Bhuvneshwar defends 12 in ultimate over as Hyderabad beats Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s quest for the second one spot all however ended with a four-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Chasing 142, RCB wanted 13 from the overall over, with AB de Villiers nonetheless on the crease. However Bhuvneshwar Kumar, in spite of being hit for a six off the fourth ball by way of the South African, held his nerve to guide SRH to just its 3rd win of the marketing campaign.

RCB misplaced Virat Kohli early, out leg-before whilst looking to hit Bhuvneshwar around the line, and Dan Christian and Okay.S. Bharat fell affordably too. However Glenn Maxwell took rate, with Devdutt Padikkal (41, 52b, 4×4) taking part in 2d mess around.

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RCB vs SRH highlights, IPL 2021: Sunrisers pips Bangalore by way of 4 runs; Bhuvneshwar defends 13 in ultimate over in opposition to de Villiers

Maxwell hit Rashid Khan out of the assault with two sixes over deep mid-wicket and long-on and a swept 4 as he raced to 29 off 15 balls. However an off-balance Kane Williamson brilliantly ran the Aussie out with a right away hit from in entrance of canopy to show the fit.

Padikkal couldn’t shift gears, or even the most productive efforts of Shahbaz Ahmed — two fours off Umran Malik within the 18th over – couldn’t save the day.

Previous, after being requested to bat first, Jason Roy top-scored for SRH with 44 (38b, 5×4), with the one little bit of strengthen coming from skipper Williamson (31, 29b, 4×4). The partnership used to be value 70 runs for the second one wicket.

Williamson used to be all magnificence, hitting superbly throughout the quilt area, a boundary each and every off Mohammed Siraj and George Garton catching the attention. Roy, shaky to begin with, discovered some rhythm with a few hits to the fence off Shahbaz and Harshal Patel.

However from 50 for one after six overs, SRH added simply 31 from overs seven to 11. Within the twelfth, Harshal were given the prized wicket of Williamson, rearranging the Kiwi’s stumps with an off-cutter.

Roy chugged alongside however didn’t threaten to head large. Priyam Garg attempted, lofting Yuzvendra Chahal for a six, however perished to Christian. The Aussie then stuck and bowled Roy earlier than Chahal trapped Abdul Samad in entrance.

From 105 for 2, SRH used to be decreased to 105 for 5, with Christian (3-0-14-2) and Harshal (4-0-33-3) doing the wear. Nevertheless it used to be Williamson and Co. who had the ultimate snigger.