Ashish Ranjan
RCB VS SRH IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will play Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 65th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. SRH are in the second-to-last position in the tally of points with four victories out of twelve contests. RCB have won six of their last twelve matches and are fifth in the standings. SRH are already eliminated from playoff contention, whereas RCB must win their next two matches to qualify.
SRH have lost their last two encounters, the most recent one being against Gujarat Titans. While batting first, GT scored 188 runs in 20 overs despite losing nine wickets thanks to a century by Shubman Gill. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took five wickets and was SRH’s most successful bowler. Heinrich Klaasen scored 64 runs off of 44 deliveries while acting as a lone combatant. No other batter managed to tally more than 30 runs. The match was lost by SRH by 34 runs.
RCB enters this match having defeated Rajasthan Royals by an enormous margin of 112 runs in their previous match. While batting first, the RCB scored 171 runs in 20 overs while losing five wickets. RCB’s Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell both hit fifty runs. Within the PowerPlay, RCB bowlers had an excellent day with the ball, claiming five wickets. RR scored 59 runs in 10.3 overs before being dismissed. Wayne Parnell was named the game’s MVP after taking three wickets for 10 runs in three overs.
In the history of the Indian Premier League, RCB and SRH have met 22 times. RCB was victorious in nine of these contests, whereas SRH prevailed in twelve. SRH has dominated their recent encounters, winning three of the last five matches against RCB.
RCB VS SRH IPL 2023: PITCH REPORT
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad is anticipated to provide batsmen with an outstanding opportunity to collect a large number of runs. It is probable that the pitch will be flat and conducive to stroke play, with fast outfield conditions further encouraging boundary hitting. The team that wins the toss may elect to bat in order to maximize the benefits of a level track. The fast bowlers have been extremely effective, accounting for 62% of the dismissals, while the spinners have accounted for the remaining 38%.
RCB VS SRH IPL 2023: H2H RECORDS
| Teams | Matches Won |
| RCB | 9 |
| HYD | 12 |
RCB VS SRH IPL 2023: TOP PICKS
Glenn Maxwell: He has scored fifty runs in his last two games and has been in excellent form this season. Maxwell has scored 384 runs in 12 games with a batting average of 34.9 and a slugging percentage of 182.8.
Faf du Plessis: He has scored the most runs this season. In 12 games, he has scored 631 runs with an average of 57.36 and a strikeout rate of 154.27. This season, he has tallied seven half-centuries.
Aiden Markram: This season, he has played a crucial role with the bat for SRH. Markram has scored 217 runs in 11 games, averaging 21.7 runs per game and striking out 127.64 times per game.
Virat Kohli: He has scored the second-most runs for RCB this season. Six half-centuries are among Kohli’s 438 runs in 12 outings at an average of 39.81 and a strike rate of 131.53.
Heinrich Klaasen: This season, the wicketkeeper-batsman has one of the highest strike rates. In nine innings, he has scored 326 runs with an average of 46.57 and a strikeout rate of 172.48.
RCB VS SRH IPL 2023: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
RCB Probable XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Michael Bracewell, Anuj Rawat, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
SRH Probable XI: Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Phillips/Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Fazalhaq Farooqi/Marco Jansen
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