RCB vs SRH Highlights, IPL 2024 Updates: RCB 262/9 (20); Sunrisers beats Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 25 runs

Four!! Rawat reverse paddles the first ball off Bhuvneshwar through third man for four. Four!! Full and wide, runs off the edge to square third man for a boundary. A couple of singles to follow. Four!! Full and wide, Rawat punches it through the covers for a boundary. Four!! Another four to finish off the innings. SRH wins by 25 runs.

Six!! Karthik smacks Natarajan over deep midwicket for six. Dropped!! Goes for another big shot, Phillips drops it in the deep, a couple taken. Four!! Karthik goes for the reverse paddle through third man for four. Another double follows for Karthik. WICKET!! Karthik’s sojourn ends after a majestic knock. Edges one through to the keeper as he threw his hands at a fuller one. 

Karthik c Klaasen b T Natarajan 83(35)

Vyshak in at 9. Jams a yorker length ball for a single. 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the attack. A wide to start the over. Full on the stumps, appeals for lbw, but looks like there was an inside edge. SRH opt to review but its a clear edge. Perfect yorker on the stumps, Karthik jams it down to short third for a single. Karthik looks for a lap shot, Bhuvi bowls it well outside off and the umpire signals a wide. Six!! Slower ball on the stumps, Karthik reverse scoops it over point for a six.

Cummins with his fourth. Six!! Another six from Karthik, his fourth off the night. A couple brings up his fifty. Six!! Cummins goes short, Karthik pulls it over deep square for a six. 17 runs off the over. 

Natarajan back into the attack. Six!! Full on the pads, Karthik lofts it over the leg side for a six. Longest six of the tournament so far at 108m. Full outside off stump, Karthik’s hands comes off the bat as he looked to hit it, just a single. 12 runs off the over. 

Cummins returns to the attack. WICKET!! Lomror looks to slash at one, the inside edge rattles the stumps.

Lomror b Cummins 19(11)

Four!! Rawat slashes a wide one through backward point for a boundary. Just six runs from the over. 

Unadkat back into the attack. Four!! Slow ball outside off, Karthik cuts through point for four. Four!! Slower ball outside off, DK lofts it over cover for another boundary. Slower short ball to Lomror, pulled to deep mid for a single. Six!! Karthik waits for the slower one, times it to perfection over deep mid for a six. Four!! A boundary to finish the over. 21 runs from the over. 

Six!! Markande to bowl out. Lomror lofts it straight down the ground for a six. Six!! Slog swept this time, same result. Six!! Karthik lofts a full one over fine leg to bring up the third six of the over. Four!! Karthik plays a reverse hit for four. 25 runs from the over. 

Natarajan back into the attack. Three wides in the over so far, apart from the two singles. Karthik looks to loft one downtown, will get only another single. Natarajan goes for a wide slower ball, Karthik misses. Eight runs from the over. 

Markande with his third. Sunrisers opt for a review for an LBW against Mahipal Lomror. Umpires call on hitting an Lomror survives by the barest of margins. Lomror connects the sweep, just a single though. Five runs of the over. 

Cummins into the attack. Four!! Back of a length on the body, Du Plessis gets it through square leg for four. Six!! Length ball, dispatched over midwicket for six. WICKET!! Short slower ball, Du Plessis has gloved the pull back to the keeper. 

du Plessis c Klaasen b Cummins 62(28)

Dinesh Karthik in at 6. Appeals for a catch down the leg side. Not given. Cummins takes the review. The deflection came off the thigh pad, Karthik survives. WICKET!! Pacy yorker from Cummins and Saurav is trapped plumb in front. He goes for nought.

Saurav Chauhan lbw b Cummins 0(1)

Rajat Partidar in at 5. Gets a single off Markande to get off the mark. Full on the stumps, Faf looks to slog, gets the inside half of his bat, a single taken. Six!! Full, Patidar stays back and lofts it straight down the ground for six. Mistimes his next lofted shot but gets it in the gap to the right of long on for a couple. WICKET!! Full on the pads, Patidar holes out to deep midwicket. 

Rajat Patidar c Nitish Reddy b Markande 9(5)

Unadkat into the attack. Six!! Back of a length ball on the stumps, Du Plessis lofts it over deep square for a six. Slower ball from Unadkat, Faf gets a single to point. Four!! Slower short ball, Jacks gets the delayed pull through fine leg for a boundary. Four!! Fuller and wider, Du Plessis lofts it over backward point for a boundary. WICKET!! Will Jacks is runout in the nonstrikers end after a ricochet from Unadkat hits the stumps. What a cruel game. 

Will Jacks run out (Unadkat) 7(4)

Mayank Markande in as the impact sub. WICKET!! Full ball on offstump, was a googly, Kohli went for the slog sweep and is bowled. 

Kohli b Markande 42(20)

Will Jacks in at 3. Gets off the mark with a single to long on. Du Plessis gets a single in the same area. Just five runs from the over. 

Cummins into the attack. Four!! Short of a length, Faf hangs back and lofts it back over the bowler’s head for a boundary. Short of a length again, Faf mistimes the shot to mid off for a single. Kohli looks to flick a fuller one, ball almost rolls on to the stumps. Four!! Fuller in length, Kohli lofts it down the ground for four. 

Natarajan into the attack. Kohli gets a single to deep square. Du Plessis follows suit. Four!! Slightly wider, Kohli lofts it over the infield on the offside for a four. A mistimed shot from Kohli, just beats the mid on fielder tracking back, a couple taken. Six!! Full toss on the pads, Kohli flicks it over mid wicket for a six. 

