SRH vs RCB IPL 2024 Match Live Score: Playing their 250th game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss vs Sunrisers Hyderabad and decided to bat first. This may have averted the ‘Runrisers’ from plundering the RCB bowlers, hasn’t it? But winning the toss and batting first against a side like SRH would mean putting a 250ish score on the board. RCB started off on a smashing note with Virat Kohli hitting a boundary on the first ball. SRH skipper Pat Cummins rotated all bowlers to slow down the RCB juggernaut. But RCB skipper Faf Du Plessis and Kohli looked unstoppable. Before this match, SRH’s powerplay bowling economy was 9.83. The RCB openers destroyed it. It was in the fourth over that T Natarajan got the breakthrough wicket of Faf. Second to go was Wills Jack, who went cheap for just 6 runs. Then half-centuries by Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli gave some momentum to RCB’s ruyn rate. But after their departure, RCB was hit a slowdown. Cameron Green and Dinesh Karthik did their best to get some more runs at the death. But it wasn’t exactly a fiery knock by any of the tailenders. RCB managed to put 206/7 on the board.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: SRH chase
Sunrisers Hyderabad have begun their chase on a disastrous note. Travis Head has walked back after making just 1 run. Early success for RCB. Something is seriously wrong with SRH tonight. First, Travis Head went for just 1 run. Abhishek Sharma decided to take things in his hands and overcame that early setback. But he couldn’t do much as he was dismissed for 31 by Yash Dayal. In the next over, Aiden Markram departed for just 7 runs. And the ultimate blow was the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen for just Swapnil Singh. Dubbed as ‘toothless’, RCB’s bowling unit has wreaked havoc at Uppal tonight. and guess what, it’s all within the powerplay!
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The downfall continues
At the end of the powerplay, Sunrisers had lost four wickets. But with their mid-order in form, it seemed that they could still engineer a turnaround. But tonight, RCB’s bowling unit is attacking and how. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad were dismissed in the 8th and 10th over. Pat Cummins did paly some brilliant shots and kept SRH alive in the game. But Cameron Green got rid of what can be called the last hope. As far as RCB bowlers are concerned, impact sub Swapnil Singh picked up two wickets along with Karn Sharma and Cameron Green. Will Jacks and Yash Dayal picked up one wicket each.
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf Du Plessis & co snap losing streak!
Once Pat Cummins was dismissed for 31, it was a matter of when and not what as far as the outcome of the match was concerned. The surprise spin attack of RCB kept up the pressure and with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s wicket, RCB sealed the deal by beating the Sunrisers by 35 runs.
Here’s SRH vs RCB live score and latest updates on IPL match 41
Once Pat Cummins was out for 31, the outcome of the match seemed inevitable. RCB's unexpected spin attack maintained the pressure, and with the dismissal of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, RCB secured victory by defeating the Sunrisers by 35 runs. (FULL REPORT)
Out! Following Pat Cummins' dismissal, Cameron Green removes Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the crease.
Samad was the wicket RCB had their sights on, as he had the potential to turn the game around. Faf brings in Karn Sharma, and once again, he delivers. Samad departs after scoring just 10 runs. Pat Cummins is the next batsman in. RCB is completely in control of the game.
The most recent wicket for SRH is Nitish Reddy, who was dismissed by Karn Sharma for just 13 runs.
Initially, Travis Head fell after scoring just 1 run. Abhishek Sharma attempted to counter the early setback but was unable to make a substantial impact, getting out for 31 to Yash Dayal. Shortly after, Aiden Markram was dismissed for a mere 7 runs in the subsequent over. The final blow came with the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen, taken by Swapnil Singh, leaving SRH reeling. Despite being labeled as 'toothless', RCB's bowling attack caused chaos at Uppal tonight, all within the powerplay.
Will Jack wasn't able to do much with the bat but he struck gold with the ball as he picked up the very important wicket of Travis Head in the first over. Early setback for SRH
Half-centuries from Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli injected momentum into RCB's run rate. However, after their dismissals, RCB experienced a slowdown. Cameron Green and Dinesh Karthik made efforts to add more runs towards the end of the innings. Nonetheless, none of the tailenders produced a particularly explosive innings. RCB finished with a total of 206/7 on the scoreboard.
Playing his 100th IPL game, Jaydev Unadkat is on fire! First he picked up the wicket of Rajat Patidat just after the RCB batter slammed his half-century. Then he decided to do the same with King Kohli. Kohli goes for 51. At a strike rate of 118, Kohli slammed one maximum and four boundaries.
