Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad in the 65th game of IPL 2023 on Thursday 18th May. This is a must win game for RCB to qualify for the playoff. Read the full match preview, pitch report & every detail about the SRH vs RCB match with Dream XI team prediction in our fantasy sports segment.

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SRH vs RCB

Match Details:

Match: 65
Date: 18/05/2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Where to watch: Star Sports, Jio Cinema

Venue Details | Pitch Report

The surface of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium remains dry during the game. It is well-suited for both bowling and batting. The surface possesses good bounce. The team which has good potential has scored runs on this pitch. Spinners will get some assistance from the pitch in the middle overs. Out of six games played here, the team batting first won four matches while the team won two matches by chasing the target. The team will win the toss likely to choose bat first on this pitch.

In IPL 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

1st-inning score: 203
2nd-inning score: 185
Matches won by the team batting 1st: 4
Matches won by the team batting 2nd: 2

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Head to Head

Matches Played: 22
SRH won: 9
RCB won: 12
No Result: 1

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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Team News

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Hyderabad lost back-to-back matches against GT & LSG. They are now officially eliminated from the playoff berth and are now at the bottom of the points table with 4 wins out of 12 games. Bhuvi bowled superbly in the last game and took 5 wickets in the game. But their batsmen aren't consistent in the tournament and we have seen some good performances from Heinrich Klaasen. He scored a brilliant fifty in the last game. They will try to win the game to finish at a higher position.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

RCB is now do or die situation this season and they need to win the game. They have a very good game against Rajasthan with a win of a huge 112 runs margin. Their top order is in very good touch and scored the bulk amount runs for the team this season. In bowling, they bring back Parnell who took three wickets in the match and they also make a place for Michael Bracewell who took 2 wickets. They need to give an all-round performance again to win the match and stay in the tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Possible Lineup

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

• Anmolpreet Singh
• Abhishek Sharma
• Rahul Tripathi
• Aiden Markram 
• Heinrich Klaasen
• Glenn Phillips
• Abdul Samad
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar
• T Natarajan
• Mayank Markande
• Marco Jansen

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

• Virat Kohli
• Faf du Plessis
• Glenn Maxwell
• Mahipal Lomror
• Dinesh Karthik
• Michael Bracewell
• Anuj Rawat
• Wayne Parnell
• Karn Sharma
• Harshal Patel
• Mohammed Siraj

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Dream XI Team Prediction