SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by five wickets in Match 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. SRH were handed a paltry target of 121 runs, which they chased down in 14.1 overs. Wriddhiman Saha was the highest run-scorer, accumulating 39 runs off 32 deliveries. Windies all-rounder Jason Holder further made his presence felt down the order, smashing 26 runs off 10 balls with a boundary and three sixes to his credit. Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers accounting for two wickets. Earlier, RCB posted a total of 120 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Opener Josh Phillippe was the top run-scorer, accumulating 32 runs off 31 deliveries. South Africa batsman AB de Villiers was the second-highest run-scorer, scoring 24 runs from as many balls. Pacers Sandeep Sharma and Jason Holder accounted for two wickets apiece. Thangarasu Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan picked a wicket apiece as well. (SCORECARD)
IPL 2020 Match 52 Highlights Between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs SunRisers Hyderabad, From Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Important win for SunRisers Hyderabad
WICKET! Abhishek Sharma c Gurkeerat Singh b Navdeep Saini 8 (5)
WICKET! Kane Williamson c Virat Kohli b Isuru Udana 8 (14)
1500 runs in the IPL for Kane Williamson
WICKET! Wriddhiman Saha c AB de Villiers b Yuzvendra Chahal 39 (32)
Yuzvendra Chahal choking the flow of runs
WICKET! Manish Pandey c Chris Morris b Yuzvendra Chahal 26 (19)
SRH in control at the end of the powerplay
SRH reach the 50-run mark
Manish Pandey completes 1000 IPL runs for SRH
WICKET! David Warner c Isuru Udana b Washington Sundar 8 (5)
Fine start by Chris Morris
SRH need 121 runs to win
WICKET! Isuru Udana c Kane Williamson b Jason Holder 0 (1)
WICKET! Chris Morris c David Warner b Jason Holder 3 (4)
WICKET! Washington Sundar c&b T Natarajan 21 (18)
Gurkeerat Singh completes 500 runs in the IPL
RCB need to accelerate having scored just 86 runs in 14 overs
WICKET! Josh Philippe c Manish Pandey b Rashid Khan 32 (31)
WICKET! AB de Villiers c Abhishek Sharma b Shahbaz Nadeem 24 (24)
Tidy start by Rashid Khan
WICKET! Virat Kohli c Kane Williamson b Sandeep Sharma 7 (7)
WICKET! Devdutt Padikkal b Sandeep Sharma 5 (8)
Just three runs from the opening over
Josh Philippe opening the innings alongside Devdutt Padikkal
Who will win Round 2?
Sandeep Sharma enjoys a good record against RCB
Kane Williamson completes 50 IPL matches for SunRisers Hyderabad
2 changes for RCB, Just 1 for SRH
David Warner has won the toss
Virat Kohli seen training ahead of vital match against SRH
AB de Villiers is just four runs away from completing 9000 runs in T20s
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Virat Kohli
David Warner
AB de Villiers
Jonny Bairstow