SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Virat Kohli’s ton guided RCB to an 8-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis put on a show at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, where Virat Kohli hit his 6th IPL ton in match number 65 of the TATA IPL 2023. Sunrisers Hyderabad set a target of 187 runs for the RCB, which they managed to reach with 4 balls to spare. RCB is still in the playoffs race as they have now 14 points and have edged past the Mumbai Indians in the points table, but to qualify for the playoffs, they have to win their last league match, keeping the net run rate positive and above MI.
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Playing XI of both teams during match
Sunrisers Hyderabad: There were five changes in the playing XI of Sunrisers Hyderabad; some new players were included in the team, and some were made to sit out the match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy
Impact Player: T. Natarajan
Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB had only one change, as Dinesh Karthik was not included in the playing XI.
Royals Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Heinrich Klaasen hits maiden IPL ton
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad, after losing the toss, were invited to bat first, and they started their innings with a slight change in the batting order as Rahul Tripathi opened the innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad for the first time in this IPL season, joined by left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma. Both batters tried to give Hyderabad the start they needed, but in the fourth over of the powerplay, they both got dismissed by Michael Bracewell. Then came the in-form Heinrich Klaasen, who started his innings with a four despite the loss of two wickets in the over.
Heinrich Klaasen on the one end was playing like there was no stopping to his hitting as he was striking the ball all over the ground, whereas Sunrisers’ captain Aiden Markram was somehow collecting runs and eventually gave his wicket to Shahbaz Ahmed in the 13th over of the innings. On the other end, Klaasen completed his fifty in the 10th over of the innings.
Klaasen reached the mark of three digits with a six in the 19th over. He completed his century in just 49 balls before getting out, scoring 104 runs in 51 balls. Sunrisers Hyderabad finished their innings with 186 runs on the scoreboard.
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: King Kohli and Du Plessis counter attack on SRH Bowlers
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore had to chase the target of 187 runs in their must-win match, which was quite a task, and to make the chase possible, RCB’s captain Faf Du Plessis and Virat Kohli entered the crease, where the former is in great form this season, and Virat Kohli played some innings this season before but not of the caliber of the player he is, but he smashed the first boundary of the RCB’s innings in the very first ball of the first over, followed by another one.
Kohli was looking good with his bat, and the aggression can be seen when, in the next over, he smashed Abhishek Sharma for two fours after making some room to hit it straight. On the other end, the orange cap holder of this season (Faf Du Plessis) started his own game, and the duo started smashing the bowlers all over the ground and completed their fifties. In the 18th over of the innings, Virat Kohli, after smashing a six in Bhubaneswar Kumar’s over, scored his sixth IPL ton in style, but in the very next ball, while trying to hit another one, he got caught at the boundary line by Glenn Phillips. Kohli departed after making 100 runs in 63 balls.
Later, Faf Du Plessis also departed after making 71 runs, and Glenn Maxwell and Micahel Bracewell ended the match with RCB winning the match by 8 wickets with 4 balls remaining.
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Post-Match:
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore riding on Kohli’s ton managed to win the match and go up in the points table they are now in spot number 3 of the Points table but they haven’t qualify for the playoffs yet but they can if they managed to win their last league match with positive run rate provided that Mumbai Indians lose their last match or win without exceeding the net positive run rate of RCB whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad are already out from the playoffs league and will play their final match against Mumbai Indians.
SRH vs RCB highlights IPL 2023: Post-match Statements
Aiden Markram post-match:
“We batted pretty well. We could have found a little runs out there in the powerplay. Great contribution from Klaasen. But still was a good score. “Great support for not just us but for RCB as well. We couldn’t give them a win. We all hate losing. We would be out there looking for a win. Hopefully have smiles at the end of the campaign. Great knock from Faf and Virat.
Winning Captain Faf Du Plessis:
“Amazing chase isn’t it! That’s my first reaction. Did feel walking off after first innings that it was a very good wicket. Felt 200 was a par score. Not many balls turned for the spinners. We’re doing the right things from a batting perspective. In previous game we were also clinical with the ball.