IPL 2024, Match 41: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Match preview and result prediction

Match 41 of the IPL 2024 edition will see the third-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday (April 25). While RCB are languishing at the bottom, with playoff hopes nearlyover, SRH will take a lot of confidence heading into this game on the back of a 67-run win over Delhi Capitals (DC) in their last clash.

Both sides are meeting for the second time with the earlier fixture seeing SRH post the highest IPL score, 287/3, whereas RCB replied with a solid 262-7. For RCB, they have lost six games on the trot andhave a herculean task of stopping a brilliant SRH lineup, who have in-form openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma and possess a dream middle and lower order with Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad and Shahbaz Ahmed. RCB's only solace can be that if they can somehow stop the SRH openers, they pose achallenge to thehosts -- who have also been leaking a lot of runs with the ball.

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Match preview and result prediction: So far, the two games at the venue have producedcontrasting fixtures. While the SRH-Mumbai Indians (MI) clash was a high-scorer, the home side won a moderate-scoring game versus Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Hyderabad. Going by the trend of high-scorersthis year, expect fireworks from the batters and a pitch which will suit them largely.

Expect a run-fest with the chasing sidehaving a good chance. SRH enter the game as overwhelming favourites and should keep RCB winless for seven games in a row.