New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) expected to top the playoffs IPL 2021 ended with a crushing four-run defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Wednesday. If they beat Delhi Capitals and then Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lose to Punjab Kings, they can now tie for second place. But even if CSK loses, their better net run-rate could be enough to keep RCB in the third spot.
Here are the highlights of the match:
Sunrisers Hyderabad innings
Roy and Williamson lay the groundwork after the initial setback: Opener Abhishek Sharma (13) was dismissed with a total of 14/1 in the second over, leaving SRH in need of a partnership. It came off the bat of Jason Roy and the captain Kane Williamson, but could not pull off 70 when Williamson (31) was removed by Harshal Patel.
Christian chases down SRH with two wickets in an over: Daniel Christian (2/14) struck at the most opportune time for RCB to further test SRH’s charge. In the 15th over, he sent back well-set Roy (44) and Priyam Garg (15) to keep a tight leash on the SRH run-rate at 107/5, with five overs to spare.
Harshal Patel’s wicket-taking form further restricted SRH: Patel (3/33) was once again the choice of RCB bowlers as he took care of Wriddhiman Saha (10) and Jason Holder (16) in the death overs, ensuring that SRH could not go beyond 141/7. Patel now has 29 wickets this season and has broken Jasprit Bumrah’s earlier record (27) of becoming the most successful Indian bowler in a single edition of the IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
SRH put RCB on the mat with three wickets in seven overs: While Devdutt Paddikal kept one end intact, he kept losing partners at the other end in the powerplays. Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Virat Kohli (5) Big blow in the first over of RCB’s run chase. Soon after Christian (1) and Shrikar Bharat (12) go back into the dugout, are rejected by Siddhartha Kaul and very quickly. Umran Malik, who bowled at a speed of 153 kmph during his spell. RCB’s score became 38/3 in 6.5 overs.
Maxwell and Padikkal chased down RCB’s runs: The 54-run partnership brought life to RCB’s innings. Maxwell, who has been the top scorer for RCB this season so far, continued his stellar form and reached 40 off 25. But just then, SRH struck against the race of the game, with Williamson running out the Australian all-rounder. This proved to be the biggest turning point of the match.
Holder and Bhuvneshwar scored 18 runs in the last two overs: 18 runs needed off 12 balls, RCB still had five wickets in hand, but Padikkal (41) was back in the hut. The onus of defense in the last two overs was on Jason Holder (1/27) and Bhuvneshwar (1/25), who did not disappoint their captain as SRH registered a narrow four-run victory, their third win this season. Was. .
Here are the highlights of the match:
Sunrisers Hyderabad innings
Roy and Williamson lay the groundwork after the initial setback: Opener Abhishek Sharma (13) was dismissed with a total of 14/1 in the second over, leaving SRH in need of a partnership. It came off the bat of Jason Roy and the captain Kane Williamson, but could not pull off 70 when Williamson (31) was removed by Harshal Patel.
Christian chases down SRH with two wickets in an over: Daniel Christian (2/14) struck at the most opportune time for RCB to further test SRH’s charge. In the 15th over, he sent back well-set Roy (44) and Priyam Garg (15) to keep a tight leash on the SRH run-rate at 107/5, with five overs to spare.
Harshal Patel’s wicket-taking form further restricted SRH: Patel (3/33) was once again the choice of RCB bowlers as he took care of Wriddhiman Saha (10) and Jason Holder (16) in the death overs, ensuring that SRH could not go beyond 141/7. Patel now has 29 wickets this season and has broken Jasprit Bumrah’s earlier record (27) of becoming the most successful Indian bowler in a single edition of the IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
SRH put RCB on the mat with three wickets in seven overs: While Devdutt Paddikal kept one end intact, he kept losing partners at the other end in the powerplays. Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Virat Kohli (5) Big blow in the first over of RCB’s run chase. Soon after Christian (1) and Shrikar Bharat (12) go back into the dugout, are rejected by Siddhartha Kaul and very quickly. Umran Malik, who bowled at a speed of 153 kmph during his spell. RCB’s score became 38/3 in 6.5 overs.
Maxwell and Padikkal chased down RCB’s runs: The 54-run partnership brought life to RCB’s innings. Maxwell, who has been the top scorer for RCB this season so far, continued his stellar form and reached 40 off 25. But just then, SRH struck against the race of the game, with Williamson running out the Australian all-rounder. This proved to be the biggest turning point of the match.
Holder and Bhuvneshwar scored 18 runs in the last two overs: 18 runs needed off 12 balls, RCB still had five wickets in hand, but Padikkal (41) was back in the hut. The onus of defense in the last two overs was on Jason Holder (1/27) and Bhuvneshwar (1/25), who did not disappoint their captain as SRH registered a narrow four-run victory, their third win this season. Was. .
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