Bhuvneshwar to continue. Four!! Back of a length, Kohli lofts it past mid on for a boundary. Four!! Shorter and wider, Kohli throws his hands at it, the edge runs pver short third man for a boundary. A single to cover follows. Four!! Faf lofts a length delivery through midwicket for dour. Four!! Another full ball, another four through midwicket.

Shahbaz into the attack. Four!! Another outside edge from Faf that runs away for a boundary to third man. Six!! Full outside off, Faf lofts it over cover for six. Single to long off to follow. Virat cuts a shortish delivery, finds the fielder in the ring. Six!! Full on the stumps, Faf whips it over long on for a six. 18 from the over.

Bhuvneshwar into the attack. Full on the pads, Faf turns it to deep fine for a single. Short of a length to Kohli, defended to backward point. Kohli comes down the track and slogs at a short ball, misses it completely. Edged and four!! Virat slashes at one outside off, the edge flies over short third man for four. Six!! Full on the stumps, Virat uses his wrists to loft it over the leg side for a six. 

Abhishek Sharma with the new ball. Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis out to open. Single to open the innings from Kohli. Four!! Slightly short and wide, Du Plessis cuts it behind third man for a boundary. Four!! Dropped short again, Kohli pulls it through midwicket for a boundary. 

What a superb batting performance from the Sunrisers and they have broken their own record of posting the highest total in the IPL. This time they have posted 287/3, with Abdul Samad and Aiden Markran forging a half-century stand to give the finishing touches. 

Abdul Samad gets into the act as he faces the fall, stands tall, pulls Topley to the mid-wicket and then smashes the bowler to the cover before smashing two consecutive sixes and finishing the over with a boundary! 25 runs from the over!

Yash Dayal thought he had Markram but it was a no-ball. Abdul Samad then squeezes the bowler through the backward point region for a boundary. 

Lockie Ferguson is back into the attack, and Klaasen smashes one over the roof, and it’s a 106-metre six! Believe it! Another six over the long-on and Hyderabad is bossing this game. A wide full-toss finally ends Klaasen’s innings, but a brilliant 67 from just 31 balls comes to an end. 

Klaasen is in his arc as he smashes Topley over long-on. What a shot, and the fifty-run partnership is up in just 22 deliveries. Sunrisers on the kill!

Vijaykumar Vyshak is back into the attack, but there is no stopping Klaasen who pulls the bowler to the deep square leg boundary. Markram continues the onslaught with a solid shot over covers. The 200 is up for Hyderabad, and Klaasen smashes his fifth half-century!

Mahipal Lomror is being introduced into the attack as Aiden Markram joins Klassen and Sunrisers will look to go big with Klaasen going over the long-on for a huge maximum. If you can catch it, then do it! Klaasen smacks Lomror for another six. The long-off being his target.

Lockie Ferguson finally gets Head, who falls for a brilliant 41-ball 102, striking at 248.78! That was a majestic innings . 

With a boundary, Travis Head reaches the nineties, and in just 12 overs, the 150 is reached. The batter moves closer to the century with another boundary. In just 39 deliveries, Head reaches his century, and the devastation began from the very first ball. 

Yash Dayal is going at an economy of 14.20 and Klaasen joins the party with a six over the deep square leg. Nothing is going RCB’S way. 

Travis Head nails a slower delivery from Ferguson and smashes it over the deep square leg and on a batting paradise, Head is making the most of it. The range hitting has been brilliant. Watch out for Klaasen!

A wicket for RCB! Abhishek falls into the leg trap as the batsman flicks straight to the man at deep square. Topley has the breakthrough as Heinrich Klaasen enters the arena. A boundary to the third man gives Head another boundary. 

Vijaykumar Vyshak comes into the attack, and Abhishek Sharma gets the 100 up for the Sunrisers with a six over the bowler’s head. This is absolute carnage from the Sunrisers’ openers.

Travis Head gets on with his game and smacks Will Jacks for a boundary and then for two huge maximums over the deep mid-wicket. This is a masterclass from Head, who is in great form. 

This is a brilliant start from Sunrisers with Head smacking Dayal for a six and the fielding has been poor. A blast through the covers gets Head to a 20-ball half-century.

Lockie Ferguson gets into the attack and his extra pace will be the key. But there is no stopping Head as he flicks the bowler for back-to-back sixes to bring the fifty up for his side inside the PowerPlay. 

Abhishek continues his fine form as as he welcomes Yash Dayal with a boundary to the backward point region. An appeal for a caught behind has been turned down. Sunrisers off to a brilliant start.

Will Jacks continuies with his off-spin, and it was a decent over as Abhishek goes down the wicket and picks a single. Just four runs from the over. 

Reece Topley gets clubbed as Travis Head gets into the act with a massive six, and the way he cleared his front leg was impressive. Abhishek then smacks the left-armer over fine leg to fetch 20 runs from the over. 

RCB wins the toss, with both Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj on the bench. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head in the middle, and a bit of off-spin from Will Jacks. Abhishek took the aggressive rote and smashed the spinner for the first boundary of the evening. 

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal

Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins toss and opts to bowl first.

Square borders of 57 and 64 metres, respectively, and 69 metres straight below the earth. There is some living, green grass there, although it’s uneven. Particularly with the new ball, some balls will speed through while others will skid through. This season, this pitch has received more spin than any other. In addition to being exceedingly dry, this surface is also crumbling. As the game progresses, the spinners will consistently receive spin. Here, the team batting second has an advantage, in my opinion, says Aaron Finch.

Matches played: 22

RCB won: 10

SRH won: 11

Tied: 1

Last result: RCB won by 8 wickets (Uppal Stadium, Hyderabad, 2023)