Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have put themselves within the driving seat to e book their berth within the IPL 2023 Playoffs stage with their huge eight-wicket win over bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday night time. RCB have changed five-time former champions Mumbai Indians (MI) within the fourth place and each groups have 14 factors with one match in hand.
Virat Kohli’s sensible century helped RCB edge forward of Rohit Sharma’s MI on foundation of a superior web run-rate – 0.180 as in comparison with -0.128. RCB now have a tricky conflict at dwelling in opposition to table-toppers and defending champions Gujarat Titans whereas MI will tackle SRH of their ultimate dwelling sport.
But wins for each groups won’t be sufficient as properly if MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) each win their final matches on Saturday. In that situation each CSK and LSG will qualify for IPL 2023 Playoffs with 17 factors and just one out of MI and RCB can e book their berths within the Eliminator conflict of this season.
IPL 2023 Points Table – RCB again within the Top 4.
They’ve an opportunity to complete within the Top 2 as properly now! pic.twitter.com/m2dIiS98kl
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 18, 2023
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will tackle Rajasthan Royals at Dharamsala on Friday night time and each side will look to maintain their slim hopes of constructing the Playoffs stage alive.
Virat Kohli zooms as much as 4th in Orange Cap race
Former RCB skipper Kohli notched up a document sixth century in IPL and zoomed as much as fourth place within the IPL 2023 Orange Cap race. Kohli now has 538 runs in 13 matches with 1 hundred and 6 fifties this season.
Kohli’s teammate and present RCB skipper Faf du Plessis continues to carry the Orange Cap with an excellent 47-balls 71 in opposition to SRH on Thursday night time. Du Plessis has crossed 700 runs this season as properly and is now on 702 runs from 13 matches with 8 fifties.
@ViratKohli breaks into high 5 run-getters listing. @faf1307 reached 700 runs mark on this season and retains Orange cap.
MohammedShami stay as Purple cap holder.#IPL2023 #SRHvRCB #KingKohli #ViratKohli #SportsNews pic.twitter.com/2Ct09UraJG
— Sports News _ (@AliAbdullah9583) May 18, 2023
GT opener Shubman Gill is second on the desk with 576 runs in 13 matches with 1 century and 4 fifties whereas RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is third with 575 runs in 13 video games to this point.
Mohammed Siraj rises to eighth in Purple Cap desk
RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj picked 1/17 of their final match in opposition to SRH to maneuver as much as eighth place on the Purple Cap desk. Siraj now has 17 wickets in 13 matches – similar as GT pacer Mohit Sharma, who had 17 wickets in 10 video games to this point.
GT quick bowler Mohammad Shami continues to carry the Purple Cap and has 23 wickets in 13 matches whereas his teammate and leg-spinner Rashid Khan is in second place with 23 wickets as properly.
RR leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who’s in third place with 21 wickets, can take over the Purple Cap on Friday night time as he will get able to face PBKS in Dharamsala.
