Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally had something to be happy about in what has been a disappointing campaign as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in IPL 2024 on April 25. Fifties from the bats of Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar propelled RCB to 206/7 against a red-hot Sunrisers Hyderabad. The hosts have been in superb form all throughout the tournament especially with the bat and were expected to chase down this target. But RCB's bowlers struck the right lengths and lines and did not allow SRH to run away with the match, as they have done on a number of occasions this season. Eventually, the total proved to be 35 runs too many for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who succumbed to their first home loss and third overall defeat this season. For RCB, this win brought an end to a six-match losing streak. And it has come exactly a month after their first victory in IPL 2024! IPL 2024 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate.

Kohli started with a bang in the powerplay, but questions were raised on his strike-rate after failing to accelerate later in his knock. He held one end strongly with 51 runs off 43 balls, but Rajat Patidar's breezy half-century gave RCB the impetus they needed. Patidar smashed five sixes, including four in one over and struck two fours en route to a 19-ball fifty. Skipper Faf du Plessis (25 off 12), Cameron Green (37 off 20) and Swapnil Singh (12 off six) made useful contributions as well. Jaydev Unadkat starred in his 100th IPL match with 3/30 while T Natarajan took two wickets. RCB Funny Memes and Jokes Go Viral After Royal Challengers Bengaluru Snap Losing Streak in IPL 2024 With 35-Run Victory Over Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In response, RCB's bowlers put pressure on SRH right from the outset. Will Jacks dealt a big blow to SRH by dismissing the in-form Travis Head for just one run and later, RCB's Impact Player Swapnil Singh bowled a game-changing over where he got the wickets of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen. The Sunrisers kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never got going in this chase. Shahbaz Ahmed scored 40* off 37 balls and Pat Cummins' 31 off 15 balls were the only significant knocks for the hosts apart from Abhishek Sharma's 13-ball 31. For RCB, Swapnil Singh, Cameron Green and Karn Sharma took two wickets apiece while Will Jacks and Yash Dayal took one each. Viral Moments From SRH vs RCB IPL 2024 Match: Faf du Plessis Playing With Spidercam, Kavya Maran’s Reaction Other Highlights From Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Clash.

RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 Stat Highlights

#RCB featured in its 250th Indian Premier League match, becoming the second team to do so

#RCB registered their second win in IPL 2024, a month after winning their first match

#Virat Kohli completed 4000 runs as an opener in IPL

#SRH hit 100 sixes in an IPL season for the first time

#Jaydev Unadkat played his 100th IPL match

#Rajat Patidar scored a 19-ball fifty, the joint-second fastest for RCB after Chris Gayle's 17-ball half-century in 2013

With this win, RCB now have four points and will look to add more to that come April 28 when they take on Gujarat Titans. Sunrisers Hyderabad on the other hand, will hope to bounce back to winning ways when they take on reigning champions Chennai Super Kings on the same day.

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