RCB vs SRH: Match Report – SRH pull off a win in death overs!

Sunrisers Hyderabad handed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB vs SRH) a defeat and dented their chances to finish in Top 2 on the IPL 2021 points table. Virat Kohli won the toss early on elect to bowl as SRH managed to scamper to 141-7 in 20 overs after a good start provided by Jason Roy and Kane WIlliamson (84-2 in 11.3 overs). RCB lost 3 wickets for 38 runs by 6.5 overs mark but Glenn Maxwell show resurrected the innings with the team needing 50 runs in the last 36 balls with 7 wickets in hand.

A brilliant direct hit by Kane Williamson removed the all important wicket of Glenn Maxwell to give the SRH fans a glimmer of hope. Some really experienced bowling by the SRH pacers held the noose tight on RCB in the chase. Jason Holder and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s experience in the last 2 overs delivered a sweet win for the Hyderabad franchise.

Pacer Umran Malik registered the fastest ball of the tournament when he fired in a 152.95 kmph delivery. The Kashmiri pacer now occupies 3 spots in the Top 5 fastest balls of IPL 2021 overtaking 152.75 kmph delivery by Lockie Ferguson (KKR).

Toss: RCB won the toss and elect to bowl

Playing XIs:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (captain), Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul, Umran Malik.

Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Virat Kohli (captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Points Table Positions:

3. RCB – 16 points (13 matches)

8. SRH – 6  points (13 matches)

RCB vs SRH – Match Summary:

SRH 141-7 in 20 overs

Jason Roy 44 (38) – 5 fours

Abhishek Sharma 13 (10) – 1 four & 1 six

Kane Williamson 31 (29) – 4 fours

Priyam Garg 15 (11) – 1 six

Jason Holder 16 (13) – 2 fours

Harshal Patel 4-0-33-3

Dan Christian 3-0-14-2

RCB 137-6 in 20 overs

Devdutt Padikkal 41 (52) – 4 fours

Glenn Maxwell run out (Williamson) 40 (25) – 3 fours & 2 sixes

AB de Villiers 19*(13) – 1 four & 1 six

Shahbaz Ahmed 14 (9) – 2 fours

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-25-1

Jason Holder 4-0-27-1

Siddarth Kaul 4-1-24-1

Umran Malik 4-0-21-1

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Result: SRH won by 4 runs

Player of the Match: Kane Williamson