SRH vs RCB in IPL 2021 – RCB Playing XI: Royal Challengers Bangalore opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal is all set to return to RCB playing XI when Virat Kohli and Co take on David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). “He is perfectly fine and will be available for selection,” a source close to the development told InsideSport. The Karnataka batsman had also said that he is feeling and fine and is excited to be back.
“Right now I am completely fine, most importantly I am able to move around well, I am able to react to balls and that’s the most important part…in IPL you always have to be ready, you always have to be 100 per cent in every situation. Unless you are 100 per cent, you can’t really push yourself,” he said in a video posted on RCB’s Twitter handle.
But if Devdutt Padikkal comes in who goes out?
RCB Playing XI vs SRH in IPL 2021: Who will Virat Kohli rest to play Devdutt Padikkal?
Kohli has a task cut out ahead of the second game. Royal Challengers had made some surprising changes to their batting order in their opening game against Mumbai Indians. In Padikkal’s absence, Washington Sundar was paired up with Kohli as their second opener. However, the move backfired as the bowling all-rounder was dismissed cheaply for 10 runs.
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Furthermore, they picked 26-year-old Shahbaz Ahmed ahead of Navdeep Saini and was promoted to No.6. However, this move also failed as the 26-year-old walked back to the pavilion for just 1.
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While Sundar is RCB’s mainstay in the spin department, it is Ahmed who will get benched.
RCB Playing XI vs SRH in IPL 2021: Likely XI for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, AB de Villiers (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
IPL 2021: SRH vs RCB head to head in IPL:
After Deccan Chargers were rebranded as Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013, they have faced Royal Challengers Bangalore 18 times with SRH winning 10 and RCB edging the Southern neighbour 7 times. The other match was a washout in Bengaluru. However, last season, SRH did a double over RCB. After sharing blows in the league stage 1-1, SRH knocked RCB out of the playoffs.
| Matches Played | 18 |
| SRH Won | 10 |
| RCB Won | 7 |
| No Result | 1 |
SRH vs RCB head to head record: Although matches between the two have been mostly one-sided affairs, there have been instances of games going down to the wire. In their very first meeting in 2013, the match was decided in the Super Over while in IPL 2018, SRH won by just five runs.
| Date | Winner | Winning Margin | Venue |
| 06-Nov-20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 Wickets | Abu Dubai |
| 31-Oct-20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 Wickets | Sharjah |
| 21-Sep-20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 runs | Dubai |
| 04-May-19 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 31-Mar-19 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 118 Runs | Hyderabad |
| 17-May-18 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 07-May-18 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5 Runs | Hyderabad |
| 25-Apr-17 | Abandoned | Abandoned | Bengaluru |
| 05-Apr-17 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 35 Runs | Hyderabad |
| 29-May-16 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 30-Apr-16 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 Runs | Hyderabad |
| 12-Apr-16 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 45 Runs | Bengaluru |
| 15-May-15 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 Wickets | Hyderabad |
| 13-Apr-15 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 20-May-14 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 Wickets | Hyderabad |
| 04-May-14 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 09-Apr-13 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 Wickets | Bengaluru |
| 07-Apr-13 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Super Over | Hyderabad |
