IPL 2023 Playoff Scenario: How SRH Game Result Can Affect Virat Kohli's RCB's Top 4 Hopes

18.05.2023 - 09:33 sports.ndtv.com

It has been a topsy turvy ride for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and with two matches to go, Virat Kohli And Co still has a decent chance of qualifying for the playoffs.

With 12 points from 12 matches, RCB are fifth in the table and a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday will place them as a solid contender for the playoff spots.

In their previous match, RCB completely outplayed Rajasthan Royals with the bowlers playing a huge role. With two matches to go, RCB have the chance of reaching the coveted 16-point mark if they can beat SRH and defending champions Gujarat Titans.

The two wins should be enough to clinch qualification for them after Punjab Kings were beaten by Delhi Capitals in a close-fought match.

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Only one match remains in the Indian Premier Leagues (IPL) 2023. Over the last two months, the 10 franchises competed intensely with some doing it better than the other. The tournament also saw several great batting performances. This was the first time that two uncapped batters - Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prabhsimran Singh - scored centuries in one edition of the league. Also, India stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill his two ceneturies each. After such a great show, ahead of Gujarat Titans' Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians, Virender Sehwag picked the 'top-five batters' according to him.

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MS Dhoni missed out as former Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina picked his best team of IPL 2023. Raina, who played for CSK for the majority part of his IPL career and won four titles with them, named Gujarat Titans' skipper Hardik Pandya as the captain of his team instead of Dhoni. Meanwhile, the wicketkeeper-batter that Raina picked in his team was West Indies and Lucknow Super Giants player Nicholas Pooran. He picked Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill as the openers for the team, while Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh followed. Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal completed the XI.