Royal Challengers Bangalore will go into their second Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL) match with a big plus, as last year's highest run getter of the team, Devdutt Padikkal returns to the squad. After beating defending champions Mumbai Indians in the season opener, RCB will now look to replicate the same performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Virat Kohli-led side pipped MI by two wickets in a last-ball thriller. They saw some exceptional performances in Harshal Patel's five-wicket haul, first-ever against the Mumbai franchise, and a late blitz by veteran wicketkeeper-batsman AB de Villiers.
De Villiers smashed 48 off just 27 balls to take the Bangalore outfit to the cusp of victory. For Sunrisers, it was the bowling which gave away for the Hyderabad franchise, in their first match. One of the most proficient bowling unit in the tournament, the Hyderabad based franchise looked rusty as they conceded 187 in their opening game. Jason Holder and Shahbaz Nadeem in, Nabi and Sandeep Sharma aren't playing for the Hyderabad side. For RCB, Padikkal replaces Rajat Patidar.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Daniel Christian, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Wriddhiman Saha(w), David Warner(c), Manish Pandey, Jonny Bairstow, Vijay Shankar, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem
