SRH v RCB: Top 5 Performers of the Match!

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 runs on a Chepauk wicket which continued getting difficult for teams batting second. Both teams ( SRH v RCB ) found their batting heroes in Aussie batsmen Glenn Maxwell and David Warner while it came down to the RCB bowlers in the death to pull off a spirited win.

Here are our Top 5 performances from the SRH v RCB fixture:

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell’s 59 in 41 balls was the differentiating factor between both teams. Maxwell walked in at No.4 once again ahead of AB de Villiers. He took his time to get going but once he started connecting the ball, he took the command over SRH bowlers.

The 11^th over of the match by Shahbaz Nadeem got hit for 22 runs which shifted the momentum towards RCB. Maxwell hit a 6,4 and 6 to kick off the over.

RCB were struggling at 109-6 in 16.4 overs – Maxwell’s slog took them to a score of 149-8 in 20 overs. He won the Player of the Match award for his effort.

Rashid Khan

Once again, the Afghanistan leg spinner was the best bowler economy wise for SRH. H epicked the crucial and important wickets of AB de Villiers (1) and Washington Sundar (8)

Rashid Khan’s bowling figures of 4-0-18-2 dented RCB’s scope in building the innings.

Rashid also contributed with the bat with a 9 ball 17 with the help of 1 four and 1 six when the team needed the most but couldn’t help his team cross the finishing line.

David Warner

SRH captain David Warner smacked a crunching 54 in 37 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six. He gave his team a perfect start as Sunrisers brought up their 50 in the powerplay.

Warner put on a 83 run partnership with Manish Pandey to put SRH on the path to achieving the target. His wicket led to the collapse of batting order as SRH lost 8 wickets for 46 runs which led to them falling short of the required target.

Shahbaz Ahmed

Shahbaz Ahmed was slotted to bat at No.3 for RCB and he hit a quick 10 ball 14 with the help of 1 six. He later came on to bowl in the 17^th over where picked the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Abdul Samad to choke the SRH batting attack.

Shahbaz bowled just 2 overs of spin and his bowling figures looked like 2-0-7-3.

Harshal Patel

It was once again the Delhi traded RCB recruit Harshal Patel who delivered for RCB in the death overs. He picked the crucial wickets of Vijay Shankar and Shahbaz Nadeem in the end overs.

His bowling figures of 2-25 also earned him the Purple Cap as he picked 7 wickets in 2 matches.