Harry Brook struck the first century of the IPL 2023 as the 2016 champions held their nerves to ward off a spirited challenge from Kolkata Knight Riders.
RCB is at 8th whereas Delhi Capitals at the last spot, as they have not won a single match. Hence, both would play for their esteem and to rise upward in the table.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has brought four of his childhood friends from Australia to give them a feel of the RCB life and India in general.
Harry Brook, the 24-year-old Englishman, who has taken the cricket world by storm thanks to his consistency since his debut last year, stayed unbeaten on 100 off 55 balls. His innings was laced with 12 boundaries and three sixes.
A good sign for RCB is the way their batting mainstay Virat Kohli is batting in IPL. Kohli's batting with positive intent this season is a big plus for the franchise. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes it will boost RCB's chances of finishing in the top four in IPL 2023.
Chasing 229 for victory, KKR didn't have a dream start to the massive challenge as they lost the Afghani wicket-keeping batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck 0(3)
For SRH, Brook slammed the first century of IPL 2023 and Markram scored 50 off 26 while youngster Abhishek Sharma played a quickfire knock of 32 in 17 deliveries.
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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana won the toss and elected to field first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match.