HYDERABAD — Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) put on a breathtaking batting display to overcome Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 55 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Despite the heavy defeat, RCB crossed the essential milestone scores in their chase, officially sealing the #1 spot on the points table to guarantee themselves a Qualifier-1 matching against Gujarat.
MATCH RESULT
Player of the Match: Ishan Kishan (79 off 46 balls)
First Innings: Three Heavy Fifties Power SRH to 255
Sent to bat first, Hyderabad’s modern-day batting unit tore open the RCB bowling map. Abhishek Sharma set a terrifying pace with a rapid 22-ball 56, launching five sixes. Keeper Ishan Kishan maintained absolute form with a brilliant 79 runs off 46 deliveries, combining with a destructive Heinrich Klaasen (51 off 24 balls) for a mammoth 113-run stand. An unbeaten cameo from Nitish Kumar Reddy (29*) finished the charge to mount an immense total of 255/4.
The Chase: Patidar and Pandya Secure Seeding Goals
Needing 178 to lock in the top spot on the league standings, RCB’s lineup structured their chase intelligently. Opener Venkatesh Iyer set a blistering base with a quickfire 44 off 19 balls. Following early wickets, captain Rajat Patidar played a vital anchor role, hitting 56 runs off 39 deliveries. Paired with Krunal Pandya’s resilient, unbeaten 41*, RCB smoothly crossed the qualification markers to finalize their apex seeding before closing out at 200/4.
Top Performers of the Match
| Batter | Team | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishan Kishan | SRH | 79 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 171.74 |
| Rajat Patidar | RCB | 56 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 143.59 |
| Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 56 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 254.55 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 51 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 212.50 |
Playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Travis Head
- Ishan Kishan (wk)
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Smaran Ravichandran
- Salil Arora
- Pat Cummins (c)
- Harshal Patel
- Eshan Malinga
- Shivang Kumar
- Impact Player: Sakib Hussain
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rajat Patidar (c)
- Jitesh Sharma (wk)
- Tim David
- Krunal Pandya
- Romario Shepherd
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Suyash Sharma
- Josh Hazlewood
- Impact Player: Rasikh Salam
