Monday night's IPL clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will see an engaging battle between some of the hardest hitters of the game and a clutch of probing fast bowlers. Catch live scores and updates here. (SCORECARD /STANDINGS /NEWS )
Chris Gayle smashed 96 off 56 vs KKR.
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It's still early days in IPL 2015. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have lost, Mumbai Indians, the team with the best brains in the business, have lost twice and Delhi Daredevils, the team with the costliest star in their ranks, are yet to get off the mark. Can Sunrisers Hyderabad afford a second defeat on-the-trot? (High-Flying RCB Look to Tame Shaky SRH )
Man-to-man, RCB's roster is twinkling with the best limited overs batsmen in the world. Hyderabad have the World Cup's best bowler in their rank, New Zealander Trent Boult. Add Dale Steyn to Boult and it perhaps makes for the best new-ball attack in IPL. But will the South African make the Hyderabad XI? Steyn did not play the first match against Chennai Super Kings that Hyderabad lost by 45 runs. (Virat Kohli Rates RCB's Win Over KKR Highly )
Will Dale Steyn play tonight?
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Sunrisers will be worried about their bowling. Of the four Chennai wickets they took on Saturday, three were run outs. Ishant Sharma went for 46 in his three overs and leg-spinner Karn Sharma conceded 51 in his four. They can't afford this 'luxury' against a batting line-up that has Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli. (Social Media Slams Gavaskar for ‘is She Here’ Question to Virat Kohli )
Gayle has struck form. RCB will look for consistency for this big Jamaican. Gayle slammed a 56-ball 96 versus KKR to win his record 16th MOM award in IPLs. De Villiers, after a dream World Cup, will look to fire while skipper Kohli needs runs to silence his critics. RCB's batting must add muscle to Gayle's power.
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