Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be locking horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for the first time in the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Raji Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH is currently placed at the bottom of the points table of this season of IPL whereas RCB is currently placed at the fifth spot on the points table.
The Sunrisers played 12 games in this season of the IPL where they managed to win four matches while the Bangalore-based franchise also played 12 games in this season where they won six matches. In their last league match against Gujarat Titans (GT), SRH suffered a 34-run loss. Heinrich Klassen managed to score 64 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad in that game.
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On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore pulled off a 112-run win over Rajasthan Royals (RR). Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell smashed 55 runs and 54 runs respectively for RCB against RR. These two teams have played 21 games against each other in the history of IPL so far where Sunrisers Hyderabad won 12 matches while Royal Challengers Bangalore managed to win 9 games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes into the fixture on the back of a five-wicket haul, which included three wickets in the final over. Against RCB however, SRH will need him to make the most of his spell as he matches up well against the famed triad – Virat Kohli (SR: 119 | 3 dismissals), Faf du Plessis (SR: 122 | 1 dismissal) and Glenn Maxwell (121 | 2 dismissals). Heinrich Klaasen has the highest strike rate against spin in IPL 2023 – 180.95
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Glenn Maxwell in the middle overs has been wreaking havoc for most of the teams. He is striking at 60.77 and averaging 41.57 against leg spinners this season and should be the batter to take on Mayank Markande – who has 10 wickets in 6 outings in Hyderabad. Mohammed Siraj has picked 9 wickets in the PowerPlay (joint-second best with Trent Boult) and conceded runs at just 6.31 in that phase.
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
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Heinrich Klassen, Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell (vc), Michael Bracewell, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Heinrich Klassen, Virat Kohli (c), Faf du Plessis, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Maxwell, Michael Bracewell, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Siraj (vc), Bhuvneshwar Kumar
