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RCB beat SRH by 14 runs | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Highlights And Cricket Score 51th T20 Match
Indian Premier League, 2018
Date: May 17, 2018 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on already-qualified table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad in a must-win Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter on Thursday with their playoffs chances hanging by a thread. After registering successive victories over Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, the Virat Kohli-led RCB are a rejuvenated unit while SRH have been the team to beat this season, having won nine matches out of 12.
RCB are still languishing at the second last position on the table, while SRH are on top of the table with 18 points. RCB lost seven of their 12 matches so far but the recent turnaround have rekindled hopes of a possible shot at the playoffs albeit some other results also going their way.
Kohli and ace South African batsman AB De Villiers are RCB's key players as far as the batting in concerned.The pair have combined to pile up nearly half of RCB's total runs this season but the side needs bigger contributions from the likes of Moeen Ali and Corey Anderson.
Kohli has led from the front with 514 runs in 12 games. De Villiers (358 runs) is next to him, although he has played two games less than the Indian captain. RCB's bowling is spearheaded by India pacer Umesh Yadav who has looked in inspired form this term. Umesh has delivered for the team, taking 17 wickets so far.
Coming to the away side, SRH depends quite a lot on opener Shikhar Dhawan (369 runs) and skipper Kane Williamson (544 runs) for inspiration. Williamson has been a top leader since David Warner was ruled out of the IPL due to his role in the ball tampering incident.
The New Zealand captain would look to consolidate the team's top spot and ensure a top-two finish at the end of the league stage.
Apart from Dhawan and Williamson, Yusuf Pathan (186), Manish Pandey (189) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (166) have also chipped in at crunch situations for SRH.
The former champions' bowling has been their strength with the likes of Siddharth Kaul (13 wickets), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (8), Sandeep Sharma (8), leg-spinner Rashid Khan (13) and Shakib-Al-Hasan (12) adding a lot of variety to their arsenal.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Highlights And Cricket Score 51th Match - T20 Summary
That's it from us today. A match certainly worth all its penny. Bangalore live to fight another day. On the 18th, Delhi play hosts to Chennai which will begin at 2000 IST (1430 GMT). Join in for that game. Goodnight!
With not much doubt, AB de Villiers is awarded the Man of the Match Award. His superman knock of 69 from 39 and some great work in the field helps him get another trophy.
It was Yuzvendra Chahal's spell in the middle overs which put the brakes on the opposition. He bowled with guile and along with Umesh Yadav took off some of the momentum from the tourists' chase. However, credit needs to be given to the visiting team for hanging in till the end. The scoreboard pressure was too much eventually and in the end, Siraj delivered a good final over to restrict the visitors.
It was the ever-reliable Kane Williamson who combined finesse with timing to keep his side in the hunt. Manish Pandey struggled initially but found his touch gradually. The 135-run stand between the duo kept them afloat. The hosts were shoddy in the field and that helped the cause of the visitors.
Bangalore are still in the race for the playoffs. Yes, the youngster, Siraj has held his nerves to get his side over the line. What a dynamic game we have witnessed! Got to feel for Hyderabad. The visitors got off to a decent start but two wickets in quick succession pegged them back.
Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey. That's it! Bangalore hold their nerves and defend the target successfully. They are still alive in the competition. Full and straight from Siraj, Pandey forces it through mid-wicket for just a single. BANGALORE WIN BY 14 RUNS AND MOVE TO 12 POINTS NOW.
Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey. Slices this over backward point in no-man's land for a couple of runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Deepak Hooda. DROPPED! Won't count much but that should have been taken. Skipper Kohli puts down his second of the night. Full and outside off from Siraj, Hooda carves this over mid off. The dropped catch results in one run.
Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey. Leg bye! Full toss and Manish cannot deposit this out of the park. Hits his thigh pad and rolls past the keeper. They can only manage a run. Game for Bangalore?
Mohammed Siraj to Manish Pandey. Poor short selection from Pandey. Does not back his abilities and looks for the clever scoop over third man. Can't make any contact to it.
Mohammed Siraj to Kane Williamson. OUT! Colin takes it near the ropes. Relief or Siraj as Williamson departs. What an innings this has been! So close yet so far. Siraj bowls a length ball down leg, Kane shuffles across to swing his bat but gets a top edge to it. The ball balloons towards fine leg and de Grandhomme just manages to hold on to the catch. 20 from the last 5 balls!
Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Full ball on off, Pandey drills it over covers to the fence.
Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Very good ball from Southee. Full and wide outside off, Pandey thinks it is a wide and leaves it alone. Only to see it inside the tramline.
Tim Southee to Kane Williamson. Sloppy work from Negi at short third man. Slower ball outside off, Kane at first looks to hit it over fine leg but at the last moment guides it towards short third man. Pawan there cannot collect the ball cleanly and the batsmen take a run.
Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. The batsman has driven it straight down the ground. One run added to the total.
Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries and Pandey finds the gap again. Lofts this full ball over covers in the gap.
Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. FOUR! Another misfield and this will cost them four runs. Full ball from Tim on off, Pandey hits it hard straight back. Colin from long off runs to it but can't get low enough. Boundary. He gets to his fifty but needs to stay till the end.
Tim Southee to Manish Pandey. Wide. Not the start he was looking for. Slower ball way wide outside off, Pandey lets it be. An extra run for the visitors.