On Thursday, May 18, RCB defeated SRH in the 65th match of IPL 2023 at Hyderabad. With 14 points from 13 matches, RCB has moved one step closer to sealing a spot in the playoffs with their second consecutive dominant win.
After being assigned to bat first, SRH managed to post a decent total of 186/5 in 20 overs, thanks to Heinrich Klaasen’s (104), spectacular 49-ball century. He was once again the lone fighter for the home team, as no other batter in the SRH lineup backed him, preventing them from reaching the 200-run threshold.
The second inning was all one-way traffic as RCB totally outplayed the hosts. On the opening ball of the chase, Virat Kohli blasted a flawless boundary, setting the tone for the remainder of the innings. He smashed a flurry of boundaries to get his team off to a fast start. Soon after, Faf du Plessis joined in on the fun, as they took RCB to 64/0 at the end of the powerplay.
Even after the field had spread out, the experienced pair continued to play their strokes and raced to their respective half-centuries. Then Virat Kohli took control and smashed his century in 62-ball, while Faf du Plessis (71) played second fiddle in the second half of the innings.
They were both out in the space of three balls in the end, but RCB scored 187/2 in 19.2 overs to easily win the match. After the match, SRH captain Aiden Markram expressed his disappointment at the loss and said:
“I thought we batted pretty well, didn’t maximize as much as we wanted to, you can always find a few runs out there, left a few out in the powerplay. Klaasi played unbelievable know out there, great knock from him. It was awesome with the crowd that they turned, it’s a full house and it’s truly special and great fans throughout the tournament, we’d like to thank them for coming out in numbers.”
“At the end of it, we’re still sportsman, we hate to lose and we will look to win, look to finish the tournament to finish with a smile, it’s another opportunity. Just couldn’t get over the line tonight, we hung there but Virat and Faf killed the game early. We had a look at some guy, probably one less option in the powerplay but their first game and they were up against Virat and Faf, they were up put under pressure.”
IPL 2023 RCB vs SRH Memes
Fans praised the one-sided match between RCB and SRH on social media. They interacted with this through some funny memes on social media.
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