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RCB defeated SRH by eight wickets to keep their playoff hope alive for the IPL 2023. RCB won the toss and invited Hyderabad to bat first, and SRH managed to post 186/5 in 20 overs with the help of a stunning century from Heinrich Klaasen. Bengaluru made a mockery out of this total as their openers gave a brilliant start for them, and in the end, King Kohli went on to smash another classical hundred for RCB.
Skipper Faf du Plessis scored 71 runs from 47 balls as he stitched a beautiful partnership with Virat Kohli for 172 runs. RCB's win against SRH has ensured they have a high chance of qualifying for the IPL 2023 playoffs ahead of other teams like MI, RR, PBKS & KKR.
Numbers and stats from SRH vs RCB game:
1 - For the first time in IPL history, players from both sides have scored a century in a match. Heinrich Klaasen scored 104 (51) and Virat Kohli scored 100 (63).
2 - Virat Kohli became only the second player after Ben Stokes to smash two centuries in IPL while batting second.
3 - Faf du Plessis became the third batsman to score more than 700 runs for RCB in an IPL season.
Most runs for RCB in an IPL season:
Virat Kohli - 973 in 2016
Chris Gayle - 733 in 2012
Chris Gayle - 708 in 2013
Faf du Plessis - 702 in 2023
Most runs by an overseas player in an IPL season:
Jos Buttler - 863 in 2022
David Warner - 848 in 2016
Kane Williamson - 735 in 2018
Chris Gayle - 733 in 2012
Michael Hussey - 733 in 2013
Chris Gayle - 708 in 2013
Faf du Plessis - 702 in 2023
4 - Heinrich Klaasen became the fourth batsman to score a century for SRH in IPL.
Batters to score a century for SRH in IPL:
David Warner (Twice)
Jonny Bairstow
Harry Brook
Heinrich Klaasen
6 -Virat Kohli smashed his sixth century in the IPL.
Most centuries by a batsman in IPL:
Chris Gayle - 6
Virat Kohli - 6
Virat Kohli is the only player to smash six IPL centuries for a single franchise.
7 - Virat Kohli have seven centuries in T20 cricket.
Most centuries by an Indian batsman in T20 cricket:
Virat Kohli - 7
Rohit Sharma / KL Rahul - 6
Suresh Raina / Suryakumar Yadav - 4
8 - Eight different batters have smashed a century in IPL 2023.
Most batters scoring a century in a single IPL edition:
8 in 2023
6 in 2008
6 in 2012
6 in 2019
5 in 2011
16 - Virat Kohli have won 16 Player of the Match awards in IPL.
Most Player of the Match award won in IPL:
AB de Villiers - 25
Chris Gayle - 22
Rohit Sharma - 19
David Warner - 18
MS Dhoni - 17
Yusuf Pathan - 16
Shane Watson - 16
Virat Kohli - 16
26 - Faf du Plessis scored 1000 runs in IPL as captain from just 26 innings.
Fastest to complete 1000 runs as captain in IPL by innings batted:
KL Rahul - 21
David Warner - 24
Faf du Plessis - 26
172 - Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli had a 172-run opening partnership in this match.
Highest opening partnership for RCB in IPL:
Virat Kohli-Devdutt Padikkal: 181* vs RR in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2021
Virat Kohli-Faf du Plessis: 172 vs SRH in Hyderabad, 2023
Tillakaratne Dilshan-Chris Gayle: 167 vs PWI in Bengaluru, 2013
187 - RCB have chased down 187 runs successfully in this match.
Highest total chased down by RCB in IPL:
204 vs PBKS in Bengaluru, 2010
192 vs RPS in Bengaluru, 2016
187 vs SRH in Hyderabad, 2023
872 - Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli together have registered a partnership of 872 runs as pair in IPL 2023.
Most partnership runs by a batting pair for RCB in an IPL season:
AB de Villiers-Virat Kohli: 939 in 2016
Faf du Plessis-Virat Kohli: 872 in 2023
Virat Kohli-Devdutt Padikkal: 601 in 2021