Chennai, April 14: Glenn Maxwell and a collecting bowling effort accompanied by a late collapse helped Royal Challengers Bangalore pull off a 6-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 6 of IPL 2021 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday (April 14).
Put into bat first, Maxwell hit a 41-ball 59 to lift RCB to a modest 149/8 in their allotted 20 overs. SRH bowlers, led by West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder (3/30) and star spinner Rashid Khan (2/18), put up superlative show and picked up wickets at regular intervals.
In response, SRH looked well on their way to complete their run chase after a fifty by their skipper David Warner, who shared a 83-run stand with Manish Pandey (38), but a collapse instigated by Shahbaz Ahmed in the 17th over meant RCB sealed another thriller in Chennai.
For RCB, Shahbaz was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, while Harshal Patel and Mohammed Siraj also tagged along with two wickets each. In the end Rashid played a cameo for 17 off 9 balls, but it was too late as Sunrisers ran out of balls to complete the chase after the leg-spinner got run out in the final over.
Earlier, Maxwell was the top scorer, hitting five fours and three maximums with skipper Virat Kohli (33) Shahbaz Ahmed (14) and Kyle Jamieson (12) providing valuable contributions.
Here is how SRH vs RCB happened:
End of the match: After Glenn Maxwell's fifty took RCB to 149/8, Sunrisers looked well set to complete the run chase after a fifty from skipper David Warner, but a late collapse started by Shahbaz Ahmed secured a 6-run win for Virat Kohli's team.
And it's all over as only a single comes from the last ball and RCB seal another thriller.
WICKET! Harshal Patels gets another as Shahbaz Nadeem is caught by his namesake Ahmed at point. SRH - 142/9 in 19.5 overs, need 7 from 1 ball.
WICKET! RUN OUT! Rashid looks for a double, but can't get back in time for the second. SRH 143/8 in 19.4 overs, need 7 from 2 balls to win.
No-Ball and FOUR! Rashid gets an important boundary off a full toss above the waist. SRH now need 8 off 4 balls.
A single and a double come from the first two balls of the ultimate over bowled by Harshal.
11 runs and a wicket come from Siraj's final over as it leaves Sunrisers with an over to get 16 runs.
WICKET! Siraj strikes as he gets rid off Holder for 4. SRH - 130/7 in 18.3 overs.
SIX! Rashid Khan gets off the mark with a maximum and gives SRH hope in the run chase. SRH - 129/6 in 18.1 overs.
WICKET! Harshal Patel strikes as he removes Vijay Shankar for 3. SRH - 123/6 in 18 overs. Sunrisers need 27 runs to win in the last two overs.
Harshal Patel bowls a no-ball and it's time for a free hit with Holder on strike.
Shankar is joined by Jason Holder as SRH stutter in run chase, just like KKR did against MI yesterday.
WICKET! Shahbaz Ahmed gets his third in the over as he gets rid off Samad for a duck. SRH - 116/5 in 17 overs.
Vijay Shankar and Abdul Samad are the two new batsmen for Sunrisers. Can they get their side across the line?
WICKET! Pandey departs for 38 after a rash shot off Shahbaz and the left arm spinner is on a hattrick now. SRH - 115/4 in 16.2 overs.
WICKET! Shahbaz gets Bairstow for 12 and it's game on in Chennai. SRH - 115/3 in 16.1 overs.
Oh it's Shahbaz Ahmed continuing from the other end.
Harshal Patel (2), Siraj and Jameison (1 each) could be Kohli's option in the last four.
It's the final time out of the game and Chahal bowls out, ending wicket-less, conceding 7 runs in his final over. SRH now need 35 runs to win from 24 balls.
6 runs come from Shahbaz's first over. SRH now need 42 runs to win from 30 balls.
Chance! Pandey's lofted effort off Shahbaz falls in no man's land. SRH - 106/2 in 14.4 overs.
Shahbaz Ahmed is introduced for left arm spin as RCB look for wickets.
FOUR! Bairstow off the mark with a boundary as he pulls Jameison towards square leg. SRH -102/2 in 14 overs.
Bairstow joins Pandey in the middle as Sunrisers look to complete run chase.
WICKET! Kyle Jameison gets the breakthrough as he removes Warner for 54. SRH - 96/2 in 13.2 overs.
Dan Christian concedes 7 runs in his first over as SRH move to 96/1 in 13 overs. Warner and co need 54 runs to win from 42 balls.
A review for run out as Warner pushes for a second, but he's comfortably home thanks to the dive and it brings up his fifty off just 31 balls.
An excellent over from Harshal Patel as he concedes just 2 runs from his second over. SRH now need 61 from 48 to win.
10 runs come from Chahal's third over as SRH move to 87/1 in 11 overs. Warner and co now need 63 to win from 54 balls.
FOUR! Warner sweeps Chahal this time for the second boundary of the over and moves on to 46. SRH - 85/1 in 10.3 overs.