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
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- 20:35 (IST)RCB need to accelerate having scored just 86 runs in 14 oversRCB have posted a score of 86 runs for the loss of four wickets in 14 overs. Gurkeerat Singh and Washington Sundar are attempting to rebuild the innings, following the dismissals of AB de Villiers and Josh Philippe. However, they certainly need to accelerate in the last six overs, if RCB are to post a defendable total.