15
SRH Won - 8
RCB Won - 6
NR - 1
The two sides have never faced off against each other in the UAE and hence the encounter later in the evening will be the first one between them in the Middle East nation.
SRH Hold Slight Edge In Last Five Encounters Between Two Team In IPL
In the last five matches played out between SRH and RCB, the Hyderabad franchise has the slight edge with three wins to their credit.
MOST RUNS
The captains on either sides lead the run scoring efforts for both the teams in their IPL battles over the past few seasons. While SRH skipper David Warner has notched up 562 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore, RCB skipper Virat Kohli has amassed 504 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
MOST WICKETS
SRH frontline seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 14 wickets is the leading wicket taker for his team against RCB in IPL encounters. Meanwhile, RCB leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has scalped 10 wickets for his team against SRH in IPL.
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE
SRH opener Jonny Bairstow holds the record for the highest individual score for his team against RCB in IPL. The English wicket-keeper batsman scored 114 against RCB at Hyderabad in 2019
RCB skipper produced a whirlwind 93-run knock against SRH at Bengaluru in the 2013 edition of the IPL. The knock by Kohli happens to be the highest individual score by a RCB batsman against SRH in IPL.