Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to keep playoff hopes alive when they host Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 65 of the IPL 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday (May 18) with the match set to start at 7:30 PM IST.
SRH led by Aiden Markram will look to bounce back and finish the season on a high, while playoff hopefuls RCB led by Faf Du Plessis will look to carry the winning momentum and push for a top four finish.

SRH opened their campaign with back-to-back defeats, but responded with two successive wins before going on another 3-match match losing streak. Sunrisers have since lost three of their last five matches with their most recent result being a defeat to Gujarat Titans.
RCB, on the other hand, opened their season with a win over Mumbai Indians, but suffered two successive losses before going on mixed run of five wins and four defeats in their last 9 matches with their most recent result being a victory over Rajasthan Royals.
SRH and RCB will clash for the first time this season at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad, where SRH pacer T Natarajan and RCB spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, have a chance to reach milestones or break records.
► T Natarajan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) is 3 wickets away from completing 50 wickets in IPL.
► Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is 3 wickets away from 200 wickets in T20 cricket (overall).
► Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) is 3 wickets away from 100 wickets for the Bangalore-based franchise in IPL.
► Mayank Agarwal (Sunrisers Hyderabad) is 3 fours away from 250 fours and 7 maximums away from 100 sixes in IPL.
► Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad) is 6 wickets away from completing 150 wickets for the Orange Army in IPL.