SRH vs RCB Prediction: Royal Challengers to secure victory

The final game of the IPL regular season for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru pits two teams who have qualified for the play-offs against each other but who will be desperate to win to secure a top-two spot to advance to qualifier 1.

This is set to be an intriguing tie at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, which could have a big say on the post-season picture. Read on for my SRH vs RCB predictions.

Team News

Phil Salt is set to return from a finger injury for Royal Challengers, but it is unclear if they will bring him in for this final game of the season.

He will replace Jacob Bethell at the top of the order if he is brought in, while Jacob Duffy is also an option if RCB choose to switch up their bowling attack.

Sunrisers may field the same team as the one which beat Chennai Super Kings last time out.

SRH vs RCB Odds

Royal Challengers are 8/11 to win this game, while Sunrisers are 11/10. Virat Kohli is 2/1 to top score for RCB, while Abhishek Sharma is 14/5 favourite to be SRH’s top scorer.

Royal Challengers to Win @ 4/5

Royal Challengers are defending IPL champions and have made an impressive defence of their title thus far, winning nine of their 13 games to wrap up a play-off spot with a match to play.

RCB would love to finish in the top two and they can do so with a victory over Sunrisers, who have blown hot and cold recently.

SRH were skittled for just 86 by Gujarat Titans recently and their batting depth leaves plenty to be desired. Once getting past the top order there is not much to fear.

That could be an issue against a RCB bowling attack which has managed to keep a lid on teams successfully in recent games.

They have only allowed one total of more than 200 in their last six matches and their batting prowess means that they can often pile up the runs themselves.

Take RCB to win this clash in what should be a fitting end to an impressive season.

Virat Kohli - Top Away Batter @ 2/1

Virat Kohli has long been the standard bearer for Royal Challengers and that has been no different this season, with their talisman making 542 runs at an average of 54.20.

At the time of writing no player in the IPL has hit more fours than his 57 and he has made four half-centuries.

In a game his team look set to come out on top of it's worth siding with Kohli to star for RCB once again.

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