IPL 2020, RCB vs SRH as it happened: Hyderebad ride on bowlers’ brilliance to earn 5-wicket win

SRH WIN BY 5 WICKETS!
Jason Holder with a quickfire cameo of 26* off 10. He finishes the game with a six off Chahal. The Sunrisers keep their playoff hopes alive with a dominating win.

After 13.5 overs, SRH are 114/5 – Abhishek is gone!
OUT! Abhishek Sharma tries to finish the match in a hurry but finds the fielder. SRH are almost home, though, they need 7 off 37. A massive over for SRH, two sixes and a four from it. Saini struggling to find rhythm.

After 12.1 overs, SRH are 87/4 – Williamson is gone!
OUT! Isuru Udana gets the big wicket of Kane Williamson! The right-hander goes through the shot too early and hits it to Virat Kohli at cover. Will there be a twist in the tale? SRH need 34 off 47 with six wickets in hand. Kane departs for 8 off 14 as Jason Holder comes to the crease.

After 12 overs, SRH are 87/3 (Williamson 8, Abhishek 2)
Another good over for RCB, just five from it. Sundar has figures of 1/21 from 3 overs. SRH are still well on top, they need 34 off 48. Kane is a solid man to have at the crease right now.

After 11 overs, SRH are 82/3 – Saha is gone!
OUT! Wonderful delivery by Yuzvendra Chahal! Wriddhiman Saha steps out and tries to lift one over cover, but he is deceived in the air and stumped by ABD. Saha departs for a well-compiled 39 off 32.

After 10 overs, SRH are 74/2 (Saha33 , Williamson 3)
Udana concedes seven runs in his first over as the on-field umpires make a ridiculous decision of not calling a chest-high full-toss a no-ball.

After 9 overs, SRH are 67/2 (Saha 27, Williamson 2)
Kane survives a close call! Saha hits it back and Chahal dives across before the ball crashes into the stumps. The leg-spinner is convinced the ball has touched his finger and the third umpire is brought in. But he reckons there is no conclusive evidence and rules not-out. Replays show that Kane had got back into the crease anyway. But a superb over by Chahal, just three singles from it.

After 8 overs, SRH are 64/2 (Saha 25, Williamson 1)
Left-arm seamer Isuru Udana joins the attack and concedes just four runs in his first over. SRH need 57 off 72.

After 6.4 overs, SRH are 60/2 – Pandey is gone!
OUT! RCB finally get the breakthrough as Manish Pandey throws his wicket away. An unnecessary slog from the right-hander. Yuzvendra Chahal strikes in his first over as Chris Morris completes the catch. Pandey departs for 26 off 19 as Kane Williamson walks out to bat.

After 6 overs, SRH are 58/1 (Pandey 25, Saha 21)
Shot! Siraj bangs it short and Saha hooks it out of the park. SRH are absolutely cruising at the end of the powerplay. Time for a strategic timeout.

After 5 overs, SRH are 46/1 (Pandey 25, Saha 9)
Manish Pandey flicks one over mid-wicket to pick up four and complete 1,000 IPL runs for SRH. He ends the over with another four, this time to the fine-leg fence. Three wides from Chris Morris in that over. Chahal lets one go through his legs to concede overthrows. RCB are looking down and out.

After 4 overs, SRH are 31/1 (Pandey 16, Saha 6)
Pandey picks up three with a punch past cover, before Saha sweeps one for four. Nine runs come from Sundar’s second over.

After 3 overs, SRH are 22/1 (Pandey 12, Saha 1)
Manish Pandey is off to a blazing start! The right-hander thumps one straight back for four before pulling one flat for six. Navdeep Saini concedes 11 runs in his first over.

After 1.2 overs, SRH are 10/1 – Warner is gone!
SIX & OUT! Washington Sundar strikes with his second ball as David Warner pulls it to mid-on. Just the start RCB were looking for!

After 1 over, SRH are 4/0 (Warner 2, Saha 1)
Steady start with the ball for RCB. Chris Morris starts off with a wide and then concedes just three singles.

9.20 pm: We’re ready for the chase in Sharjah! The target for SRH is 121 runs. Can RCB pull off something special with the ball and seal a spot in the playoffs?

RCB FINISH WITH 120/7
This has been a brilliant, all-round bowling performance by SRH. T Natarajan finishes with superb figures of 1/11.

After 19 overs, RCB are 116/7 (Gurkeerat 14, Siraj 1)
Jason Holder finishes with superb figures of 2/27 from his four overs. T Natarajan to bowl the last over of the RCB innings.

After 18.4 overs, RCB are 114/7 – Udana is gone!
OUT! Isuru Udana departs for a first-ball duck. Jason Holder gets his second wicket of the over as Kane Williamson completes a simple catch. RCB simply haven’t found any momentum in this innings.

After 18.2 overs, RCB are 113/6 – Morris is gone!
OUT! Jason Holder gets in on the act and picks up his first wicket. This time Chris Morris hits it to long-on and David Warner takes a simple catch.

After 18 overs, RCB are 111/5 (Gurkeerat 12, Morris 1)
Dropped! Sandeep Sharma runs behind from short-third but can’t hold on to the catch. T Natarajan is in the middle of a brilliant spell. He has figures of 1/9 from 3 overs. RCB need Morris to hit some sixes.

After 17.1 overs, RCB are 106/5 – Sundar is gone!
OUT! Washington Sundar hits it hard straight back and T Natarajan completes a sharp return catch. SRH are not letting RCB get away.

After 17 overs, RCB are 106/4 (Sundar 21, Gurkeerat 8)
The end of a fine spell by Sandeep Sharma. Four overs, 20 runs and the important wickets of Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli.

