IPL 2023 SRH vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets thanks to Virat Kohli’s stormy century. In the 65th match of IPL 2023, Kohli scored 100 runs in 63 balls. With this win, RCB has retained the hope of reaching the playoffs. The team has reached the top 4 in the points table. Hyderabad had scored 186 runs while batting first. Bangalore achieved the target in 19.2 overs. Heinrich Klaasen scored a century for Hyderabad.
RCB has reached the top 4 in the points table with a resounding win. He has played 13 matches so far and has won 7 during this period. Bangalore has faced defeat in 6 matches. He has 14 points.
Bangalore win with Kohli’s brilliant century
Captain du Plessis and Virat Kohli came to open for Bangalore to chase the target given by Hyderabad. During this, there was a century partnership between the two. After this Kohli got out after scoring 100 runs in 63 balls. Kohli hit 12 fours and 4 sixes. Bhuvneshwar Kumar made him a victim. After this du Plessis also returned to the pavilion. He scored 71 runs in 47 balls. Duplessis hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. In the end, Glenn Maxwell remained unbeaten after scoring 5 runs and Bracewell 4 runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Natarajan took one wicket each for Hyderabad. Bhuvneshwar Kumar proved to be very expensive. He looted 48 runs in 4 overs. Natarajan gave 34 runs in 4 overs. Karthik Tyagi gave 21 runs in 1.2 overs. Mayank Dagar gave 25 runs in 4 overs.
Klaasen’s explosive century in Hyderabad’s innings
Batting first after losing the toss, Klaasen scored an explosive century for Hyderabad. Batting at number 4, he scored 104 runs in 51 balls. Classen’s innings included 8 fours and 6 sixes. During this, he had a strike rate of 203.92. Klaasen became the fourth player for Hyderabad to score a century in IPL.
Earlier, Abhishek Tripathi returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs. Bracewell made him walk. Opener Rahul Tripathi was dismissed after scoring 15 runs in 12 balls. Bracewell also showed Tripathi the way to the pavilion. Captain Adin Markram was dismissed after scoring 18 runs in 20 balls. In the end, Harry Brook remained unbeaten after scoring 27 runs. He hit 2 fours and a six in 19 balls. Glenn Phillips was out after scoring 5 runs.
Siraj-Bracewell showed amazing in bowling
Siraj bowled brilliantly for RCB. He took one wicket for just 17 runs in 4 overs. Bracewell took 2 wickets for 13 runs in 2 overs. Shahbaz Ahmed took one wicket for 38 runs in 3 overs. Harshal Patel took one wicket for 37 runs in 4 overs. Karn Sharma and Parnell did not get a single wicket.
