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| Edited By: Vineet Varma |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Sep 29, 2017, 10:16 PM IST
What a finish to an amazing match!
Virat Kohli's late blitz has ensured that RCB still are in the hunt for the play-off spot.
If Chris Gayle's early blast helped RCB on their way, then Kohli ensured that he stayed till the end to steer his side home.
Though David Warner was unlucky after he touched the ropes despite catching Kohli...SRH can take heart from a lion-hearted performance.
So it is two points for RCB in their quest for the play-off stages...and they definitely can thank rain for this one!
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Over 5.5
RCB - 83 for 4 win by six wickets
Virat is unbeaten after a match-winning 44 from 19 balls.
Amazing end to an amazing contest.
Kohli has won RCB a thriller here....TAKE A BOW.
WHADDA FINISH! Kohli slams that down the track...Warner jumps...catches it..but his foot touches the rope!
Kohli on strike.
4 from 2 needed.
FOUR! Has Kohli won this one for RCB now...cleverly cut away between the two fielders near gully.
FOUR! Smashed away to off...8 from 3 now!
RCB - 69 for 4
12 for 4 needed...Kohli on strike.
RUN-OUT! Karthik is run-out...ball hits the bowler and the bails are whipped off as the batsman has already sprinted away for a non-existent single.
12 from 5 needed.
Kohli on strike...Bhuvaneshwar is the bowler.
Single.
Over 5
RCB - 68 for 3
13 off the last over needed.
Single.
Will Karthik play out a dot ball here last ball?
14 from 7 needed.
Single.
Virat on fire...15 from 8 needed.
SIX! And how...hammered a bad bad delivery over deep-mid wicket.
Thriller played out so far...can Kohli win this one for RCB?
21 from 9 needed.
Two runs.
Kohli will go after every ball from now on!
23 from 10 needed.
Dot ball.
RCB - 58 for 3
WICKET! Mandeep holes out to Morgan....Praveen gets a vital wicket.
Over 4
RCB - 58 for 2
23 from 2 overs needed.
SIX! Dispatched over wide-long on...Kohli on fire.
Now only one man can pull this match for #RCB ...It's captain kohli...it's time to show his aggression on de bat... #SRHvsRCB
— Rajkamal (@rajchronus) May 15, 2015
29 from 13 needed.
Two runs.
31 from 14 needed.
DROPPED! And they get two runs....too tougha chance for Karn.
33 form 15 needed.
Kohli is going all out against Karn.
Single.
34 from 16 needed.
Single.
Can Kohli fire home RCB tonight?
35 from 17 needed.
Two runs...amazing running by Kohli.
Over 3
RCB - 44 for 2
Dot ball to end the over.
Single.
RCB - 43 for 2
Henriques is on a hat-trick.
OUT! De Villiers is out first ball...good catch by Styen near the deep.
RCB - 43 for 1
WICKET! Gayle goes for 35 from 10 balls...straight into Dhawan's hands at deep-extra cover.
38 from 22 needed.
WIDE!
39 from 22 needed.
Henriques is the bowler.
Single.
Dot ball.
Over 2
RCB - 41 for 0
GAYLE STORM!
HAMMERED! Gayle whacks that over deep-mid wicket.
46 from 25 needed.
FOUR! It is all happening...cut away to fine-leg...between two fielders there.
RCB are going all-out to win the match.
50 from 26 needed.
Has rain played spoil-sport for SRH tonight?
SIX! Whacked away by Gayle...flies over mid-wicket.
All there for RCB to win this one now.
56 from 27 needed.
Dot ball.
STAND AND DELIVER.
Hammers Bhuvaneshwar for two consecutive boundaries.
FOUR AND FOUR! Gayle is on fire tonight...even the crowd are loving it!
Over 1
RCB - 17 for 0
Dot ball to end the over.
DROPPED! Tough luck for the fielder at deep-mid wicket...the wet outfield has made things worse tonight.
