65th Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore

In contrast to a football season around the world, the Indian Premier League does not feature any particularly straightforward or lopsided matches. It's just the nature of the sport and the quality of the ten teams, at least on paper. However, with the knowledge that they will be taking on a team that has struggled for cohesion throughout the season and whose campaign has already come to a disappointing and premature end, RCB should head to Hyderabad with renewed optimism.

The rekindled optimism also stems from RCB's dramatic victory over Rajasthan Royals three nights ago, which allowed Faf du Plessis's team to kill two birds with one stone: dent another team that was vying for the top four and gain a significant boost in NRR. With a win on Thursday, RCB will move up to 14 points and have the advantage of knowing exactly what they need to do to advance to the playoffs because their final league game is on Thursday. To summarize, they still have a significant advantage.

For all to go to design, RCB need a splendid beginning with the ball. They have the most awful trama center in the center and the passing overs yet are successful in the initial six, having picked the most wickets in that stage this season (30). SRH have been inconsistent starters, with the second-worst run rate in the batting PowerPlay and the lowest boundary count (85 - 74 fours, 11 sixes) during this time period. A ton of such numbers for SRH compliment to bamboozle in light of how their general season has been - enormously disappointing. Brian Lara, the team's head coach, has regretted the numerous losses they have suffered in clearly winnable situations and the fact that they missed out on finishing much higher on the points table. That boat has now cruised, however in any event, when nothing remains to be played for, they could wreck RCB's mission and endeavor to stay away from the lowness of procuring the wooden spoon.

When: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Illustrious Challengers Bangalore, May 18, 2023, 07:30 PM IST

Where: What to Expect at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad

 With a combined batting average (runs/dismissals) of 23.71, the second-lowest this season, batting at this location has felt like a chore. Groups batting initially have won four of the six games at this setting.

Head-to-head: 12 of the 21 matches between the two teams have been won by SRH, including the final in Bangalore in the 2016 season. In seven games played in Hyderabad, RCB has only won once. However, SRH has only won one of every six home games this season.

Team Monitor:

Hyderabad Sunrisers

Injury/Unavailability: None reported.

Matchups and tactics: With a five-wicket haul that included four wickets in the final over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar enters the match. SRH, on the other hand, will need him to make an impact at the other end against RCB because he plays well against the famous trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell, who each have 32 balls, 39 runs, and 2 dismissals, respectively.

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The restored trust likewise originates from RCB's assertion prevail upon Rajasthan Royals from three evenings back that hit two birds with one stone for Faf du Plessis' side - mark an individual top-four hopeful and gain a monstrous NRR help. With a win on Thursday, RCB will move up to 14 points and have the advantage of knowing exactly what they need to do to advance to the playoffs because their final league game is on Thursday. To summarize, they still have a significant advantage.

RCB needs a strong start with the ball if everything is to go according to plan. They have the most awful trama center in the center and the passing overs yet are successful in the initial six, having picked the most wickets in that stage this season (30). SRH have been inconsistent starters, with the second-worst run rate in the batting PowerPlay and the lowest boundary count (85 - 74 fours, 11 sixes) during this time period. A ton of such numbers for SRH compliment to bamboozle in light of how their general season has been - enormously disappointing. Brian Lara, the team's head coach, has regretted the numerous losses they have suffered in clearly winnable situations and the fact that they missed out on finishing much higher on the points table. That boat has now cruised, however in any event, when nothing remains to be played for, they could wreck RCB's mission and endeavor to stay away from the lowness of procuring the wooden spoon.

When: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Illustrious Challengers Bangalore, May 18, 2023, 07:30 PM IST

Where: What to Expect at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad: With a combined batting average (runs/dismissals) of 23.71, the second-lowest this season, batting at this location has felt like a chore. Groups batting initially have won four of the six games at this setting.

Head-to-head: 12 of the 21 matches between the two teams have been won by SRH, including the final in Bangalore in the 2016 season. In seven games played in Hyderabad, RCB has only won once. However, SRH has only won one of every six home games this season.

Team Monitor:

Injury or inability to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad: There was no news.

Strategies and Match-ups: With a five-wicket haul that included four wickets in the final over, Bhuvneshwar Kumar enters the match. SRH, on the other hand, will need him to make an impact at the other end against RCB because he plays well against the famous trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell, who each have 32 balls, 39 runs, and 2 dismissals, respectively.

XI Probable: Injury/Unavailability: 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 Royal Challengers Bangalore There was no news.

Strategies and Match-ups: Glenn Maxwell must pose a threat for SRH in the middle overs. He strikes at 160.77 and midpoints 41.57 against leg spinners this season and ought to be the hitter to take on Mayank Markande - who has 10 wickets in 6 trips in Hyderabad.

XI Probable: 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

Did you know:

- Heinrich Klaasen has the most noteworthy strike rate against turn this season - 180.95

-Mohammed Siraj has picked 9 wickets in the PowerPlay (joint-second best with Trent Boult) and yielded runs at only 6.31 in that stage.

They stated:

"A great deal of pride for us to play for [in the last two games]. We'll attempt to offer a few chances in the event that we're permitted to. It'll be ideal to polish off the competition feeling great however tragically, we haven't been adequate in the competition this year." - "Really good for our NRR [win over RR]... hopefully, we can set it up for the last game at the Chinnaswamy," said Aiden Markram. Du Plessis, Faf

Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Markande, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Mayank Agarwal, Akeal Hosein, Glenn Phillips, Samarth Vyas, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Harry Brook, Kartik Tyagi, Nitish Reddy, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav, Josh Hazlewood, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Wanindu Hasaranga, Finn Allen, Sonu Yadav, Suyash Prabhudessai, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma