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Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad share an intense rivalry in the Indian Premier League. SRH are former champions, having clinched the title in 2016, beating none other than RCB in the final. RCB, on the other hand, have not won a single title despite playing since the inception of the league. The RCB vs SRH prediction makes for an interesting reading.
Ahead of the mega 2022 auction, eight existing franchises were forced to rebuild their squads. With AB de Villiers retiring and Virat Kohli stepping down from captaincy, RCB had a big challenge in front of them. They chose to retain Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj. Releasing Yuzvendra Chahal was a surprise.
RCB’s overall auction performance wasn’t great despite them bagging some quality players. Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel cost them a significant amount. Josh Hazlewood and Dinesh Karthik were good deals for them. Their most criticised signing was Faf du Plessis, who isn’t quite suited in that batting line-up.
Sunrisers Hyderabad had a big fallout with their star player David Warner and later parted ways with Rashid Khan and Jonny Bairstow as well. They retained Kane Williamson and two uncapped talents in Abdul Samad and Umran Malik.
SRH brought in some terrific players such as Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram and Washington Sundar. Getting Kartik Tyagi and Rahul Tripathi was a job well done. SRH brought back their seam bowling duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan as well.
In the IPL 2022, both these teams are placed into the same group and slated to play two matches against each other. Overall, the Royal Challengers look like a better side and are likely to have an edge in SRH vs RCB prediction for the upcoming season.
Prediction
Sunrisers Hyderabad have had the upper hand in this rivalry against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The two teams have fought each other in 19 completed matches, out of which, SRH have claimed 11 compared to 9 wins by RCB. The history suggests SRH could be favourites in the RCB vs SRH match prediction. We will factor in some other details to see if it holds true.
When it comes to the matches played in India, SRH have won 8 matches out of 15 while RCB have claimed 7. Talking about the recent record, both the teams won a game each in the 2021 season. In the IPL 2020, RCB won the first game while SRH claimed the second group fixture before winning the Eliminator clash as well.
The upcoming IPL edition will be played entirely in Maharashtra at four venues, which will be neutral venues for both RCB and SRH. Talking about their record at neutral venues, they’ve faced each other in five matches, with SRH claiming three and RCB winning two.
As for the IPL 2022 squads, RCB doesn’t have a great complimentary batting line-up with du Plessis, Kohli and Karthik being suspect against leg-spin. But SRH don’t quite have the quality to exploit this weakness. RCB’s bowling attack of Siraj, Hazlewood, Hasaranga and Harshal Patel looks pretty solid.
SRH have several support players but the lack of proven T20 superstars could be their downfall. Williamson, Markram and Pooran will need to carry the weight. In the bowling department, they have decent seam bowling options in Bhuvneshwar, Natarajan and Tyagi. SRH may have the history on their side but looking at current squads, RCB should be slight favourites in the IPL match prediction for SRH vs RCB in the upcoming season.
RCB vs SRH Head to Head
Sunrisers Hyderabad have dominated the numbers in the RCB vs SRH head to head record. They have a 58% win record, having claimed 11 out of 19 completed matches. It rises to 86% at their home, where they won six out of seven matches. RCB have won 42% of their matches, which rises to 71% when they play at their home.
SRH have done well while batting first as well as batting second. They have won 60% of their matches while batting first and have chased down 56% of their targets successfully.
| Head to Head | RCB Played | RCB Won | RCB Win % | SRH Played | SRH Won | SRH Win % |
| Overall | 19 | 8 | 42% | 19 | 11 | 58% |
| Bat First | 9 | 4 | 44% | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| Bowl First | 10 | 4 | 40% | 9 | 5 | 56% |
| Home | 7 | 5 | 71% | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| Away | 7 | 1 | 14% | 7 | 2 | 29% |
| Neutral | 5 | 2 | 40% | 5 | 3 | 60% |
The SRH vs RCB head to head contests have seen some high-scoring matches and their average innings scores look impressive. RCB have an average first innings score of 163 while SRH have blasted 175 batting first on average.
As for the highest totals, RCB had once put on 227 against the Sunrisers. SRH had once hammered 231 against the Royal Challengers.
| Head to Head | RCB | SRH |
| Highest Team Score | 227 | 231 |
| Lowest Team Score | 113 | 130 |
| Average 1st Inn Score | 163 | 175 |
| Average 2nd Inn Score | 152 | 155 |
Some big names have been involved in the head to head clashes between RCB and SRH over the years. David Warner tops the batting charts with 647 runs against RCB. Virat Kohli has scored 569 runs against the Sunrisers. Yuzvendra Chahal leads the wickets tally with 17 scalps while Bhuvneshwar Kumar has snared 16 wickets for SRH.
As for individual performances, Jonny Bairstow had blasted 114 against RCB. Mohammad Nabi has the best figures in the rivalry with 4/11.
| Head to Head | RCB | SRH |
| Most Runs | 569 – Virat Kohli | 647 – David Warner |
| Highest Individual Score | 93* – Virat Kohli | 114 – Jonny Bairstow |
| Most Wickets | 17 – Yuzvendra Chahal | 16 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Best Bowling Figures | 3/7 – Shahbaz Ahmed | 4/11 – Mohammad Nabi |
| RCB vs SRH Individual Stats |
RCB vs SRH Toss
Both the teams have had their share of luck when it comes to the RCB vs SRH toss results. Out of 19 clashes between the two, SRH have won the toss on 10 occasions while RCB were fortunate 9 times.
Both the teams have shown strong preference for chasing against each other. SRH have elected to bowl first on 7 out of 10 occasions while RCB have opted to chase in 7 out of 9 matches they’ve won the toss in. RCB have a win record of only 22% after winning the toss while SRH have a win percentage of 40%. Both the teams are likely to bowl first when the coin toss lands in their favour in the upcoming SRH vs RCB contests.
RCB vs SRH Prediction
In our RCB vs SRH predictions, look out for Faf du Plessis as the player of the match. Other popular choices include Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Williamson and Mohammed Siraj.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have the past record in their favour but when it comes to the current squads, Royal Challengers Bangalore may have some advantage. The SRH vs RCB predictions will be available 3 days before the match.
Frequently Asked Questions RCB vs SRH
> Who is better head to head between RCB and SRH?
SRH lead the head to head scoreline in this rivalry, winning 11 matches compared to 9 by RCB.
> Who has a better record in knockouts between RCB and SRH?
SRH and RCB have faced each other twice in the knockout stages, both of which were won by SRH.
> Who is more likely to win the toss between RCB and SRH?
SRH have won the toss on 10 occasions compared to 9 toss wins for RCB. However, the general odds for the toss remain equal at 50-50.
> Who will perform better in the upcoming IPL between RCB and SRH?
Sunrisers Hyderabad have a decent first XI but there’s a serious lack of big stars. Royal Challengers Bangalore have their batting weaknesses but may not have to worry against this SRH bowling attack. As such, expect RCB to dominate the matches between these two teams.