After Will Jacks went cheap for just 6 runs, Kohli needed a partner to pull off a huge score and Rajat Patidar played the role perfectly. He smashed a half-century off just 19 balls. He also hammered SRH bowlers with that magnificent hat trick of sixes. But Unadkat cut this inning short very soon. Now Cameron Green has joined Kohli in the middle.
RCB began the innings impressively, with Virat Kohli smashing a boundary off the first delivery. SRH captain Pat Cummins utilized all his bowlers in an attempt to halt RCB's momentum. Nonetheless, RCB skipper Faf Du Plessis and Kohli appeared relentless. Prior to this game, SRH had an economy rate of 9.83 in powerplay bowling, a figure that the RCB openers shattered. T Natarajan claimed the breakthrough wicket of Faf in the fourth over. Following him was Will Jacks, who departed cheaply after scoring just 6 runs.
Who said that IPL is just a batter's paradise. We have seen matches after matches how bowlers have won the game. So, here's look at leading wicket-takers
Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis have opened for RCB. And right from ball 1, RCB showed that they are in no mood to be dominated today. Kohli smashes boundary on the very first delivery by Abhishek Sharma. 10 runs from over number 1. Now Bhuvi has been called in. RCB really need some big innings from these two tonight.
We told you sometime back how Virat Kohli is leading the race. Here are the top 5 performers in the Orange Cap rankings:
F. du Plessis (C), V. Kohli, W. Jacks, R. Patidar, C. Green, M. Lomror, D. Karthik (WK), K. Sharma, L. Ferguson, Y. Dayal, M. Siraj
A. Sharma, A. Markram, H. Klaasen (WK), N. Reddy, S. Ahmed, A. Samad, P. Cummins (C), B. Kumar, M. Markande, T. Natarajan, J.Unadkat
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf Du Plessis has won the toss and decided to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 41 of Tata IPL 2024 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. With the kind of batting we have seen from SRH, the visitors would need to put a huge total on the board to put some pressure. Also, there's no change in RCB's Playing XI, which means Glen Maxwell is skipping this match as well.
Have we repeated Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's name far too many times? Well, there's more. Not just the openers, SRH have seen their other batters hammering the opposition. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen have played some dazzling knocks. Thanks to these in-form batters, SRH have created a unique record. In IPL 17, Sunrisers Hyderabad have slammed the most number of sixes - 99 to be precise.
In the IPL, Bangalore and Hyderabad have played against each other 24 times. Among these matches, Bangalore has won 10 times, while Hyderabad has emerged victorious in 13 matches. Additionally, one match concluded without a result.
Sample this - The team is at the bottom of the points table with just 1 win. And its star player is at the top of the Orange Cap rankings. That's the exception, the contradiction called Virat Kohli. The ace batter has almost always been ahead in the Orange Cap race with most runs in the history of IPL. In this edition also, with half the tournament over, Kohli is numero uno in the Orange Cap race with 379 runs at the strike rate of 150 in 8 games played so far. But at the end of the day, it's not just about one player but the entire team.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have rewritten the batting rules in IPL. The way they have hammered the bowlers of almost every team, it feels that every match is meant for a new IPL record. In their last outing, they smashed 125/0 in the first six overs vs DC at Arun Jaitley Stadium creating a new highest ever powerplay score record. Together, they have slammed 404 runs so far. On two occasions, their partnership has contributed over 100 runs each. The duo have an astonishing strike rate of 254.
There was a time when RCB was the powerhouse of batting. KGF - Kohli, Glenn and Faf - the trio that could take any bowling attack to the cleaners. But this season, while Kohli and Faf have been on track with their batting, Maxwell has simply been away from any action. Sample this - in six innings that he played for RCB in IPL 17, he made just 32 runs with a strike rate of 94.11. His average has been dismal 5.33. It was believed that he had asked the RCB management to drop him in the last game form Playing XI. Suspense remains on his comeback today. Because Will Jacks has been a good replacement and helped RCB to feel the void in the mid-order.
This is the most Thursday thunder that every IPL fan has been waiting for! Today, we will see SRH playing against RCB at their home ground in Uppal. Conventional norms say that SRH can and very easily dominate and win the match against toothless RCB. But, miracles do happen and this is IPL. Unpredictable and exciting. so stay with us for latest updates.