Royal Challengers Bengaluru are fast approaching the point of no-return. A little shy of the halfway stage of IPL 2024, Faf du Plessis’s men are firmly propping up the league table, with just one win from six matches. Their celebrated batting hasn’t quite delivered, while their bowling has been practically non-existent.

SRH’s good pace attack

It’s against this depressing backdrop that they face a marauding Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit, full of breathtaking ball-strikers and a solid, pace-orientated bowling group helmed admirably by skipper Pat Cummins. A return to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night after successive losses on the road would normally lift flagging RCB spirits, but sitting as they are on a four-match losing streak, they will need oodles of inspiration if they are to wend their way back into the competition.