IPL 2023 Match 65: Kohli brilliance helps Royal Challengers Bangalore enter top four in table

by CricDirect Thursday 18 May 2023

Virat Kohli celebrates his century

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Kohli brilliance helps Royal Challengers Bangalore on their way to the playoffs, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, in Hyderabad, as they outclassed Sunrisers by eight wickets, to enter the top four in the points table.

Match Summary

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 186-6 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Abhishek Sharma-4.1 ov), 2-28 (Rahul Tripathi-4.3 ov), 3-104 (Aiden Markram-12.5 ov), 4-178 (Heinrich Klaasen-18.5 ov), 5-186 (Glenn Phillips-19.6 ov)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 198-8 (20)
Fall of wickets: 1-172 (Virat Kohli-17.5 ov), 2-177 (Faf du Plessis-18.2 ov)

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Match Analysis

Playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen (wicket-keeper), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy; Subs: Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Vivrant Sharma, Sanvir Singh

Impact player: T Natarajan for Abdul Samad (2nd innings, 0.0 ov)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj; Subs: Dinesh Karthik, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Himanshu Sharma, Suyash Prabhudessai

Match Details

Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Start time: 1400 hrs GMT
Match officials: Virender Sharma, Bruce Oxenford (On-field Umpires); Saiyed Khalid (TV Umpire); VM Dhokre (Reserve Umpire); Javagal Srinath (Match-referee)