SRH vs RCB, IPL 2023: Head to Head Record, Stats, and Pitch History at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

On 18 May 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the ongoing IPL. The 65th match of the tournament will take place at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. RCB are currently in the fifth spot with 12 points in 12 games. But, SRH are in the ninth spot with eight points in 12 games. 

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SRH vs RCB IPL 2023: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, Pitch Report

The pitch at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad generally helps spinners due to its slow nature. Batters find it hard to time the ball properly and the boundaries are quite big also. The average first innings score in IPL at this venue is 159. But, this season it has increased to 172. 

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report batting or bowling

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Despite its slow nature, any team winning the toss will look to bowl first to restrict the opposition to a low score.   

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium IPL Records

A total of 70 IPL matches have been played so far at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. In those games, the teams batting first have won 31 matches while the teams batting second have won 39 matches. SRH have scored the highest run (231 vs RCB) on this ground while DC (formerly known as DD) have scored the lowest run (80 vs SRH).  

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Head-to-Head Record

A total of 22 matches have been played between these teams so far in IPL. In those games, SRH have the upper hand with 12 wins while RCB have won nine games. One match got ended with no result. In the last five meetings, SRH have won thrice while RCB have won twice. 

Teams record at the venue

At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, these teams have faced each other in seven games. In those, SRH have won six times while RCB have won only once.  

All-time top-performers in SRH vs RCB

David Warner tops the chart with 647 runs. Followed by him, Virat Kohli has 569 runs and AB de Villiers has 540 runs. In the bowling department, both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal have 17 wickets each in the top spot. Followed by them, Rashid Khan has 11 wickets and Jason Holder has nine wickets. 

Highest and lowest totals

Against RCB, SRH’s highest score is 231 while the lowest is 72.

Against SRH, RCB’s highest score is 227 while the lowest is 68.     

Players to watch out for

RCB: Wayne Parnell, Mohammed Siraj, and Glenn Maxwell.  

SRH: Mayank Markande, Heinrich Klaasen, and Glenn Phillips.

Full SRH vs RCB squads for both teams

SRH Squad: Abdul Samad, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Aiden Markram (Captain), Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Mayank Markande, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, and Anmolpreet Singh.

RCB Squad:  Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf du Plessis (Captain), Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahmed, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma,  Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, and Vijaykumar Vyashak.