Cricket Match Predictions: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 65th Match - May 18

The 65th match of the Indian Premier League, 2023 will take place between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the 18th of May, 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad Form Guide:

Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently placed at the 9th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Sunrisers Hyderabad is Heinrich Klaasen with 326 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Sunrisers Hyderabad is Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 14 scalps under his belt.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost their previous match against Gujarat Titans by 34 runs.

Gujarat Titans batted first and they posted a total of 188 for 9 in 20 overs of play. Shubman Gill was fabulous with the bat. He carted the bowlers to all directions of the ground for his deserving 101 in 58 balls. Sai Sudarshan played a great supporting role with a knock of 47 in 36 balls. After these two were dismissed, the Gujarat Titans innings couldn't really accelerate in the death overs and they had to settle down for a total of 188 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a terrible start. They lost 4 wickets for just 29 runs and looked to be in sheer trouble. Heinrich Klaasen tried his best with a knock of 64 in 44 balls but he found no support from the other end as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Sunrisers Hyderabad were restricted to a total of 154 for 9 in 20 overs, as they lost the match by 34 runs.

Current Form Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently placed at the 5th position on points table.

The top run scorer for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Faf du Plessis with 631 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore is Mohammed Siraj with 16 scalps under his belt.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won their previous match against Rajasthan Royals by a big margin of 112 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first and they posted a total of 171 for 5 in 20 overs. Virat Kohli was dismissed after making a 19 ball 18. Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell played superbly as they smashed 55 and 54 runs respectively. The middle order couldn't do much damage as RCB were restricted to 171 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Rajasthan Royals began really poorly. They lost both Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck. The middle order also fell like a pack of cards and Royals couldn't really pose any challenge to a fine bowling display by Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were eventually bowled out for a paltry 59, losing the match by 112 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Kartik Tyagi, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Adil Rashid, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli, Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Manoj Bhandage, Will Jacks, Himanshu Sharma, Reece Topley

Cricket Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Who will win?- Royal Challengers Bangalore

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Michael Bracewell (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Most Sixes – Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Player of the Match- Faf du Plessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Team Scores Batting first - Royal Challengers Bangalore 180+, Sunrisers Hyderabad 160+

Match Handicap: Royal Challengers Bangalore

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