RCB vs SRH

11:58 PM IST: Right then, we are done and dusted with this crucial encounter. RCB's defeat has kept the points table open on which two teams can go through in the top two and play Qualifier 1. Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have now put the pressure on themselves and unfortunately the chances are not in their own hands. Other results have to go their way if RCB and GT need to qualify in the top two. It will be the Punjab Kings and the Delhi Capitals who will square off against each other tomorrow but for now this is the pair of Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and Pradeep taking your leave. Goodnight! 

Ishan Kishan is the Player of the Match, here is what he had to say: no actually when you get to a good start and the openers get us off to a great start,you just need to continue the momentum. The moment I saw Abhishek and Travis playing those strokes, I knew we had to score atleast 200. You just need to keep the momentum going. I was thinking of playing the good shots and looking at one side of the ground..I mean not so happy with the performance overall. The way we started, the way we batted in the net session, I could have done much better for my team.

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad captain): A little late in the season but good all round showing to win the match. We have got some genuine sixth bowling option now. With Nitish bowling. Abhishek keeps telling me he is a very a good option. Ishan got us to that 230 rather than the 200. We misread the wicket actually, we thought it was a 170 wicket and then the guys said no it's a great pitch and we had to change our plans. It's all about the process, when someone hits a six, you just to change it the next delivery. Eshan Malinga has got plenty of tools and he has been really great this season.

Jaydev Unadkat [Sunrisers Hyderabad]: "Probably one of the best wickets to bat on, throughout the tournament. We were expecting in Hyderabad, we didn't get it and that's why you see the runs here. It's hard to stop the baters when they get going had to break the momentum. Mixing up the pace was important, we did that a lot in the last eight overs. Cummins was key, the messaging was clear, we needed to keep it tight. Didn't' happen at the start, but we kept at it. That's how the game goes, one over and Malinga did everything. Threw the ball at the stumps, caught and bowling, can't ask for more. It was quite clear, it was a good track to bat on. We needed to execute the yorkers, more about the execution, rather than anything else."

Jitesh Sharma [Royal Challengers Bengaluru, captain]: "I think so, yes, they played very well, 20 or 30 runs more than what we would've thought. Wicket was nice still. The break didn't help, we were rusty, the intensity was missing. After six or seven overs, we were on mark and at the death we were good. I don't have much info on David, haven't met him yet. Losing a good game is very good sign, it'll give a good opportunity to set things straight before playoffs."

11:36 PM IST: Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 42 runs

Ishan Kishan 94(48) | Pat Cummins 3/28(4)
Philip Salt 62(32) | Romario Shepherd 2/14(2)


With both Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru dropping points in the last two days, the points table has heated up for who will finish at the top two. Now all four teams stand a realistic chance of making it to the top two after RCB succumbed to a 42 run defeat at the hands of the Sunrisers Hyderabad. The target of 232 was always going to be a tall order. 

RCB remained in the chase atleast till the 16th over but from there, they absolutely lost their way and it kept going downhill for them. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt came out all guns blazing. Kohli in particular sttuck a flurry of boundaries to get going. Salt survived a close shave as a waist height full toss found the deep midwicket fielder but it was deemed as a no ball. 

He cut loose from there on and started boundaries on a consistent basis. RCB raced off to 72/0 in the powerplay and that was the perfect platform for the big run chase. Kohli was dismissed by Harsh Dubey after a good knock. Mayank Agarwal started well while Salt kept on his boundary hitting prowess. He completed a well deserved half century. It was the wickets of Agarwal and Salt off back to back overs which turned the match towards SRH.

However the pair of Jitesh Sharma and Rajat Patidar kept them in the hunt with the run rate bring kept well under check. However with the run rate of Patidar in the 16th over, the match turned on its head and RCB could never recover from that. Romario Shepherd was dismissed for a golden duck while Tim David suffered from the hamstring injury and couldn't quite make an impact. 

They lost their last seven wickets for just 16 runs as they were eventually bowled out for 189, thus handing SRH a comprehensive 42 run victory. Pat Cummins and Eshan Malinga were the pick of the bowlers, bagging three and two wickets each. Cummins led from the front and in the end took them to a good victory..

19.5 Harshal Patel to Yash Dayal, OUT! PICKED OUT DEEP BACKWARD SQUARE-LEG! It is all over! SUNRISERS HUMBLE RCB! Bangs in the short delivery, Dayal chases the steep bouncer and hits it straight up with the pull. Finds the fielder who runs in and pouches it safely.

19.3 Harshal Patel to Yash Dayal, OH! Just out of reach of Dubey, falls safely. Length delivery on the stumps, Dayal chipped in the air, down the ground and come back for a couple.

Ngidi digs out the middle stump yorker on the final delivery of the over to take the match to the final over. It has been a collapse of epic proportions from RCB losing their last six wickets in a matter of 19 deliveries.