RCB 179/5 in 18 overs
Natarajan comes back, replaces Cummins. Starts off with a perfectly executed yorker. Nattu has kept it tight so far and will expect to finish the over in a similar fashion. But Dinesh Karthik picks the gap to perfection as he smacks one through covers for a FOUR!
RCB 167/5 in 17 overs
Unadkat continues. What an outing Unadkat is having in his 100th IPL match! He takes the pace off as Lomror tried to go big, only to find Cummins at deep midwicket. The dangerous Dinesh Karthik comes in to bat next. Short and slow, Green takes his time to pull it through the onside for a FOUR!
Mahipal Lomror c Cummins b Unadkat 7 (4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 175
RCB 157/4 in 16 overs
Cummins replaces Shahbaz. Green strikes it down the ground to collect the first boundary in over four overs. Back of the length this time and Green pulls it square for a FOUR. Short and wide, Lomror gets creative and smacks it over short third for a FOUR. 15 runs came from that over
RCB 142/4 in 15 overs
Unadkat continues. Kohli’s struggle to find connection continues as he tries to smack a short one over midwicket. Single off the following ball, the impetus provided by Patidar has watered down now as the boundaries have dried up since his departure. UNADKAT GETS HIS SECOND! Kohli gets decieved for pace and tried to smack a short ball but finds the fielder at the deep. Mahipal Lomror joins Green
Virat Kohli c Abdul Samad b Unadkat 51 (43b 4x4 1x6) SR: 118.6
RCB 136/3 in 14 overs
Shahbaz into the attack, replaces Cummins. KOHLI GETS TO HIS FIFTY WITH A SINGLE! But his strike rate has been an issue, he’s not hit a boundary in the last 22 balls he’s faced. Almost chopped on! Tad bit short from Shahbaz, Kohli tries to cut it but it takes an inside edge and misses the stumps by a mere few inches. Just four runs from the over. Strategic timeout
132/3 in 13 over
Unadkat replaces Markande. Patidar gets to his half century in just 19 balls with a single! AND HIS STAY IN THE MIDDLE COMES TO AN END! Low full toss from Unadkat but Patidar fails to get the required elevation as he hits it straight to deep sqare-leg fielder. Cam Green in at five. Kohli ends the over with a single
Rajat Patidar c Abdul Samad b Unadkat 50 (20b 2x4 5x6) SR: 250
RCB 127/2 in 12 overs
Cummins replaces Unadkat. Patidar takes a single off the first ball. Good over so far from the skipper, just five runs off five balls. Kohli gets a single off the last ball, just six runs from the ove
RCB 121/2 in 11 overs
Markande continues. Full and on the slot, Patidar lofts it through the covers and clears the fence. That’s two in two! In the hitting arc yet again and Patidar goes straight this time to get a six! MAKE IT THREE! This is outstanding stuff from Patidar, Patidar reads the wrong un to perfection and slog sweeps it for another six! OH MY WORLD THAT’S FOUR IN FOUR! Markande tosses it up wide outside off and it doesnt matter as Patidar goes bang! What an over for RCB! 27 runs from that over!
RCB 94/2 in 10 overs
Jaydev Unadkat is introduced, he replaces Shahbaz. Kolhi is finding it difficult to middle the balls, he nudges a short one to short third for a single. Short and wide outside off and Patidar lofts it over midwicket for a FOUR. Much straighter this time and it induces an outside edge off Patidar but it falls outside the reach of short third. 10 runs off Unadkat’s first over
RCB 84/2 9 overs
Markande tosses it up yet again but its too full as Patidar takes full advantage and smokes it straight for a SIX! Full and outside off, Kohli tries to go across the line but doesn’t get the desired connection and settles for a single. 11 runs came from the over. Strategic timeout
RCB 73/2 in 8 overs
Shahbaz continues from the other end. Pitched up and Patidar gives himself some room and smacks it over the bowler’s head to get a FOUR! Kohli fails to read the line and gets trapped leg before, muted appeal from the bowler and the keeper but it looked it it was going down the legside
RCB 65/2 in 7 overs
Mayank Markande replaces Shahbaz. Just outside off and Jacks clubs it down the ground for a single. RATTLED THE STUMPS THROUGH THE GATE! Jacks tries to sweep the ball but misses a slower one as Markande makes a mess of the wickets! Rajat Patidar in at four. A superb over comes to an end, just four singles and a wicket
Will Jacks b Markande 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
RCB 61/1 in 6 overs
Natarajan continues. Short and directed towards the thigh pad, Kohli flicks it to short fine to take a sketchy single. SIX! Nattu goes full and Kohli takes the aerial route to clear the fence. Jacks completes the over with a single
RCB 51/1 in 5 overs
Shahbaz Ahmed replaces Cummins. That’s five different bowlers for five overs. Jacks goes across the line and hits it to deep midwicket to collect a single and that brings up RCB’s 50. Tidy from Shahbaz, concedes just two runs
RCB 49/1 in 4 overs
T Natarajan replaces Bhuvi. And it doesn’t matter. Natarajan goes full and makes it easy for Kohli to flick it through midwicket for a FOUR! Full again, Faf plays it straight through the ground and it takes a deflection of Nattu’s boot and goes towards mid off fielder, that’s four runs saved. AND NATARAJAN PROVIDES THE MUCH NEEDED BREAKTHROUGH! It was short and wide, Faf tried to slap it over the infield but was decieved for pace as Aidem Markram takes a comfortable catch at mid off! Will Jacks comes in at number three.
