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Abu Dhabi, Oct 6: Jason Holder and Bhuvneshwar Kumar held on to their nerves in the 19th and 20th over respectively to help Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by four runs in match 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 encounter on Wednesday (October 6). SRH returned to limit RCB to 137 for six for only their third win in the league.
SRH captain Kane Williamson led by example as he scored valuable 31 runs and dismissed the dangerous Glenn Maxwell with a direct hit to tilt the game in his team's favour. Maxwell (40) was looking in the mood to finish the game for his side but it was his dismissal in unlucky fashion at the wrong time which put some extra pressure on the batting side as they faltered against a quality bowling effort.
Devdutt Padikkal (41) and Maxwell (40) did the bulk of the scoring but RCB kept losing wickets and faltered in the end. Defending 18 off the last two overs, Jason Holder bowled a superb over, giving away just five runs for one wicket.
Bhuvneshwar bowled the final over to defend 13 runs and started well. However, on the fourth ball of the over, AB de Villiers smashed a six but it was one of those rarest of rare occasions when the South Africa batting legend couldn't take the team home. De Villiers could not pull off a six on the last ball as his team's suffered an upset.
Earlier in the day, opener Jason Roy top-scored with a 38-ball 44 but RCB produced a disciplined bowling display to restrict Sunrisers to 141 for seven after putting the former to bat first.
Roy shared a 58-ball 70 run stand with skipper Kane Williamson (31) to set the platform but SRH lost three quick wickets for two runs in seven balls to eventually end up with a below-par score.
Harshal Patel (3/33) emerged as the most successful bowler after RCB skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl. Daniel Christian (2/14) took two wickets, while the spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal (1/27) and Shahbaz Ahmed (0/21) kept things in check, while George Garton conceded 29 runs in two overs for his one wicket.
Williamson started off with a good-looking cover drive and then pulled one from Siraj for another boundary through square leg. The New Zealand skipper was all elegance as he played two sweetly-timed shots for two more hits to the fence off Garton Left-arm spinner Shahbaz attacked the stumps but when he erred Roy was quick to pull him through square leg.
After the end of Powerplay, SRH were 50 for 1. The spin duo of Shahbaz and Chahal bowled in tandem, not allowing the batsmen to free their arms. While Roy lived dangerously, Williamson's stumps were knocked off by Patel with a cutter when he tried to create room for himself as SRH slipped to 84 for 2 in 12th over.
Priyam Garg smashed a six off Chahal before being caught by AB de Villiers off Christian in the next over. Five balls later, Christian pulled a sensational catch off his own bowling to remove the well-set Roy.
Chahal trapped Abdul Samad in front of the wicket in the first ball of the next over as SRH slumped to 107 for 5 in 15.1 overs. Wriddhiman Saha was next done in by a slower delivery by Patel. Rashid Khan (7 not out) and Jason Holder (16) tried to accelerate before the latter fell in the last ball.
Here's how the match between RCB and SRH panned out:
What a fantastic game of cricket we have witnessed as Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers played to their potential perhaps for the first time in this league. AB de Villiers remained unbeaten for only the second time in his IPL career and failed to take his team home. Bhuvneshwar keeping calm and defending those runs are good sign for Team India.
Sunrisers deny RCB a top-two finish and with this win, their winless streak finally comes to an end. Jason Holder's last over was outstanding for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
It's all over!! Sunrisers Hyderabad hold on to their nerves and beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 runs. Bhuvneshwar defends the 12 runs in the final over.
Dot ball on the 5th delivery, no single taken!! 6 needed off 1
SIXXXXXX!! Bhuvneshwar bowls in the slot and ABD hits him over his head for a maximum. Just ABD things.
Single for Garton on the next delivery! RCB need 12 off 4. ABD is on strike!!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls the final over and starts with a dot ball against Garton. 13 needed from 5.
A dot ball to end the over! Superb over from Jason Holder. RCB need 13 to win from the final over. We are witnessing another nail-biting finish
Wicket! Holder strikes and Shahbaz (14) gets caught at short mid-wicket by Williamson. RCB lose their sixth wicket. RCB - 128/6 in 18.4 overs.
Dropped! Shahbaz hits straight into the hands of Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep over and Bhuvi - who possesses one of the safest pair of hands - puts down a sitter and the batsman gets 2 runs.
11 runs came from that Umran Malik over. The youngster finishes with figures of 1/21 but would have wished for a better final over. #RCB - 124/5 in 18 overs. 18 needed from 12. ABD is in the middle for RCB.
Four! Full toss delivery from Malik and Shahbaz hits him towards the point region for a much-needed boundary.
Four! Shahbaz Ahmed gets off the mark with a brilliant shot over mid-wicket. Umran gets hit for a boundary.
Four! Brilliant shot towards point region from AB de Villiers on the final ball of that Rashid Khan over and the ball races towards the fence.
Wicket! Devdutt Padikkal (41) tries to hit Rashid Khan over midwicket but failed to get the elevation. Samad took a brilliant running catch. RCB - 109/5 in 16.5 overs.
Padikkal enters in his 40s!
Devdutt Padikkal moves onto 40* (50). That's the equal fewest runs for any IPL batsman has scored after 50 balls in an innings. Mike Hussey also reached the same total, for CSK v KKR in 2013. #IPL2021 #RCBvSRH
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) October 6, 2021
Just 7 runs came from that Siddharth Kaul over as RCB reach 104/4 in 16 overs. They need 38 off 24 balls, but ABD and set Devdutt Padikkal are in the middle.
15.1 overs - 100 up for RCB with a single from AB de Villiers' bat.
6 runs came from that over bowled by Rashid Khan. RCB reach 98/4 in 15 overs. They need 44 off 30 deliveries.
Run Out! Captain Kane Williamson's direct hit towards the striker's end sends Glenn Maxwell home. The right-handed batsman has been dismissed in an unlucky fashion for 40. RCB - 92/4 in 14.1 overs.
The partnership between Glenn Maxwell and Devdutt Padikkal is worth 50 off 40 deliveries. They have ensured RCB are in the hunt.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been brought into the attack in the 14th over.
9 runs came from that Jason Holder over as Royal Challengers reach 86/3. The partnership between Maxwell and Padikkal is now worth 48*. RCB need 52 off 42 balls.
Four! A boundary for Glenn Maxwell, courtesy inside edge off Jason Holder. Crucial runs for RCB these are in the run chase.
6 runs came from that Siddharth Kaul over as Royal Challengers Bangalore reach 77/3 in 12 overs.
Four! Maxwell pulls the short-pitched delivery from Siddharth Kaul and gets a boundary.
Just 4 runs came from that over bowled by Umran Malik and RCB reach 71/3. Maxwell and Padikkal have strung a partnership of 33 runs for the fourth wicket.
15 runs came from that Rashid over, courtesy of sensible cricket from Maxwell. RCB reach 67/3 in 10 overs.
Four!! Slog sweep from Maxwell off Rashid and he picks up another boundary. The pressure is on the bowler now as the batsman is trying to minimize the damage.
SIX!! Glenn Maxwell looks to dominate Rashid Khan again as he hits the spinner over long-on for his second maximum of the innings.
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