Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Highlights: Virat Kohli conjured up a magical hundred to steal the thunder from Heinrich Klaasen’s maiden IPL ton as Royal Challengers Bangalore stayed in contention for a play-off berth with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Klaasen displayed his big-hitting prowess, slamming six sixes and eight fours during his scintillating 51-ball 104-run knock to lift SRH to 186 for five from 28 for 2 in the fifth over. But Kohli (100) had other plans as he and du Plessis (71) helped RCB chase down the target with their magnificent ball-striking on way to a 172-run opening stand, the highest partnership of the season, as they romped home with four balls to spare.
Following the victory, RCB climbed to the fourth spot due to their better net run rate although they are tied with Mumbai Indians on 14 points. They will, however, have to win their next match to stay in the mix as Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants are at 15 points with one match to go.
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Indian Premier League, 2023Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 31 May 2023
Sunrisers Hyderabad 186/5 (20.0)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/2 (19.2)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 65 ) Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets
RCB beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets, courtesy: century by Kohli and amazing 172-run opening partnership between him and Faf du Plessis.
Magnificent century from Virat Kohli comes off 62 balls. However, the batter departs on the very next ball. He walks out of the ground amid heavy cheering from the crowd. Maxwell comes in to play. RCB 172/1 (18)
Kohli hits a classic extra cover drive for his second boundary of the over. He then hits two consecutive boundaries. RCB 150/0 (15)
It seems like there is no stopping this opening pair! Faf hits a boundary and a maximum in Abhishek Sharma's over. RCB 132/0 (14)
Faf du Plessis hits his third half-century in a row and 8th of the season. And Virat Kohli hits his 7th half-century of this season as 100-run partnership comes up between the openers. RCB 108/0 (12)
Abhishek Sharma gives just 3 runs in the over, slowing the roaring Bangalore openers Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. RCB 98/0 (11)
Virat Kohli starts the over of Reddy with a Maximum over deep mid-wicket. Both the openers are close to their half-century. Brief happiness comes to Hyderabad camp as Faf du Plessis gets caught out but DRS finds it to be a No Ball. RCB 90/0 (9)
An economical over doesn't last too long with du Plessis on the strike. Hits a boundary in the 5th delivery. RCB 79/0 (8)
Natarajan bowls a tight last over of the powerplay. Kohli and du Plessis hand strong start to Bangalore. RCB 64/0 (6)
Faf du Plessis hits a boundary and a maximum in Bhuvneshwar's over as a 50-run opening partnership comes up. RCB 59/0 (5)
This time Faf du Plessis starts the over with a boundary. The next ball also goes for a boundary after being dropped and the next ball is hit for a boundary too! The RCB skipper has hit three consecutive fours in the over of Kartik Tyagi. The batters go a single and then Kohli hits another boundary! Total 18 runs come up in the over. RCB 45/0 (4)
Natarajan bowls a good over but Kohli is in no mood to stop raining boundaries. Hits one more on the 2nd delivery. RCB 27/0 (3)
Virat Kohli keeps the momentum going in this over as well. Hits two boundaries to Abhishek Sharma. Adds 12 runs to the total in this over. RCB 20/0 (2)
Virat Kohli starts the over with two consecutive sixes. Bhuvneshwar makes a comeback. Bowls the next four dot deliveries. RCB 8/0 (1)
Top-class batting by Heinrich Klassen (104) helps Sunrisers Hyderabad post a 187-run target for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Klassen and Brook hammer RCB bowler Karn Sharma by adding 21 runs in his over. SRH 133/3 (15)
Shahbaz bags his first wicket by dismissing Aiden Markram for 18. Harry Brook comes in to play. SRH 104/3 (13)
Heinrich Klassen does the heavy lifting for Sunrisers, slams a quickfire half-century off just 24 balls. A 70-run partnership off 43 balls has come up between Klassen and Markram. The team's total has crossed 100 now. SRH 101/2 (12)
A 50-run partnership has come up between Klassen (40) and Markram (13). SRH 81/2 (10)
Markram hits a maximum on the second delivery of Karn Sharma. Total 11 runs come off the over. SRH 76/2 (9)
Heinrich Klassen hits three boundaries in Shahbaz's over. Sunrisers successfully played the last over of the powerplay by adding 16 runs to the total. SRH 49/2 (6)
Michael Bracewell dismissed both Hyderabad openers in his over giving a boast to Bangalore's campaign. Bracewell took two wickets and gave just 6 runs off the over. SRH 33/2 (5)
Tripathi hits it hard in Parnell's over. Hits a boundary on the second delivery followed by a Maximum. Abhishek Sharma keeps the momentum going in the powerplay. Finds a gap and hits for a boundary over mid-wicket. SRH 27/0 (4)
Bangalore lost a review after Siraz takes DRS for Sharma's dismissal. Sharma hits a boundary on the next ball. Catch and run-out missed in the eventful over. Siraz gives just 4 runs in the over.
In an otherwise economical over by Wayne Parnell, Hyderabad batter Rahul Tripathi hits a boundary on the last ball. SRH 7/0 (2)
Mohammed Siraj bowled the first over and gave just 2 runs off it. Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi start the inning for Sunrisers. SRH 2/0 (1)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy
Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Faf Du Plessis (c), V Kohli, A Rawat (wk), M Lomror, G Maxwell, M Bracewell, H Patel, S Ahmed, K Sharma, W Parnell, M Siraj
Faf du Plessis wins toss and Royal Challengers Bangalore opt to bowl first.
The toss for the match is about to take place shortly. Stay tuned for lates updates.
Faf du Plessis is currently leading the race for the Orange Cap with an impressive tally of 631 runs. Following closely in second place is GT opener Shubman Gill with 576 runs. RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the third position with 575 runs, while CSK opener Conway secures the fourth spot with 498 runs. Rounding off the top five is the talented MI batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who has amassed 486 runs so far in the tournament.
RCB's convincing 112-run win over RR in Jaipur provided the much-needed momentum for their struggling season. Not only did it keep their hopes alive for finishing with 16 points, but it also significantly improved their Net Run Rate (NRR) from -0.345 to 0.166. With this progress in NRR, RCB is practically assured of qualifying for the playoffs if they win their remaining two games. However, if they manage to win only one match, they will have to rely on Mumbai losing their final contest to secure a qualification spot.
Out of the 21 matches played between the two teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad has emerged victorious 12 times. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore has secured victory in 9 matches. However, SRH has struggled with their home record this season, as they have won just one out of six games.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Probable XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Michael Bracewell, Anuj Rawat, Wayne Parnell, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Probable XI): Anmolpreet Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, Glenn Phillips/Harry Brook, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mayank Markande, Fazalhaq Farooqi/Marco Jansen
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of SRH vs RCB match. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are out of contention, will aim to disrupt Royal Challengers Bangalore's momentum as they play host to Faf du Plessis' team. Having suffered a defeat against GT on Monday, Hyderabad has already been eliminated from this season's IPL. In contrast, RCB is riding high after a commanding victory over last year's finalist, Rajasthan Royals, by a margin of 112 runs. There is a sense of anticipation as something is bound to unfold. Stay tuned for live updates on this exciting clash.
