Faf du Plessis was thrilled to see the support RCB has in Hyderabad ahead of their clash against SRH. RCB won the toss and opted to bat first against SRH.
In Short
- Du Plessis won the toss on the day and opted to bat first
- Du Plessis said he was happy to see the support for RCB in Hyderabad
- RCB are aiming to snap their losing streak
Faf du Plessis was thrilled with the crowd support RCB was getting in Hyderabad for the crucial clash against SRH on Thursday, April 25. RCB has been struggling this season to find form but has seen their passionate fans turn out for all the matches. Bengaluru will be hoping that their loyal fans will be there to egg them on to get a big win.
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Speaking after the toss, which he had won, Du Plessis was greeted with a big cheer and first admitted that he couldn’t hear anything as it was too loud. The RCB skipper would say that they would bat first on the day and felt that their fans travel with them everywhere they go. Du Plessis said that they would be aiming to put pressure on the SRH batters, who had scored the highest total in IPL history the last time these two sides met.
RCB decided to go with an unchanged team for the match. SRH made one change to their side with Jaydev Unadkat for Washington Sundar.
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“We are gonna bat first. We feel like our fans go with us everywhere. These boys have been playing some amazing cricket, hopefully we can put some scoreboard pressure on them. We fought really hard in the last game. Same team,” said Du Plessis.
A fan video has shown that the RCB faithful have turned up for the match on Thursday in big numbers.
RCB: Playing XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Travis Head, Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh
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