Faf du Plessis c Markram b Natarajan 25 (12b 3x4 1x6) SR: 208.33
RCB 43/0 in 3 overs
Skipper Cummins replaces Abhishek. Kohli comes down the track, uses his wrist and lofts it over midwicket for a FOUR! Kohli goes over extra covers this time and that’s yet another FOUR! Now it’s Faf. He plays his trademark scoop to clear the fence over fine leg! SIX! A tad bit short this time, Faf slaps it through the legside to collect a double. 19 runs off Cummins’ over!
RCB 24/0 in 2 overs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the second. Short and on the offside, du Plessis welcomes him with a punch through the covers and collects a FOUR! Bhuvi keeps it tight this time, Kohli is cramped for space and is forced to defend it, a dot. What a flick from Faf! He does just enough to clear the infield and that’s another FOUR! This time Faf goes through the offside but the result is the same, yet another FOUR! Huge over for RCB, 14 came off it
RCB 10/0 in 1 over
The regular opening pair of Virat Kohli and Faf fu Plessis have walked into the middle for RCB while Abhishek Sharma will start the proceedings with the ball.
First ball to the pads and Kohli just had to clip it on the onside to start the match off with a FOUR. He follows it up with a single. Faf off the mark with a single as as well. A bit short this time, Kohli rocks back and hit sit through the onside but settles for just a single. Couple of runs to finish the first over, 10 runs came off it
Race for the orange cap heats up
With two of the top five batters in the Orange cap standings— Virat Kohli (1) and Travis Head (5)— in action today, expect changes to the table. Here’s the orange cap list after the match between DC and GT:
IPL 2024: Here are the orange cap standings after Match 40 between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in Delhi on Wednesday.
Can RCB put on a show?
287, 277, 266 - These are some of the totals that SRH has managed to put on the scoreboard this season. RCB needs to set a huge target for its opposition, in order to stand a chance against the SRH juggernaut
Dinesh Karthik predicts another high scorer
DK - This is an absolute flat deck so 220-230 is what you want. I don’t think I need to expect anything different from Sunrisers, but we need to bowl like we did against KKR.
Playing 11s
RCB - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Will Jacks, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
SRH - Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
Pat Cummins after toss
It’s been awesome, good to be back here. It’s my first year here. The amount of people wearing orange, feels like a good place. We want to bat the same way. We have to adjust quicker as a bowling side. Unadkat comes in for Washington Sundar
Faf du Plessis after toss!
We are gonna bat first. We feel like our fans go with us everywhere. These boys have been playing some amazing cricket, hopefully we can put some scoreboard pressure on them. We fought really hard in the last game. Same team
Toss Update
RCB wins the toss and elects to bat first. The away side remains unchanged.
SRH OVERALL RECORD IN IPL UPPAL STADIUM
Matches played: 53
SRH won: 32
SRH lost: 20
Tied: 1
Last result: Beat CSK by 6 wickets (2024)
Last 5 results: Won - 2; Lost - 3
SRH highest score: 277/3 (20) vs MI (2024)
SRH lowest score: 114 (20) vs MI (2015)
Jacks with a blueprint!
The English allrounder Jacks said that Royal Challengers Bengaluru has made a conscious effort to take wickets with the new ball and hoped the approach might pay off against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Predicted XI
Bat first: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Bowl first: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
Impact Player options: Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi
Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted XI
Bat first: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Saurav Chauhan, Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson.
Bowl first: Faf du Plessis (c), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Saurav Chauhan, Mahipal Lomror, Vyshak Vijayakumar, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj.
Impact Player options: Anuj Rawat/Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Alzarri Joseph
What happened when these two sides last met:
There was no respite for RCB when Abhishek was sent back in the ninth over, as another power hitter in Heinrich Klaasen walked in.
Why Axar Patel was promoted yesterday
Delhi Capitals’ close win over Gujarat Titans saw Axar Patel come up the order for the first time this year, the southpaw playing a crucial knock of 66 to help the team post a formidable score.
SRH vs RCB HEAD-TO-HEAD IN IPL IN HYDERABAD
Matches played: 8
SRH won: 5
RCB won: 2
Tie: 1
Last result: RCB won by 8 wickets (2023)
SRH vs RCB H2H
Matches played: 23
RCB won: 10
SRH won: 12
Tied: 1
Last result: SRH won by 25 runs (Bengaluru, 2024)
Can Kohli repeat the trick?
SRH coach Vettori wants his team to keep scoring big totals
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori said that they need to keep challenging themselves and keep scoring big totals.
When and Where
Where will the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 be played?
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
When will the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match be played?
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will be played on April 25, 2024.
What time will the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match start?
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Can RCB still qualify for the Indian Premier League Playoffs?
RCB is currently languishing at the bottom of the Indian Premier League points table but all is not lost for the Faf du Plessis-led side. Here’s how they can still make it to the playoffs.
Live Streaming Info
Which TV channel will broadcast Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match on April 25?
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.
How to watch the live streaming of Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match?
The Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2024 match will be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.
Preview
A struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) runs into in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) with desperate hopes of registering a badly-needed win after losing seven of its eight games in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday.
The fact that an explosive batter Glenn Phillips is watching from the dugout as his SRH teammates come up with some unbelievable stroke play is proof of the team’s depth as it chases its first goal of making it to the playoffs with 10 points from seven games.
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