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In the IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious by 55 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
After winning the toss, RCB`s captain Rajat Patidar said, “(Too many runs on the board?) Obviously, I think their top five batsmen played really well, and they purely dominated in the first innings. (Pitch slowed down?) Not really, but I think the slow bouncer was gripping a bit, but I think the way… their strength is slow bouncers and yorkers, they executed pretty well. (Top priority to finish on top?) The top priority was to be on the top, but I think, there were a lot of runs in the first inning. I think 255 is a good score on this wicket. And I think their five bowlers executed the slow bouncers and yorkers pretty well. (Wasn`t easy to hit the slow bouncers?) Obviously, Hyderabad, I think it`s a good wicket, but when you start bowling slow bouncers, slow into the wicket, I think it`s really tough for the batsman to score the runs”.
IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Match summary
With an aim of chasing the target of 256 runs, RCB scored 200 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
Opening batsman Venkatesh Iyer departed after delivering a fiery knock of 44 runs in 19 balls, including four boundaries and the same number of maximums. Stalwart Virat Kohli managed to score 15 runs in 11 balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Captain Rajat Patidar registered 56 runs in 39 balls, including six boundaries and a maximum. Krunal Pandya and Impact Player, Tim David, stayed unbeaten. Facing 31 balls, Krunal scored 41 runs, with the help of five boundaries, whereas Tim scored 15 runs in seven balls, including a boundary and a maximum.
Hyderabad`s Eshan Malinga returned with the figures of two wickets for 33 runs in four overs. Sakib Hussain and Travis Head claimed one wicket each. Skipper Pat Cummins, Shivang Kumar, Impact Player Harshal Patel, and Nitish Kumar Reddy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against RCB.
Earlier, having opted to bat first, Sunrisers Hyderabad`s (SRH) opening batsman Travis Head accumulated 26 runs in 16 balls, including five boundaries. Fellow opening batsman Abhishek Sharma scored 56 runs off 22 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and five maximums.
Swashbuckling batsman Heinrich Klaasen played a knock of 51 runs in just 24 balls. His knock included two boundaries and five maximums.
Later, wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan garnered 79 runs off 46 deliveries, including eight boundaries and three maximums. Shouldering him was Nitish Kumar Reddy, who scored an unbeaten 29 runs in 12 balls, with the help of a boundary and three maximums. With this, the Sunrisers posted a total of 255 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs against the Royal Challengers.
Bengaluru`s Rasikh Salam returned with the figures of two wickets for 52 runs in four overs. Suyash Sharma and Krunal Pandya also bagged one wicket each. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Romario Shepherd went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the “Orange Army”.
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