SRH vs RCB, IPL 2023: Stats And Match Record At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

Royal Challengers will fly to Hyderabad as they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in match number 65 of Indian Premier League 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on 18^th May 2023.

Royal Challengers Bangalore will be coming into the contest on the back of a stellar performance against Rajasthan Royals in their last game winning by huge margin of 112 runs. With the massive win in previous game, their race to play-offs path now lies on their hands, two wins in remaining two games will ensure a spot in the top four positions courtesy of a positive NRR they have compared to all other teams.

They have six wins and losses apiece in 12 games played so far. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, will be heading into the game after losing against the defending champions Gujarat Titans in the previous game. With a loss in the previous game, they stand eliminated following the footsteps of Delhi Capitals, who where the first team to get exit tag in the tournament.

For RCB, Faf du Plessis it the go-to batter as he has so far aggregated 631 runs in 12 games at an average of 57.36, he currently holds the Orange Cap, while Virat Kohli has managed to score 438 runs and Glenn Maxwell has scored 384 runs. In the bowling department, Mohammed Siraj holds the key for RCB with 16 wickets while Harshal Patel has taken 12 wickets. RCB would look to carry their winning-run so as to confirm the playoffs-berth.

For SRH, South-African wicket-keeper batter has been the key performer in the batting department, he has aggregated 326 runs in 9 inns at an average of 46.57 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar holds the key in the bowling department with 14 wickets in 13 games. Mayank Markande has managed to pick 12 wickets. SRH after being eliminated, will look to play spoilsport against the likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Head-to-Head Records:

In as many as 21 games played between both the teams SRH has dominated the contest with 12 wins to RCB’s 9 wins.

Matches Played	21
Sunrisers Hyderabad	12
Royal Challengers Bangalore	9

Stats and Records at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Pace bowlers at this venue have enjoyed bowling a lot with average of 26.9 in as many as 70 games compared to spinners who average 31.7 in the same number of games. Teams batting second have predominantly won 39 matches compared to first batting teams who have won 31 games. Teams winning toss had preferred to bowl first at this venue

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Stats
Matches Played	70
Number of wins batting first	31
Number of wins batting second	39
Average First Innings score	158.4
Average powerplay Score	45.9
Average death overs score	47.1

SRH vs RCB Strategy and Match-ups:

Mohammed Siraj has picked Rahul Tripathi twice in 43 balls while giving away 58 runs. Harshal Patel has picked Mayank Agarwal once in 18 balls while Agarwal has struggled to score runs, scoring just 16 runs. Abhishek Sharma holds the key for SRH as he has got very good match-ups against all the RCB bowlers. Another interesting matchup is between Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar has dismissed Kohli thrice in 67 balls, while giving away 80 runs. He has also dismissed Glenn Maxwell twice in 33 balls and has leaked 39 runs.

Highest and Lowest Totals:

RCB highest total against SRH is 227 while their lowest total is 68

SRH highest total against RCB is 231 while their lowest total is 125.

Players to Watch Out For:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis

SRH vs RCB Squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Vijaykumar Vyashak.