IPL-17: RCB vs SRH | Focus on bowlers as Royal Challengers Bengaluru aim for elusive victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Hindu
Indian Premier League 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru on April 15, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL campaign that began in cheerfulness has melted into chaos, and their bowlers require a drastic transformation in mindset against Sunrisers Hyderabad for them to register an elusive win in Bengaluru on April 15.
The Royal Challengers have players of repute and elite coaches with lofty pedigree but none of their plans have worked so far, evidenced by the team’s 10th place in the standings with a solitary win from six matches.
The RCB’s trundling run in this IPL is directly linked to their bowlers’ ineffectiveness.
They showed a distinct lack of willingness to adapt and upskill on conditions that needed a different thinking.
In this IPL, the bowlers have often relied on variations like knuckle balls, slow bouncers and pace-off deliveries to counter a set of ultra-aggressive batsmen.
However, the Bengaluru bowlers have been largely unidimensional in their approach allowing batters to tackle them with ease and the match against Mumbai Indians offers a case study.
For once, the RCB batters fired collectively to take them to 196, but MI hunted down the target in just 15.3 overs at the Wankhede Stadium as the visiting bowlers were quite magnanimous in offering freebies.
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