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Updated : Apr 25, 2024, 11:27 PM IST
In the 41st match of IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 25th at 7:30 PM IST. Sunrisers Hyderabad is placed third, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru sits at the bottom of the points table.
In their recent matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by 67 runs with Travis Head and Shahbaz Ahmed scoring 89 and 59 runs. Whereas, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost by 1 run to Kolkata Knight Riders, despite good performances by Will Jacks (55) and Rajat Patidar (52).
Overall, Sunrisers Hyderabad has won 13 out of 23 matches against Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 10 wins in this format.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar just played a short ball from Green and managed to hit it well enough to score a boundary down the leg side. The next ball was full and on the pads, and Bhuvi ended up hitting it straight to Siraj at short midwicket.
Abhishek smashes the ball over extra cover for a four, then uses his fancy footwork to hit a six over long on. The Sunrisers Hyderabad team is finally picking up the pace. Jack then bowls a short one, and Abhishek rocks back before sending it over the square leg fence for another six! They are on a roll!
Natarajan will be bowling the final over. He starts off with a full toss that is smashed for a six by Swapnil, bringing up RCB's 200 runs. The next delivery is full and outside off, resulting in an outside edge off Swapnil's bat and running away for a four.
Markande continues his bowling. The ball is full and on the slot, Patidar elegantly lofts it through the covers and clears the fence. That's two boundaries in a row! Once again, the ball is in Patidar's hitting arc and he goes straight this time, hitting a six! And now, he makes it three in a row! This is truly outstanding performance from Patidar. He reads the wrong un perfectly and executes a slog sweep for another six!
Patidar elegantly lofts the ball over midwicket for a boundary after a short and wide delivery outside off. The next delivery is much straighter, causing an outside edge off Patidar's bat, but luckily for him, the ball falls just out of reach of the fielder at short third man.
Natarajan delivers the crucial breakthrough! The delivery was short and wide, causing Faf to attempt a slap over the infield. However, he was deceived by the pace, resulting in Aiden Markram taking a comfortable catch at mid-off.
Captain Cummins replaces Abhishek with the ball . Kohli confidently steps down the track, expertly using his wrist to loft the ball over midwicket for a boundary! Kohli follows it up with another elegant shot, this time sending the ball over extra covers for another four runs! Next up is Faf du Plessis, who showcases his signature scoop shot to effortlessly clear the fence over fine leg for a maximum!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is set to bowl the second over. The delivery is short and on the offside, and du Plessis greets him with a powerful punch through the covers, resulting in a boundary. Faf executes a brilliant flick to clear the infield, scoring another four. This time, Faf goes through the offside again, producing the same result - another boundary.
The first ball was directed towards the pads, prompting Kohli to elegantly clip it to the onside for a boundary, setting the tone for the match. He then swiftly added a single to his score. Faf also opened his account with a well-timed single.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan
Faf du Plessis: We are gonna bat first. We feel like our fans go with us everywhere. These boys have been playing some amazing cricket, hopefully we can put some scoreboard pressure on them. We fought really hard in the last game. Same team.
Pat Cummins: It's been awesome, good to be back here. It's my first year here. The amount of people wearing orange, feels like a good place. We want to bat the same way. We have to adjust quicker as a bowling side. Unadkat comes in for Washington Sundar.
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In their previous encounter in Hyderabad, Virat Kohli scored a century during a thrilling run chase.
In the IPL 2024, Travis Head boasts a batting strike rate of 234.54 in the powerplay, while Abhishek Sharma follows closely behind with a rate of 232.87.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Siraj, Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Rajan Kumar
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen