Cricket News: IPL 2020 Eliminator - Hyderabad to face Bangalore in Abu Dhabi

Hyderabad will lock horns against Bangalore in the Eliminator at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. David Warner led side is on a winning streak winning 3 consecutive matches to finish 3rd in the points table. The 2016 champions will be high on confidence after their magnificent 10-wicket over Mumbai in their last game. The Hyderabad openers David Warner and Wriddhiman Saha have consistently given their side flying starts. Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson will have the onus to strengthen the innings in the middle-order while Priyam Garg and all-rounder Jason Holder should build on the momentum. Sandeep Sharma will lead the pace attack while leg spinner Rashid Khan will hold the key in the middle overs. Bangalore have suffered four consecutive defeats and the Virat Kohli-led side last tasted a victory against Kolkata nearly two weeks ago. Skipper Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Devdutt Padikkal are in terrific form and these three will hold the key with the bat with all-rounders like Chris Morris and Moeen Ali in the lower middle-order. Yuzvendra Chahal has been Bangalore's top performer with the ball picking up 20 wickets in 14 matches. Navdeep Saini and Mohammad Siraj will hold the key in the starting overs for Bangalore. The winner of this match will play Delhi in qualifier-2 while the losing team will pack their bags and head back home.