RCB vs SRH XI tip-off: Wanindu Hasaranga still unlikely, Josh Hazlewood to miss out again

IPL 2023: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are all set to host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their last league clash at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad in the 65th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) on Thursday.
In this IPL season’s twelve games, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to win four games, whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore also participated in twelve games and managed to win six games. The Faf- led RCB is currently ranked fifth in the IPL points standings and may move up to number four with a victory. SRH, on the other hand, have had an early exit from the tournament.
As RCB seek to clinch two points to stay afloat in the playoff contention, tonight’s game from Hyderabad promises to be a cracking contest.
RCB vs SRH Head to Head record: In the 21 games played between the two teams, SRH has prevailed 12 times, including the 2016 season final contested in Bangalore. In seven games in Hyderabad, RCB has only once won. However, SRH has had a terrible home record this season, winning only 1 of 6 games.
Here’s the playing XI tip-off for RCB vs SRH:
Wanindu Hasaranga still unlikely
Sri Lanka bowler Wanindu Hasaranga has missed a couple of matches for the side in the last few weeks. With RCB all set to take the field for their last league game, there’s still no update on the Lankan spinner and he will most likely warm the bench tonight, too.
Josh Hazlewood to miss out again
Joining the RCB camp at a later stage of the tournament, Australia’s Josh Hazlewood underwent rehabilitation in Bangalore before taking the ball for the visitors. However, he disappeared from the line-up after sustaining a niggle and he will also accompany Hasaranga in sitting on the sidelines.
RCB vs SRH Pitch Report: Hyderabad should see a warm and muggy evening on Thursday. This season, 172 runs have been scored on first base on average, and four out of six games have been won using this strategy.
RCB vs SRH Predicted XI:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Probable XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Michael Bracewell, Anuj Rawat, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Probable XI): Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Phillips/Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Fazalhaq Farooqi/Marco Jansen
RCB vs SRH Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik(w), Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Siddarth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav, Josh Hazlewood, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Wanindu Hasaranga, Finn Allen, Sonu Yadav, Suyash Prabhudessai, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Himanshu Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Sanvir Singh, Mayank Markande, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid, Mayank Agarwal, Akeal Hosein, Glenn Phillips, Samarth Vyas, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Harry Brook, Kartik Tyagi, Nitish Reddy, Umran Malik, Vivrant Sharma