Match facts
Tuesday, April 9, 2013Start time 1600 (1030 GMT)
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The Big Picture
With two wins in two games, including the remarkable Super Over victory
over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, Sunrisers Hyderabad have
begun IPL 2013 well. Their consistency will be tested once again in a
rematch of that thrilling game, this time in Bangalore.
For one, they will have to adjust quickly to a pitch that's different
from the sluggish surface in Hyderabad. The Chinnaswamy track is far
more conducive to pace and movement, and while that could give Sunrisers
an advantage - with their attack of Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma and
Thisara Perera - it could also expose the weaknesses in their batting
early on. Perera's and Hanuma Vihari's innings aside, the Sunrisers have
had no other contributions of note in their matches so far.
Royal Challengers have similar problems. Like in their first match,
their total in Hyderabad was built around two batsmen, as the others
were dismissed in single digits. Tillakaratne Dilshan's form is a worry
for Royal Challengers and it remains to be seen if they will persevere
with him.
AB de Villiers, who missed Royal Challengers' first two matches due to
his cricket commitments in South Africa will arrive tomorrow. According
to a franchise spokesperson, de Villiers "will be available for
selection". While his presence will boost a struggling batting side, it
will mean a new combination of overseas players.
Both teams have a settled bowling line-up. For Royal Challengers, Vinay
Kumar has excelled in the death overs, though he slipped up in the Super
Over on Sunday. Henriques and Jaydev Unadkat have been promising at the
start. For Sunrisers, Amit Mishra and Dale Steyn have impressed, while
Perera has bowled important spells, curbing the flow of runs.
Players to watch
Cameron White hasn't had the most memorable season. He lost
Australia's Twenty20 captaincy to George Bailey after a run of poor
performances in the Big Bash League. However, the two sixes in the Super
Over might be the impetus he needs to score big for Sunrisers.
Jaydev Unadkat has bowled well with the new ball and the pitch at
the Chinnaswamy Stadium should help him extract bounce and some
movement. He bowled a good ball to dismiss Kumar Sangakkara at a crucial
stage of the match and would look to continue in the same vein against
Sunrisers on Tuesday.
Stats and trivia
- Moises Henriques went past 1000 Twenty20 runs during the previous match and needs one wicket to get to 50 wickets.
- His run-out in the last match put Amit Mishra on top of the list of batsmen with the most ducks in the IPL. Mishra has eight, as does Manish Pandey, who was out for a duck in the game against Kings XI Punjab.
Quotes
"From a batting point of view, myself definitely included, we have to make the bowlers' job a bit easier and bat better."
Cameron White on Sunrisers' weaknesses
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