Each Chennai and Lucknow it is going to be praying that RCB lose in opposition to SRH: Aakash Chopra

The sixty fifth sport of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 includes a conflict between the 2016 season champions Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on the Rajiv Gandhi World Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday, Might 18.

The conflict can be a must-win sport for Royal Challengers Bangalore, as they’re nonetheless taking a look to make their approach into the knockout levels of the event. Bangalore lately sit down in 5th position within the IPL issues desk with 12 issues from 12 fits. Alternatively, in the event that they do cross directly to win their subsequent two video games, they’d end the crowd degree with 16 issues to their identify, which might spell bother for Chennai Tremendous Kings and Lucknow Tremendous Giants.

These days, Chennai and Lucknow occupy the second one and 0.33 spots within the standings, respectively, with 15 issues each and every to their names. Seeing this kind of tight fight within the issues desk, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra got here ahead and opined that each Chennai and Lucknow can be praying that Bangalore loses their impending fit.

“Each Chennai and Lucknow it is going to be praying that Bangalore lose as a result of once they lose, the ‘Q’ will likely be installed entrance in their names as a result of just one staff will be capable of succeed in 16 issues, and that’s Mumbai,” Aakash Chopra stated in a video on his YouTube channel. 

Moreover, Aakash Chopra additionally said that Lucknow and Chennai would don’t have anything to fret about if Bangalore lose their conflict in opposition to Hyderabad, as they’d then end with 14 issues making an allowance for that they win their ultimate sport, and because each the second one and third-placed groups at the desk can have 15 issues each and every, their qualification can be secured.

“Even though Bangalore win (their ultimate sport), they are going to be stopped at 14 simplest. Mumbai may also be stopped at 14. So a staff on 14 would possibly nonetheless qualify, however no person will be capable of succeed in 15. Then Chennai’s fit in opposition to Delhi and Lucknow’s fit in opposition to Kolkata will transform immaterial if Hyderabad win right here,” Aakash Chopra added.