IPL 2020 Highlights, SRH vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore Beat SunRisers Hyderabad By 10 Runs After Dramatic Comeback
IPL 2020, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: RCB defeated SRH by 10 runs, courtesy of some clever bowling by Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dube and Navdeep Saini.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 10 wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match at the Dubai International Stadium on September 21. RCB set a 164-run target for SRH, after half-centuries by debutant Devdutt Padikkal and AB de Villiers. Padikkal got RCB off to a quick start and scored his maiden half-century on his IPL debut. However, SRH looked set to win during their chase, but the crucial wickets of Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow, both thanks to Yuzvendra Chahal, turned the tide in RCB's favour. Chahal was the star bowler for RCB, notching some three crucial wickets. Navdeep Saini and Shivam Dube chipped in with two wickets as well, as the Virat Kohli-led team got off to a winning start. (LIVE SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Highlights Between SunRisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore straight from Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
See you and goodnight folks!! It has been a cracker of a match, where both sides looked set to win in phases. But Yuzvendra Chahal's final spell proved to be pivotal as RCB gained momentum and defeated SRH.
OUT!! Sandeep Sharma c Virat Kohli b Dale Steyn 9(6), Royal Challengers win by 10 runs!
Steyn sends a good delivery. Sharma makes good connection, but there is not enough power to it. Kohli gets hold of it at long-on. WHAT A MATCH AS RCB WIN BY 10 RUNS!
Saini sent a full delivery at off stump. Khan tried to drive it, but the pace was too good, as it hit the off stump. SRH need 22 runs in 12, and are at 142/8. In comes, Mitchell Marsh.
Saini sends a full delivery, which paces in straight! Kumar tries to drive it to long-on, but misses it completely. The ball takes the middle stump out! SRH need 23 balls in 14 balls. In comes, Sandeep Sharma.
RUN OUT!! Abhishek Sharma run out (Umesh Yadav/Josh Philippe) 7(4)
Decent delivery by Dube. Sharma sends it to deep square. They decide to take two runs, but are ball watching. Sharma and Khan clash against each other and hit their heads. Utter chaos!! The Afghan looks like he has got a concussion. In comes, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Chahal sends a full ball. Sharma sends it over the bowler for a four. GOOD SHOT! Chahal also wraps up his allotted overs in this match. SRH need 37 runs from 24 balls.
A beauty by Chahal. He sends a googly outside off. Shankar tries to drive it to the off side but missed it completely. The ball hit the middle stump. In comes, Abhishek Sharma.
Yadav sent a length ball outside off at a good pace. Bairstow is at his imperious best today. He sends it to extra cover's left for a four! SRH need 56 runs from 36 balls.
Brilliant and brutal and Bairstow! Poor delivery by Yadav. Bairstow sends it to deep midwicket's right and it goes for a four. SRH also cross the 100-mark.
OUT!! Manish Pandey c Navdeep Saini b Yuzvendra Chahal 34(33)
Pandey just gifted the catch to Saini. What was he doing! Chahal sent a looping delivery outside off. Pandey doesn't connect well and tries to send it over long-off. Saini grabs hold of it. SRH need 75 runs from 48 balls. In comes, Priyam Garg.
Chahal sends a good delivery, and Bairstow misses it, so does Philippe. It goes to the boundary for four byes. It was a good ball by Chahal, the keeper was daydreaming. It could have been a stumping.
Saini sent an overpitched delivery. Bairstow slams it at head height. Finch is at extra cover, and puts his hands well, but the shot was just too hard as it punches past his palms. Two runs. SRH need 81 runs from 54 balls.
WHAT A SHOT!!! DIABOLICAL BY MANISH PANDEY!! SunRisers Hyderabad reach their fifty!
You could see after the first delivery of this over that Pandey was tempted to hit for the boundary. Sundar floated this delivery into the slot. Pandey swung it towards midwicket for a six!! Brutal!! SRH cross the fifty mark!
Bairstow plays a wonderful shot!! It looked utterly delicious!! Saini sent a short delivery. Bairstow hoicks it with ease to the midwicket boundary for a tasty four.
Two runs, SunRisers Hyderabad need 134 runs in 95 balls
Saini sends a short delivery, outside off. Bairstow hits it, with the point fielder getting a hand to it. Two runs. SRH are 30/1 after 4 overs. They need 134 runs in 95 balls.
Huge wicket by Yadav! He sent a length delivery just outside off. Bairstow sends it back at the bowler. He drops the catch. But the deflection is more than enough as Warner gets run out. In comes, Manish Pandey.
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