At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will square off. The contest is the final league match of the IPL 2023 campaign.
To guarantee a spot in the IPL 2023 playoffs, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who have 14 points after 13 games, will need to win the game by a sizable margin. The first to qualify for the playoffs is Gujarat Titans (GT). After 13 games, they have 18 points.
Let’s look at some players who can take the most wickets in the match as the two teams prepare to face off against each other
Rashid Khan: The Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is tied for the most wickets in both the IPL 2023 and for his team. At an average of 18 and a 7.96 economy rate, he has taken 23 wickets in 13 games.
Rashid has faced the RCB in 12 games and has taken 14 wickets at an average and economy rate of 7 and 45, respectively. Rashid took four wickets at an average of 20/50 and an economy rate of 8/20 in three IPL games he played in Bengaluru.
Mohammed Shami: The Indian pacer Mohammed Shami is also tied for the most wickets in both the IPL 2023 and for his team. With an average of 16 points and an economy rate of 7 points, he has taken 23 wickets in 13 games.
Shami has faced the RCB in 12 games and has taken 14 wickets at an average of 29.28 and a 9.17 economy rate. At M Chinnaswamy, Shami has four wickets at an average of 29.50 and an economy rate of 9.83 in three IPL games.
Mohammed Siraj: The renowned Indian pacer leads RCB in wickets taken. At a 20/17 average and a 7/45 economy rate, he has taken 17 wickets in 13 games.
In the one game Siraj played against GT, he failed to take a wicket. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), he has taken one wicket in each of the last two games.