After 16 overs, RCB are 99/4 (Sundar 18, Gurkeerat 5)
Super shot by Washington Sundar! Drives one over cover off the front foot for four. Manish Pandey then drops a tough chance at cover but wastes everyone’s time by asking the umpires to check the replays to be sure. Rashid Khan finishes with figures of 1/24.

After 15 overs, RCB are 93/4 (Sundar 13, Gurkeerat 4)
A welcome boundary for RCB as Sundar cuts one over point for four. But Holder does well to concede just three singles off the next five balls.

After 14 overs, RCB are 86/4 (Sundar 7, Gurkeerat 3)
Natarajan returns to the attack and concedes just three singles in his second over. Time for a strategic timeout.

After 13 overs, RCB are 83/4 (Sundar 5, Gurkeerat 2)
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem finishes with figures of 1/35 in his four overs. He got the big wicket of AB de Villiers. RCB would want to get close to 150 from this stage.

After 11.4 overs, RCB are 76/4 – Philippe is gone!
OUT! And another one falls for RCB! This time Rashid Khan strikes and Josh Philippe departs for 32. The right-hander pulls it straight to deep mid-wicket. SRH are in control at Sharjah!

After 11 overs, RCB are 71/3 – ABD is gone!
OUT! SRH have the big wicket of AB de Villiers! Shahbaz Nadeem had dropped ABD earlier and then got hit for a six. But the South African hits it hard straight to deep extra cover and Abhishek Sharma takes a sharp catch. ABD departs for 24 off 24 as Washington Sundar comes out to bat.

After 10 overs, RCB are 61/2 (Philippe 31, ABD 15)
This is a fascinating battle between Rashid Khan and AB de Villiers. The leg-spinner delivered three consecutive dot balls in his first over but the South African genius pulls one for four in this over.

After 9 overs, RCB are 52/2 (Philippe 29, ABD 8)
A welcome boundary for RCB! Nadeem tosses it up and Philippe lifts it back over the bowler for four. The straight boundaries at Sharjah are ridiculously short. Time for a strategic timeout.

After 8 overs, RCB are 42/2 (Philippe 21, ABD 6)
Three balls and three times Rashid Khan beats AB de Villiers’ outside edge. The Afghan leg-spinner shows his class in this battle between the superstars.

After 7 overs, RCB are 38/2 (Philippe 20, ABD 4)
DROPPED! Oh dear, what have you done Shahbaz Nadeem! AB de Villiers hits it straight back but the left-arm spinner can’t hold on to the catch. That could prove to be costly for SRH.

After 6 overs, RCB are /302 (Philippe 14, ABD 2)
Fantastic bowling from T Natarajan, the left-arm pacer concedes just a single in his first over. What a powerplay this has been for SRH! And they still have Rashid’s four overs to come. For RCB, a LOT depends on AB de Villiers now.

After 4.4 overs, RCB are 28/2 – Kohli is gone!
OUT! Massive breakthrough for SRH as Sandeep Sharma picks the wicket of Virat Kohli for the seventh time in the IPL. The RCB skipper struck it hard but Kane Williamson took a sharp catch at cover. Kohli departs for 7 off 7 as AB de Villiers walks out to bat.

After 4 overs, RCB are 24/1 (Philippe 13, Kohli 4)
Philippe picks up his second four, just had to lift it over mid-off and the ball raced away. SRH have done well so far in the powerplay.

After 2.5 overs, RCB are 13/1 – Padikkal is gone!
OUT! Sandeep Sharma strikes in his second over and it’s the important wicket of the in-form Devdutt Padikkal. The left-hander tried to whack it on the leg side but missed it completely to get clean bowled. Padikkal departs for 5 off 8 as Virat Kohli strides out to the crease.

After 2 overs, RCB are 8/0 (Philippe 3, Padikkal 5)
What a shot from Padikkal to give RCB their first boundary! The left-hander stands tall and drives it off the back foot past mid-off for four. Five runs come from Holder’s first over.

After 1 over, RCB are 3/0 (Philippe 2, Padikkal 1)
Steady start from Sandeep Sharma, gets some sharp in-swing to the right-hander. Three singles come from the first over.

7.30 pm: We’re ready for live action from Sharjah! Josh Philippe and Devdutt Padikkal are opening the batting for RCB. Sandeep Sharma has the new ball in hand for SRH. Here we go!

7.09 pm: Playing XIs
SRH: David Warner (c), Wriddhiman Saha (w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan.
RCB: Josh Philippe, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.

7.02 pm: TOSS – David Warner has won the toss and SRH will bowl first at Sharjah!

IPL 2020 points table: Mumbai Indians assured of top-two finish, DC’s run-rate takes further hit

6.47 pm: What a match we’ve just had at Dubai as Mumbai Indians thumped Delhi Capitals. In case you missed it, you can catch up on all the action by clicking here.

6.40 pm: Hello and welcome to live coverage of match No 52 of Indian Premier League 2020. Tonight, Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah.

With a playoffs spot at stake, Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to shrug off the disappointment of back-to-back defeats when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League at Sharjah on Saturday.

Virat Kohli and Co will have their work cut out as SRH will be confident after their crushing win over Delhi Capitals.

Going by the current standings, RCB are better-placed at number two and they need to win one of their remaining two games – against SRH or DC – to make the cut. And even if RCB lose both their matches and stay on 14 points, they can still qualify. But for that they need favourable results from other games.

SRH, on the other hand, are in do-or-die territory. Sitting on the sixth spot with 10 points from 12 games, the Hyderabad outfit need to win their remaining two matches – against RCB and MI – to reach 14 points to stay in the reckoning.

If that happens, SRH’s progress to the playoffs is all but assured because of a superior NRR than all the teams which can finish on 14 points. RCB need to regroup as their confidence definitely took a beating after crushing defeats at the hands of MI and CSK.