That's it! SRH win the game by 5 five runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar successfully defends 12 runs in the last over. All he gave was six runs and also picked a wicket of Grandhomme on the last ball. That's all from this game! Full Scorecard | IPL 2018 Points Table
RCB need 12 to win from the last over. Siddharth Kaul bowled a superb penultimate over, he gave away just seven runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the last over
RCB need 12 to win from the last over. Siddharth Kaul bowled a superb penultimate over, he gave away just seven runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the last over
What an eventful over! Grandhomme smashes Rashid Khan for back to back sixes and that helps brings the equation down to 25 off 18 balls. Rashid almots had Grandhomme stumped but he did well to slide his foot on time.
OUT! RCB lose one more here. Half the side is back in the hutch. This time Siddharth Kaul removes Moeen Ali. He gets an under-edge and Saha takes a clean catch. RCB in trouble. M Ali c Saha b S Kaul 10(7)
OUT! Rashid Khan removes AB de Villiers now. He, indeed, is a special bowler. AB de Villiers did not pick the wrong'un from Rashid a ball before, and he failed to pick it again. Gets a little inside edge and onto the stumps. de Villiers b Rashid Khan 5(8)
OUT! What a wicket this for SRH. Shakib removes Virat Kohli, all thanks to Yusuf Pathan. Fielding at short third-man, Pathan plucks the ball out of thin air to take a one-handed catch. Kohli c Y Pathan b Shakib 39(30)
OUT! Sandeep Sharma gets rid of Manan Vohra. The right-hander chops one back on the stumps. And that brings Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers together. MVohra b Sandeep Sharma 8(10)
End of Powerplay overs. RCB despite losing Parthiv Patel have made a good start. Virat Kohli has raced to 28 off just 16 balls. He needs to play a match-winning knock tonight.
OUT! Shakib al Hasan strikes! He traps dangerous looking Parthiv Patel in front of the wickets. The left-hander opted for sweep shot, misses the line as the ball spun a bit. P Patel lbw b Shakib 20(13)
So, SRH finish with 146 on board. RCB did well towards the end. Mohammed Siraj was impressive with his figures of 3/25. So was Tim Southee who picked 3/30.
OUT! SRH lose their captain Kane Williamson at a crucial stage. He departs after scoring his half-century, gets the top-edge and the ball goes high in the air towards deep fine leg. Williamson c Mandeep b U Yadav 56(39)
Good batting this by Williamson and Shakib. The duo is nearing the 50-run stand. Williamson has done the bulk of the scoring and is nearing his half-century as well.
The partnership between Kane Williamson and Shakib al Hasan is worth 28 off 23 balls. Important phase in the game coming up. RCB will have to separate these two before they get going.
Good bowling this by RCB. Manish Pandey is the latest victim, he falls to Chahal. Kane Williamson, Shakib al Hasan in with a big task here. SRH will be looking to go past 150-run mark.
OUT! Another wicket goes down here. Shikhar Dhawan holes out deep backward square. Local boy Mohammed Siraj gets the wicket. Dhawan c Southee b Siraj 13(19)
OUT! Tim Southee strikes in his first over. Big blow to SRH as Alex Hales departs. He was looking to play across the line, closes the face of the bat early and misses the line of the ball. Hales b Southee 5(5)
At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, for the first time in Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL 2018), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). SRH have so far won seven out of nine matches and sit comfortably on top of the IPL 2018 points table. The Kane Williamson-led side will be looking to continue their winning momentum and cement their place on the top of the team standings. Stay tuned as we bring you the live score updates of SRH vs RCB IPL T20 match. IPL 2018 Points Table
While SRH has been the most consistent team of the season thus far, RCB, on the other hand, have struggled to get going. The Bangalore based side have just three wins from nine matches in their kitty. They face a must-win situation from here on and need a victory in almost all their remaining fixtures.
Both Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers failed to contribute with the bat in RCB’s last game against Chennai Super Kings and the onus will be on these two to help their side put up a decent show.
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