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Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 65th Match IPL-2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore created excitement in the points table of IPL 2023 by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 65th match of IPL-2023 on Thursday night. RCB have reached the top-4 after registering an 8-wicket win over SRH, while Mumbai Indians have slipped to the 5th position. On the basis of better run rate RCB has displaced Mumbai Indians to 5th place in the points table even though their total points are same.
Gujarat Titans is the first team to reach the playoffs of IPL-2023. Now only three slots are left vacant after GT has qualified. Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have the best chances of making it to the playoffs as both these teams have 15 points each. CSK’s playoff chances are 91 percent and LSG’s 90 percent.
On the other hand, if we talk about Royal Challengers Bangalore, before the match against SRH, their chances of reaching the playoffs were around 30 percent, but after winning this match, their chances have doubled. Now RCB has 60 percent chances to reach the playoffs, while MI has 52 percent. Although both the teams have the same 14-14 points, it is the end of the 8th percentile due to RCB having a better net run rate than MI.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will next face table toppers Gujarat Titans at their home. If RCB is successful in winning that match then it will get 16 points. On the other hand, if the teams of CSK, LSG and MI lose their last match, then RCB can finish in the top-2. In such a situation, CSK and Lucknow will qualify for the playoffs along with Gujarat and RCB as Mumbai Indians will be left with 14 points.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star batsman Virat Kohli has scored a century in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He completed a century in 62 balls in the 65th match of IPL-2023. In his innings, he hit 12 fours and three sixes. This is the second century scored during the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match. Earlier, Hyderabad batsman Heinrich Klaasen had scored a century. He scored 104 runs in 51 balls.
