SRH vs RCB 65th Match IPL 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of SRH vs RCB 65th Match IPL 2023 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the 65th T20 match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad in 18th May 2023.

An record 172-run stand between Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis © BCCI / IPLT20

Masterclass Virat Kohli's record-equal 6th IPL century and Faf du Plessis's superb 47-ball 71 powers to Royal Challengers Bangalore emphatic eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, despite a record-breaking maiden IPL century from Heinrich Klaasen and RCB keep alive their Play-off hopes in the 65th match of a Indian Premier League.

Match Stats : Royal Challengers Bangalore chased 187 was their third highest successful run-chase in Indian Premier League and It is their highest chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL, previous highest chase was 176 at Bengaluru in 2019. Sunrisers Hyderabad's 186 was their sixth highest total against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL Heinrich Klaasen became the fourth Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman to score a century in Indian Premier League after David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook. Heinrich Klaasen hammered a 49-ball second fastest century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League after David Warner's 43-ball hundred against Kolkata Knight Riders at same venue in 2017. Heinrich Klaasen became the first Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman to score a hundred against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL history. 76 : Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen set up the third highest third-wicket partnership for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. 74 : Heinrich Klaasen and Harry Brook set up the second highest fourth-wicket partnership for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. Virat Kohli became the only the second batsman to scored six centuries in IPL history after Chris Gayle. 6 : Virat Kohli equalled a joint most centuries hit by any batsman in IPL history jointly with Chris Gayle's 6-hundreds. Virat Kohli hit 62-ball his second slowest century for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL after his 63-ball hundred against Gujarat Lions at Rajkot in 2016. Virat Kohli became the first Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman to score a century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL history. 172 : Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis set up the record first-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League, previously held by the 114-run stand between Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli at Bengaluru in 2016 and the RCB's second highest opening stand in IPL. Heinrich Klaasen (104) and Virat Kohli (100) - This is the first instance of opposing pair to score centuries in an IPL match.

SRH scored 186-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Heinrich Klaasen hammered a unbeaten 104 off 51-balls - which was his 1st IPL hundred - including 8-fours & 6-sixes with strike rate of 203.92.

Harry Brook cracked a unbeaten 27 off 19-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 142.10, Aiden Markram scored 18 off 20-balls without a boundary and Rahul Tripathi hit 15 off 12-balls included 2-fours and a six.

RCB best bowler by Michael Bracewell strikes two wickets for 13-runs in 2-overs, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel and Shahbaz Ahmed each took one-wickets.

RCB chased 187-2 in overs with top scorer by Virat Kohli struck exactly 100 off 63-balls - which was his 6th IPL hundred & his first century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL.

Faf du Plessis hammered a 71 off 47-balls including 7-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 151.06, Glenn Maxwell not out for 5 and Michael Bracewell not for 4.

SRH best bowler by T Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar both took one-wickets.

Virat Kohli named Player of the match for his match-winning masterclass 100-runs knocked off facing 63-balls including 12-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 158.73.

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