FOUR! Smacked away to mid-wicket by Kohli...RCB are off to a flyer here!
Kohli on strike.
Single.
Smashed away to deep-extra cover.
SIX! What a shot by Gayle...can he win this for RCB tonight?
FOUR! Gayle starts with a bang...hammers Styen down the covers.
Revised target - 81 to win off 6 overs...stroke of luck for RCB?
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And it is raining..again!
Covers are on back again...what will it be next.... a T-5 contest?
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And Warner and Henriques' blitzkrieg has ensured that SRH finish on a huge total as per a T-11 match.
Despite getting Dhawan out early, RCB were cluless against Warner and Henriques' assault which saw the duo score superb fifties.
After a bowling failure it remains to be seen as to whether RCB's batsmen can hunt this down or will they collapse in a heap?
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Over 11
SRH - 135 for 3
End of innings.
Warner remains unbeaten on 52.
OUT! And Morgan slashes it into mid-on's hands.
Last ball.
SIX! Morgan slams that into the mid-wicket crowd...amazing shot.
2 to go.
Two runs.
A hint of drizzle again.
Single.
Single by Morgan.
Starc to bowl the last over.
Over 10
SRH - 125 for 2
Single to end the over.
SRH - 122 for 2
Edges it to Karthik off Wiese.
WICKET! And Henriques departs after a superb 57 from 22 balls.
WELL PLAYED.
Fifty for Warner...David batters RCB tonight.
INNOVATIVE.
FOUR! Warner attempts another switch-hit and edges it past the diving keeper.
Over 9
SRH - 117 for 1
The crowd loved it!
SMASHED AWAY! Henriques ends the over with a huge shot over deep-mid wicket.
And he gets it...superb knock by Moises tonight.
Warner hit the 600th six of the Pepsi IPL 2015!!!! #SRHvsRCB
— VIDUSHI (@AddictedToMSN) May 15, 2015
Henrqiues needs 1 for a fifty.
Warner is on 44.
SIX! Swept away over deep-mid wicket...reverse hit by Warner..amazing innovation.
Chahal is the bowler.
Over 8
SRH - 100 for 1
Two to end the over..100 up for SRH.
Warner is on 36...fiery stuff by both batsmen.
Virat kohli is looking like the school boy who nobody listens to at a party #SRHvsRCB #IPL2015
— Hemant Mittal (@doctor_mittal) May 15, 2015
FOUR! Warner whacks that through covers...superb shot.
Lifeline for Henrqiues.
DROPPED! What is happening..another catch spilled by RCB..this time it is Sarfaraz...is it the wet outfield?
Over 7
SRH - 89 for 1
Dot ball to end the over.
FOUR! Edged away to third-man...lucky shot.
SRH are en-route for a huge total by the form these two are in.
SUPERB KNOCK.
SIX! Henriques has smashed that into the deep-extra cover crowd...he has reached 42.
Yes, oops, slips, four #SRHvsRCB #IPL https://t.co/llqrE9kqLA
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 15, 2015
Harshal is the bowler.
CLEVER! Chipped away with ease past the diving keeper...slow ball..even slower shot.
SPILLED! Mandeep drops an easy catch in the deep...boundary for Henriques.
Over 6
SRH - 68 for 1
Single to end an expensive over.
SIX! And Henriques smashes that over wide-long off...Henriques on fire!
FOUR! But this time he cannot as Henriques slams that even harder past he same area.
GOOD STOP! Mandeep shows excellent athleticism to parry away a certain boundary.
99 mts. That was some hit from Henriques.#SRHvsRCB
— Night Watchman (@PaneerBhurji) May 15, 2015
Warner and Henriques are on fire...can SRH reach a competitive score?
Dinda is back.
Over 5
SRH - 50 for 1
FOUR! And Chahal is taken apart here...17 off the over.
MOSNTER HIT!
SIX! Henriques has slammed a 99 meter shot into the second tier.
FIERY STUFF.
