18th May RCB vs SRH Betting Tips, Odds, & Match Prediction – Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match?

After a dramatic game last night, IPL has reached its final week games. The next game on Thrashing Thursday will feature two teams from South India facing each other for the first time in the 16th season. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in match number 65 of the Indian Premier League. Bangalore will have to win this game at any cost if they want to qualify for the playoffs. Hyderabad on the other hand has been ruled out from the race to playoffs. 

The game is set to take place on 18th May at 19:30 IST at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Keep reading for a preview of the match. You can catch the live action on JioCinema and Star Sports starting at 7:30 PM.

RCB vs SRH Final Winner Prediction: RCB TO WIN

Hyderabad will host the upcoming battle against Delhi Capitals. Given the pitch conditions and team strengths the away team has high chances of defeating the SRH squad. RCB can win this game by a big margin and increase their NRR.

RCB vs SRH Betting Odds Table

Because of their previous encounters and current form, the away team is selected as favourites for the upcoming game. You can select your winning side on the IPL betting apps.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Preview

BATTING Camp

• Opening pair is the only batting strength present in the team, both Virat and Du Plessis have performed very well in the tournament. Virat has 438 runs and Faf has 631 runs so far in 12 games.
• The middle batting order has failed completely. Except for Maxwell no other batter has performed in a single game. Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz, Suyash Prabhudesai are out of form.

BOWLING Camp

• Similarly, like batting the bowling order is dependent on just two bowlers, Mohammad Siraj and Wanindu Hasranga.
• Every other bowler like Harshal Patel, Josh Hazelwood have failed completely.
• Wayne Parnell and Micheal Bracewell made a comeback in the team and bowled very well in the last game against Rajasthan Royals.

RCB Possible Starting 11

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Wanindu Hasaranga, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, W Parnell

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team Preview

BATTING Camp

• The only weak point in SRH is their batting order, no single batter has performed well in the season so far. Heinrich Klaasen is their main strength and has performed in every single game.
• Hyderabad lacks in having a good middle order, their main players like Aiden Markram, M Aggarwal, H Brook are completely out of form.

BOWLING Camp

• Bowling is the plus point in the team which makes them better than any other side in the tournament. They have Bhuveshwar Kumar, T Natrajan, and Marco Jansen who are quite successful in the tournament.
• Spin attack is also looking very fine having Mayank Markande as their strike spinner.

SRH Possible Starting 11

Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Marco Jansen, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan

RCB vs SRH Betting Tips

Top Batter

• Faf Du Plessis can be the top run-scorer for RCB in the upcoming game, he scored a brilliant half-century against RR and has 631 runs in 12 innings.
• Heinrich Klaasen can score a half-century in this game, he has 326 runs so far.

Top Bowler

• We predict Karn Sharma to be the top wicket-taker for RCB, he bowled very well in the last game and took 2 important wickets.
• Bhuvneshwar can be the top  SRH bowler in this game and can take 2+ wickets. He took a fifer in his last game against GT.

Predicted Scores

IF RCB bats first: 160-170

IF SRH bats first: 155-165

Head to Head

RCB & SRH in the Last Five Matches

Weather Report / Pitch report

The weather at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad is predicted to be clear. The maximum temperature will reach 33°C during the play. Good news for the fans as there is a 0% chance of rain interrupting the play.

The pitch has an excellent surface for the spinners, however there will be good seam movements in the starting but overall it will be a slow track where spinners can change the course of the match.

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