IPL 2023: SRH vs RCB, Match 65: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction

Table of Contents

Pitch report
Probable XIs
Head-to-head record
Match Prediction

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will battle against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday (May 18). It will be the first time these two sides play against each other in this season of IPL 2023.

Speaking of the previous matches of the two teams, while SRH had to face defeat at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), RCB emerges victorious by 112 runs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. Glenn Maxwell was the standout performer for RCB with the bat, scoring 54 runs in just 30 balls. Anuj Rawat, too, played a cameo by scoring 29 runs in 11 balls. With the ball, Wayne Parnell proved to be lethal as he blew away RR’s top order.

On the other hand, SRH suffered defeat against LSG despite being ahead of them for most of the time in the game. Heinrich Klaasen, the wicket-keeper batsman for SRH, is having the dream run this season. He has scored 326 runs in 9 innings with an astonishing strike rate of 172.49.

RCB are in fifth place in the IPL 2023 points table and will aim to move further by defeating Hyderabad on Thursday. Meanwhile, SRH are placed in the ninth position and will look to finish the season on a high note by winning the remaining two matches.

Pitch report:

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has a history of favouring batters. However, bowlers can also receive assistance from the surface if they deliver the ball in the right areas. A high-scoring game is expected to take place at the venue.

Probable XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram (c), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Michael Bracewell, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, , Mohammed Siraj, Wayne Parnell.