RCB vs SRH: Big Match to Decide IPL Winner?

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been nothing but phenomenal during this season, dominating their way through the tournament to ultimately make their way into the playoffs.

While the team has faced little difficulty till now, its ‘white shark’ is waiting for it to jinx its chances of making it to the top 2 once again.

And that white shark is none other than SRH.

It all began in 2020, when SRH gave a crushing defeat to RCB, shattering their trophy dreams right there at the eliminator game.

In 2021, although RCB made it to the playoffs, they were denied a position in the top 2 due to a defeat in their second last league game against SRH.

Not only that, SRH and their predecessors, the Deccan Chargers, have been a thorn in the side of RCB when it comes to crucial IPL games.

Be it the 2009 finals, 2016 finals, 2020 eliminator or 2021 chances for the top 2, SRH and the Deccans have put a kind of spell on RCB, making sure it never wins such games.

It seems that fate is set to repeat the same action, as RCB is once again going to face SRH for their 2nd last league stage game, making matters all the more interesting.

With RCB resuming the game after 20 days without Hazelwood, and Phil Salt having shown his might a whopping 40 days ago, along with shadows still being cast on Tim David’s presence, one begins to ask whether this is the final game where RCB must secure a win to decide their course for the rest of the season.

Will RCB be able to overcome their bad luck to finally break the trend, or will SRH maintain their weird dominance to disappoint Kohli & Co. yet again? We’ll have to wait and see.