IPL 2024, SRH vs RCB Match Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers by 35 runs

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Sunrisers Hyderabad fell short by 35 runs against an all-round, disciplined performance by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are struggling at 163/8 at the end of 19 overs as they chase 207 runs against the RCB.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are struggling at 144/8 at the end of 17 overs as they chase 207 runs against the RCB.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets out on 13, caught Siraj bowled Green as SRH score 141/8 chasing 207 against the RCB.

Pat Cummins, SRH skipper has gone for 31 in 15 balls caught Siraj bowled Green.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are at 123/6 at the end of 13 overs. Pat Cummins is out in the middle trying to play his shots and make as many runs as possible while his side is truggling against the RCB.

Pat Cummins have come to the crease and decided to go after the RCB bowling. He has hit 3 sixes and a boundary so far in his 27 runs of 9 balls. SRH 119/6 after 12 overs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad are 89/6 at the end of 10 overs. SRH lost quick wickets at the start of the innings and then later kept losing wickets at regular intervals.

Samad got out on a soft dismissal, caught and bowled Karn Sharma as SRH struggle at 85/6 chasing 207 against the RCB.

Sunrisers Hyderabad struggling at 85/5 at the end of 9 overs as they lose 5 quick wickets as they chase 207 against RCB. Umpire signals strategic timeout in the game.

Sunrisers Hyderabad struggling at 72/5 at the end of 8 overs as they lose 5 quick wickets as they chase 207 against RCB.

Nitish Reddy gets out on 13 bowled by Karn Sharma. SRH now in real trouble at 69/5 as they chase 207 against RCB.

SRH have lost 4 quick wickets in the powerplay and are now struggling at 68/4 at the end of 7 overs. RCB so far have tightened grip on the match.

SRH 56/4 as Klaasen gets out in the same over which got Markram's wicket. SRH in trouble as they lose 4 quick wickets in the innings chasing 207 against the RCB.

RCB gets another breakthrough as Markram gets out LBW on Swapnil. SRH 41/3 in 4.2 overs.

Abhishek Sharma has played a superb knock of 31 runs off 13 balls. He got out caught Karthik bowled by Yash Dayal.

Abhishek Sharma has hit 2 sixes and a four of the third over to take SRH to 31/1 after 3 overs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored 11/1 at the end of 2 overs as they lose Travis Head early on 1 runs.

Dangerous Travis Head gets out early in the first over on 1 run, caught Karn bowled Jacks.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma are out in the middle to open the innings for SRH. Will Jacks takes the ball to bowl the first over for RCB.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have scored 206/7 in their 20 overs and set a target of 207 for the Sunrisers to chase in the second innings. Rajat Patidar’s quick 50 of 19 balls was the highlight of the RCB innings.

Dinesh Karthik has got out on 11, caught Samad bowled Cummins. RCB 193/6 in 18.5 overs

SRH have restricted RCB to a comparatively lower score than this tournament has seen in general. RCB have scored 167/5 in 17 overs as Dinesh Karthik comes to the crease.

RCB 167/5 as Mahipal Lomror gets out on 7. Unadkat again gives the breakthrough to SRH as RCB struggles for runs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have scored 157/4 at the end of 16 overs. Green and Lomror are out in the middle for RCB.

Virat Kohli gets out scoring 51 runs, pulled a slower delivery caught Samad bowled Unadkat in 15th over.

Virat Kohli has completed his 50 in 37 balls to take RCB 133/3 in 13.2 overs.

Rajat Patidar goes after scoring 50 runs, Unadkat gets the breakthrough for SRH.

Rajat Patidar has played a special knock for RCB today as he brings up his 50 in just 19 balls.

Kohli and Patidar are taking the proceedings forward for RCB as they have completed 50-run partnership in no time. RCB 127/2 after 12 overs.

Rajat Patidar scored 27 runs from the 11th over with four sixes as RCB reach 121/2 after 11 overs.

RCB have scored 94/2 at the end of 10 overs as Kohli and Patidar are out in the middle and playing well so far to take the innings ahead for Bengaluru.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru are at 84/2 at the end of 9 overs as strategic timeout is marked by the field umpire.

Will Jacks gets out as second wicket falls for RCB, bowled by Markande. Challengers are 64/2 at the end of 7 overs. Patidar joins Virat Kohli in the middle.

RCB are off to a good start as Kohli and Jacks take the proceedings forward after fall of Du Plessis. Royals are 61/1 at the end of 6 overs.

RCB are 51/1 at the end of 5 overs as Faf Du Plessis gets out in the last over. Virat Kohli and Will Jacks are out in the middle.

Natarajan gets the breakthrough for SRH as Faf Du Plessis gets out on 25. RCB 48/1 in 3.5 overs.

Pat Cummins introduced himself in bowling and Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis took him to task as they score 19 runs form the over. RCB 43/0 after 3 overs.

Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis are off to a good start against the SRH as they score 24/0 at the end of 2 overs.

RCB at 10/0 batting first against the SRH in Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli flicks a leg side delivery for four runs to get off the mark of the first ball of Abhishek Sharma to start the innings. SRH are hosting RCB in Hyderabad today.

Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli are out in the middle to open the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Abhishek Sharma takes the ball to bowl the first over for SRH. Here we GO!

Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan

Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Mahipal Lomror, Lockie Ferguson, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal

RCB win the toss, decided to bat first. Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in match number 41 of IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

In 249 matches so far, RCB has won 117 and lost 128. Four games have ended with no results. Their win percentage is 46.18 per cent. RCB has been a three-time IPL finalist in 2009, 2011 and 2016. However, they have not lifted the trophy even once.

RCB will be playing their 250th IPL game when they take on the SRH at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Thursday. This completes a big milestone of their journey, which has seen a lot of ups and downs and the creation of some of the biggest league superstars and a loyal fanbase despite not clinching a title yet.

The IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports Network. Viewers can also watch the live stream of the SRH vs RCB IPL 2024 match on the JioCinema app and website.

SRH bested RCB on an evening that produced the highest IPL total and the highest match aggregate in all T20s. They posted a record 287 for 3 on the back of Head's 102 and Klaasen's 31-ball 67. RCB then finished on 262 for 7, Dinesh Karthik leading the way with 83 off 35 balls as they eventually fell 25 runs short at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have locked their horns 24 times in the IPL so far. SRH won 13 while RCB managed to win 10 matches while 1 got no result (NR). None of the matches were abandoned due to any reason. So SRH has the upper hand in this match over RCB as they play match number 41 in IPL 2024.

The temperature is expected to be around 36 degree Celcius, with humidity at 22 percent. There is no chance of rainfall in Hyderabad on April 25.

The upcoming match will unfold on the very same pitch that witnessed the opening game of the season at this venue. It was a spectacle as SRH unleashed a monumental total of 277 for 3 while batting first against Mumbai Indians, who themselves managed a commendable 246 for 5. Anticipate another high-scoring showdown as both the teams lock horns once again. With Hyderabad forecasted to experience scorching temperatures on Thursday evening, conditions are set to add to the intensity of the encounter.

Toss will play an important role in Hyderabad as it's a batsman friendly pitch which witnessed some huge scores in the tournament itself. Due will also play an important factor in the second inning of the match. The team which wins the toss might go for bowling first and then chase the target with due in the field making the bowling difficult.

Faf du Plessis (c), Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan

Pat Cummins (C), Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Sanvir Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Agarwal, T. Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Upendra Singh Yadav, Umran Malik, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan

Get ready for a high-octane clash in Match 41 of IPL 2024, as Sunrisers Hyderabad gear up to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad this Thursday, April 25.