Mumbai, March 28 -- Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season opener between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said that this time around, the 300-run mark will be breached in the season.

Ashwin was speaking on his YouTube Channel, 'Ash Ki Baat'. RCB and SRH, two power-packed batting units spearheaded by Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma, will be locking horns at Bengaluru. The last time both these teams collided at Bengaluru, it resulted in SRH scoring the highest IPL total ever, posting 287/3. In reply, RCB did not give up either despite regular fall of wickets, with a 28-ball 62 by skipper Faf Du Plessis and a 3...