SRH vs RR: How to pick the winning Dream11?
What's the story
Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will face each other in match number eight of the Indian Premier League 2019 season. Both teams will be wanting to earn an important victory after losing their respective opening encounters. Fans, who are playing Dream11, will be in search of the winning combination. Here we pick the same to make things simpler for all of you.
Batting
Buttler, Warner are the face of this batting line-up
Jos Buttler gets the captaincy nod and is a dangerous entity at the top. He scored runs in the first game and will want to continue in the same fashion. Joining Buttler is opener David Warner. He scored a valiant 85 against KKR in his first IPL 2019 match. The middle order sees the likes of Steve Smith, Sanju Samson and big-hitter Yusuf Pathan.
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Gowtham and Shankar are the all-rounders
Krishnappa Gowtham is key for the Royals and his exploits as a bowling all-rounder could boost the side. In-form Vijay Shankar adds steel to this fantasy XI team. He is among the runs and that bodes well.
Bowling attack
Here's the bowling attack
Rashid Khan is the prime force in the bowling unit. His match-winning skills will be crucial if SRH need to overcome Rajasthan. He will be supported by Shreyas Gopal, who will look to be utilized more by Ajinkya Rahane. Jofra Archer is Rajasthan's main asset in bowling and he will be using his variations. Siddarth Kaul adds the stability in pace department.
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Predicted winners and likely starting XI for both teams
Predicted SRH team: Williamson (C), Warner, Pandey, Wriddhiman (WK), Shakib, Pathan, Shankar, Rashid, Bhuvneshwar, Khaleel and Kaul. Predicted RR team: Rahane (C), Buttler (WK), Smith, Samson, Stokes, Tripathi, Gowtham, Gopal. Archer, Unadkat and Kulkarni. SRH have the better tally in terms of matches won against RR and given their overall squad depth, they are the favorites to win the tie.