IPL 2021: 3 Stars From Sunrisers Hyderabad Who Will Be Game Changers Against Royal Challengers Bangalore
Published - 14 Apr 2021, 02:30 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:44 AM
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Sunrisers Hyderabad did not have the best of outings in their first game and their next fixture will be up against the Royal Challengers Bangalore tonight. Sunrisers have had the middle order issues continuing in this year as well and they will need some experience in that area to be on the winning end most of the time.
Sunrisers went on to lose the first game by a margin of 10 runs and Manish Pandey’s efforts went in vain against KKR in their first game. Sunrisers will now have to make sure that their top-order fires and they will need to slot in an experienced middle-order batsman like Jason Holder or Kedar Jadhav to add more solidity to the team.
Here are 3 stars from Sunrisers Hyderabad who will be game-changers against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
IPL 2021: 3 Stars From Sunrisers Hyderabad Who Will Be Game-Changers Against RCB –
David Warner:
David Warner failed to get going in the first game against Kolkata Knight Riders and it had a big impact on the Sunriser’s batting performance. Warner was dismissed by a brilliant delivery from Prasidh Krishna for just 3 runs in a chase of 188 and the Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper who can change the game around in a quick time had to fall early.
The opener’s dismissal meant that Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow had to start off slowly but then turned on the accelerator pedal. But it was too late and Warner’s role is so big in this lineup.
If he can stay around for a long time, he can take the game away from the opponents. Over the years, Warner has been the most consistent player for the Sunrisers franchise and he will have to come good if Sunrisers Hyderabad has to put up a better performance.
Rashid Khan:
Rashid Khan has proved from time to time that he is the best limited-overs bowler in the world and despite all the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling going for a lot of runs, Rashid Khan did have a good day with the ball in the last game. He was the standout bowler in the match against KKR and picked up 2 wickets for 24 runs in his four-over spell.
His economy rate was very impressive and when no other bowler went for less than 8 runs an over and he will have a crucial role to play in the match against the star-studded RCB team. He has good numbers against the likes of Virat Kohli and AB Devilliers and he will have to restrict them from a big score.
He did have good support from the likes of Mohammad Nabi at the other end, But Jason Holder could come in place of Nabi for his batting exploits.
T Natarajan:
The Indian fast bowlers were taken to the cleaners in the last game for Sunrisers Hyderabad and they found it very hard to make a comeback. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sandeep Sharma’s economy rate was above 11 and it meant that Natarajan had to restrict the run flow. Natarajan had an excellent tournament last year and hence he must be given the space.
Natarajan can be quite good with the yorkers and he has done it in the biggest stages of international cricket too. he has got the goods to deliver and it was an average performance from him in the last game.
He finished with figures of 1 wicket for 37 runs in his four overs at an economy rate of 9.25. He can swing the new ball as well and he can be a match-winner with the ball in the death overs.