FOUR! Warner makes room and smashes that off Chahal's first ball.
Over 4
SRH - 33 for 1
6 off the over.
Dinda is the new bowler.
Over 3
SRH - 27 for 1
Single to end the over.
Smashed down the track for another boundary.
FOUR! But Warner is playing out aggressively as usual.
SRH - 19 for 1
Dhawan smashes it straight into Dinda's hands at extra-cover.
WICKET! Wiese snaps up danger man Dhawan.
Over 2
SRH - 15 for 0
FOUR! And here it is...Warner smashes that down the track to end the over.
No boundaries as of yet...surprising considering 'David-Dhawan's' good form.
excellent work by Ground crew. 5 4 3 2 1 gooooooooo. #SRHvsRCB
— vamsi krishna (@vamsi736) May 15, 2015
Harshal Patel to bowl this over.
Over 1
SRH - 6 for 0
6 off the over.
David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan to open the batting as usual for SRH.
Mitchell Starc will bowl the first over.
And play resumes...it is a 11 over a side contest.
Match 52 - #SRH_vs_#RCB UPDATE #SRHvsRCB #IPL pic.twitter.com/IrsNLhvcEf
— IPL® (@Official_IPL8) May 15, 2015
11 overs per side is the possibilty...finally chances of having a game look bright.
@SunRisers Next Update by 22:30 ! #OrangeArmy #OrangeVoice #SRHvsRCB
— Kashaffat Ali (@kashaffat19) May 15, 2015
Another inspection....covers still on....can we atleast ge a five over match...next one at 23.28 IST
No signs of the rain abating...a washout tonight?
@SunRisers #OrangeArmy #OrangeVoice #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/6IfWKs4AYO
— Kashaffat Ali (@kashaffat19) May 15, 2015
Supersoppers at work...the restart has been pushed back even further.
Rain has stopped and covers coming off #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/oGsQ5YNbHY
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) May 15, 2015
Covers off...can we have a full game tonight?
Pitch inspection at 21:00 IST
And Dr Damien Fleming tweets it live from the Stadium.
Downpour Doorway in Hyderabad The Starc swing v Mollydookers Warner/ Dharwan battle will have to wait @IPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/tOzPJBiAQ5
— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) May 15, 2015
If play resumes then this would be the starting XI -
SRH - DA Warner*, S Dhawan, MC Henriques, EJG Morgan, NV Ojha†, KL Rahul, Bipul Sharma, KV Sharma, B Kumar, P Kumar, DW Steyn
RCB - CH Gayle, V Kohli*, AB de Villiers, KD Karthik†, SN Khan, Mandeep Singh, D Wiese, MA Starc, HV Patel, YS Chahal, AB Dinda
And it is pouring again..what is it with RCB games and rains...the covers are on again!
TOSS TIME - David Warner wins the toss and SRH are batting first.
Covers were on earlier...will rain threaten this contest tonight?
RCB and rain have gone hand in hand this tournament.
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Welcome to LIVE coverage of Match 52 of IPL 8 which has SRH facing RCB at Uppal.
Here is the Match preview of the game which begins on 20:00 IST.
This is a must win game for RCB given that they suffered an upset at the hands of KXIP in their previous encounter.
Even SRH had survived a scare at the hands of KXIP recently and a win for David Warner's side will in all probability seal their progress in the play-off stages.
A repeat of the loss against KXIP will jeapordize RCB's hopes of qualifying tonight.
SRH bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan has stressed on an impressive bowling performance against RCB's massively talented batting line-up and they will look to get out the likes of Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers cheaply.
Skipper Warner who shined in the game against KXIP will aim for another stellar run with the bat tonight and much depends on him and Shikhar Dhawan if SRH are to ward off RCB.
SRH head coach Tom Moody has backed his bowlers to fire tonight and it will be a classic contest between the home teams' bowling unit and the fearsome RCB batting.
While SRH definitely have the momentum going for them...do not count RCB out as of yet.
