Match Toss Time: The toss between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the third match of IPL 2020 will take place at 7pm (IST).
Match Start Time: 7:30 PM IST
Match Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Along with Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is the third team in IPL history to have never won the title. However, when compared to the other two teams, RCB has always been one side full of superstars led by captain Virat Kohli.
While batting has been their biggest strength, bowling has led them down time and again. In the pre-tournament interactions, Kohli sounded quite confident of the team composition and balance saying he has never felt better as far as his team goes.
Ahead of the IPL 2020 auction last December, hoping to turnaround some fortunes, RCB let 12 players go from their previous year’s squad and spent ₹21.5 crore to purchase some smart buys.
Waiting for the three-time finalist in their opening clash will be Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) whose only IPL title win came against RCB back in 2016 when they prevailed in a high-scoring clash. SRH made the powerplay last time around but lost in the Eliminator. Captain David Warner will be aiming to lead them to a second title this season.
SRH will have the headache of choosing the ideal playing eleven as they have some youngsters in the middle-order and they will most probably leave out Kane Williamson for this game. The likes of Warner and Jonny Bairstow have to take the responsibility in their hands whereas the bowling looks settled with the likes of Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the line-up. In the previous match, Delhi Capitals defeated Kings XI Punjab in the super over on Sunday. Both teams scored 157 runs which dragged the match into the Super Over. Punjab managed to score just two runs as Kagiso Rabada dismissed KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran in the second and third delivery respectively. Delhi Capitals then chased the target of three runs easily.
