Hyderabad and Bangalore are ready to rumble in their first face-off of this season. Both the teams are ready to take on each other at their strengths. If Hyderabad is having Dale Steyn and Amit Mishra, who can pick up some quick wickets to damage any batting attack, then to counter them Bangalore has a Gayle-storm who can change the game with his massive sixes. It’s going to be a nail-bitter for sure when the batting giants will take on the bowling titans.

Here we bring to you the players who can make the difference with their performance in this exciting affair of IPL T20.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Dale Steyn: Dale Steyn had a brilliant first game and ended up picking three wickets in Hyderabad. He would be looking to come all guns blazing against the star batting line-up of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). His swing bowling needs not much assistance from the wicket because he has sufficient pace with him to disturb the batsmen. His ability to bowl with consistent line and length makes him unplayable at times. He is surely going to be the impact player this season for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Amit Mishra: He bowled an exceptional spell of leg-spin bowling and kept the Pune batsmen in double-mind till the last bowl. He picked up three crucial wickets but the big thing was in the manner he got those wickets. He deceived Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Nayar and Manish Pandey with the flight and turn. His strength lies in variations which he displayed in the first match. He gave away just 19 runs and left batsmen with no clue whatsoever.

Kumar Sangakkara: Sangakkara marshalled his troops really well in the opening game of Sunrisers Hyderabad. His bowling changes and field setting created immense pressure on Pune Warriors because of which they failed to chase a low total of 126 runs. The only concern for him is the batting performance which needs to be raised in the match against RCB. Sangakarra is a class bataman and it's just matter of time he gets into that groove.

Thisara Perera: Thisara Perera showcased the brilliant all-round effort by scoring 30 runs while batting and giving some early breakthroughs to tilt the balance in Hyderabad’s favour. He did a brilliant run out off his bowling. He can be player who can turn the tables in just a matter of few overs whether it is with the ball or the bat.

Ishant Sharma: Ishant had a decent run with the ball and he kept the pressure on the opposition batsmen. His sharp incoming deliveries were creating lots of troubles and he will be looking forward to add few Yorkers to clinch few more wickets against Royal challengers Bangalore. Bowling with Steyn will surely be a great learning curve for him and to have a tough competitor like Steyn will surely raise the bar of his performance.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Chris Gayle: Gayle-storm hit Mumbai very strongly and took away the match from their hands. Gayle scored 92 off 58 balls and hit those five monstrous sixes. Though he was suffering from cramps, he didn’t get bogged down and started firing when his team was looking in all sorts of troubles. Gayle has that ruthless power that can destroy any bowling attack and he is the trump card for RCB. He must be looking for a payback to Dale Steyn as the last time when he faced Steyn, he got bowled after scoring few boundaries in the fifth edition of IPL.

Virat Kohli: Kohli had a nice start in the last match and was looking good but he threw away his wicket. This time he has a tough task on his hand, as he will face one of the best bowling attack of this season. Kohli has cherished batting against fast bowlers but he has not faced Dale Steyn much and that would be a contest within a contest which will have its own charm as the two giants will take on each other on Sunday.

Vinay Kumar: His bowling performance in the death overs has improved significantly. His Yorker to Keiron Pollard in the final ball of the first match against Mumbai Indians is a brilliant example of that. He has always been among the wickets and with his good variations, he would be looking forward to destroy the fragile middle-order of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Daniel Vettori: Vettori was rested for the opening match of RCB and there is a definite chance that he might be roped in because of his brilliant all-round skills. Muralitharan was very expensive in the last match and was not looking in the rhythm and on a slow track at Hyderabad. Chinamen bowling of Vettori will surely come in handy for captain Kohli.

Ravi Rampaul: Ravi Rampaul might be seen in action as the new captain of RCB Virat Kohli is looking forward to add some amount of strength to his bowling unit. Rampaul is an experienced campaigner and can do the damage in the early overs. His swing bowling might give a run for the money to top order of Sunrisers.