Royal Challengers Bangalore locked horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 65th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have always been a team that kept bugging Royal Challengers Bangalore in most of the encounters. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore somehow managed to keep the Sunrisers at bay in the most recent meeting.
It was one of the crucial games for Royal Challengers Bangalore to stay alive in the competition. RCB ensured to get their job done by gunning down the target quite successfully.
Virat Kohli shines for RCB with his sixth IPL century
Former RCB captain Virat Kohli etched his name into record books after he scored his sixth IPL century in his career. He is on top of the list alongside Chris Gayle with most IPL centuries.
Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a pretty good total of 186/5 in their quota of 20 overs. Heinrich Klaasen was the pick of the batters for the Orange Army as he scored a terrific century, which is the first one in his career.
In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore largely benefitted from the services of both Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. The duo added 172 runs for the opening partnership before Kohli departed for a well-made century.
Virat Kohli scored his sixth IPL century of his career, which was also his first century in four years. RCB chased down the target in 19.2 overs and won the game by eight wickets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Anuj Rawat (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj
King has lit up Hyderabad tonight
Advertisement— sagar guru (@cricketstuff12) May 18, 2023
Brilliant 100s by king @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/hSaAvMUPGo
— Abhinav singh (@Abhinav_tmk) May 18, 2023
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Advertisement— Mahendra Reddy (@mahendra5489) May 18, 2023
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— shubham upadhyay (@CricShubh8) May 18, 2023
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