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There’s another Southern Derby match-up between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the bowling paradise of Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad.

Bangalore has witnessed close matches in IPL 2023. However, the last match they played, they beat a spirited Rajasthan Royals by 112 runs to up their net run-rate by a mile! RCB would be taking up a lot of confidence to face and beat a dispirited Sunrisers Hyderabad, who is languishing at the bottom of the points table. On the other hand, SRH would desperately avoid the wooden spoon tag in IPL 2023 by winning the match in front of a home crowd.

Team Previews:

Head-to-Head Record: 22 matches; Bangalore won 9, Hyderabad won 12, N/R 1
Position in 2022:  RCB – 4^th Position, SRH – 8^th position

Royal Challengers Bangalore: -

RCB won their last match against Rajasthan Royals in an emphatic fashion, skittling out them for just 59 runs! RCB won by 112 runs to up their net run-rate and thus their chances of securing a playoff berth. Should they win the match against SRH, they move to top-4 of the points table with 14 points and another must win in their last match to get into playoffs. For that to happen, Anuj Rawat, who played an excellent cameo of 29* runs against RR, need to keep up with the good work and ensure that RCB don’t falter should any of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis or Glenn Maxwell fail to bat well.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: -

Sunrisers Hyderabad are all but out of the playoffs race in IPL 2023. They now play as a party spoiler to RCB, against whom they have successfully spoiled their party multiple times in the past, including the latest instance of defeating them in the eliminator match of IPL 2020.

SRH would look to end the season on a high by winning their last two matches and need to assess their overall poor performance, both from batsmen as well as from bowlers. Assessment and bringing in the right players for IPL 2024 would be crucial for SRH to get into the playoff race.

Probable Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: -

Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klassen (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Marco Jansen, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Vivrant Sharma, T.Natarajan, Mayank Markande

Royal Challengers Bangalore: -

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Wayne Parnell, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat, Michael Bracewell, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep

Interesting Facts: -

1. Virat Kohli needs 14 more runs to complete 7500 runs in IPL career.
2. Harshal Patel needs 3 more wickets to complete 100 wickets for RCB.
3. T. Natarajan needs 5 more wickets to complete 50 wickets for SRH.

Weather and Pitch Report:

Since it is a night match, Dew factor might play a factor during 2^nd innings as the match.
It is a bowling paradise so expect the 1^st innings score to be 150+.

Match Details: -

Time: 7:30 PM
Date: 18^th May 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
Live Streaming: Star Sports 1, 2 and Jio Cinema
 

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