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23:15   RCB thrash SRH to end losing run

SRH 171-8 (20 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Siraj is back into the attack. Shahbaz can't get hold of the pull shot for a single before Jaydev Unadkat is beaten by the yorker which goes under his bat and is not that far from the leg stump.

He hits the next on the off-side for a single to get off the mark and Shahbaz takes one as Siraj gives away just three runs from the over.

Ferguson is back into the attack. He starts with a half-tracker which Shahbaz pulls for a six and swings the next over midwicket but Jacks comes up with a superb stop to save the boundary.

Shahbaz again swats Ferguson through the leg side for two runs followed by a single.

Unadkat gets the top edge as he tries to pull with the ball going fine on the leg side for a four and swings the next over midwicket for two runs, to get 15 runs from the over.

Siraj to bowl the penultimate over. Shahbaz cuts the first ball but turns down the single to the fielder in the deep before he takes one next ball.

Unadkat is beaten by the yorker as the ball goes through his legs. Siraj follows it up with the bouncer which is down the leg side and is ruled a wide.

RCB review the wide but it is clearly above the batter as the decision stays.

'Total waste of time', yells Sunil Gavaskar on commentary as the TV umpire takes a couple of minutes to go through the wide following which he checks for the UltraEdge.

Unadkat collects the leg bye as he misses the pull shot before Shahbaz takes one.

Siraj fails to get a wicket but finishes with tidy figures of 20 runs from four overs.

Dayal to bowl the final over. Shahbaz hits the first ball straight down the ground for two runs before he is beaten by the slower bouncer.

Dayal bowls two wides in a row before he carves the third ball over the off-side for a couple and turns down the single next ball.

He then takes one and Unadkat picks a single last ball.

SRH finish on 171/8 in their 20 overs as RCB register a thumping 35-run victory.

RCB get back to winning ways after six straight losses, as they register just their second win from nine matches.
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22:52   SRH 8 down; RCB on course for win!

SRH 141-8 (16 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Karn is back into the attack, to bowl his fourth and final over. Shahbaz sweeps the first ball for a single before Bhuvneshwar is beaten trying to swing across the line.

RCB take the review for the edge but there is nothing on the UltraEdge.

Bhuvneshwar gets the edge next ball but Green at slip puts down a sharp chance before he hits the fifth ball wide of long-on for a four followed by a wide.

Green continues as Shahbaz hits the first ball for a single and Bhuvneshwar gets the outside edge next ball for a four.

He gets the next fine on the leg side for another boundary before Green has the last laugh.

Bhuvneshwar clips a full delivery off his pads straight to Siraj at midwicket for 13.
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22:42   Cummins out for 31; SRH 7 down

SRH 126-7 (14 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Dayal comes back into the attack. Shahbaz pulls the slow bouncer for a single and Cummins bottom edges the next for another run.

Cummins swings but is beaten by the change of pace slower delivery before he takes one as Dayal does well to concede just four runs in his second over.

Cameron Green comes into the attack, the seventh bowler used by RCB in this game.

He starts with a high bouncer as Cummins misses the upper cut with the umpire ruling it a wide for height.

Cummins again goes for the slash over point as Green bowls short but only slices it high as Siraj at deep backward point takes as well-judged catch.

A good knock from Cummins as he is dismissed for 31 from 15 balls with SRH slipping to 124/7 in the 14th over.

Nearly another wicket for Green as Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to avoid the short ball but gets hit on the gloves with the ball falling just short of wicketkeeper Karthik, who dives forward but can't get to the ball.

Just three singles and a wicket for Green as he makes a good start to his spell to put RCB on course.
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22:31   SRH struggle; RCB in control

SRH 119-6 (12 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Swapnil is back into the attack. Three singles from the first four balls before Cummins pulls a short ball from the spinner over midwicket for a six.

He swings the next ball high over long-on for another six, to get 15 runs from the over.

Karn in the hunt for more wickets as he bowls his third over in a row. Shahbaz sweeps the first ball for a single before Cummins helps the next ball off his pads over short fine leg for a four.

Karn bowls a half-tracker as Cummins pulls it over midwicket for a six to race to 26 from eight balls.

Singles off the next two balls before Cummins goes for another pull shot but gets it off the inside for two runs, to get 15 from the over.
22:22   Karn strikes again; RCB 6 down

SRH 89-6 (10 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Pacer Lockie Ferguson comes into the attack. Not a good start for the Kiwi as Samad slams the first ball over long-on for a six and then takes one.

The fourth ball is down the leg side as Shahbaz pulls it through fine leg for a four followed by another pull shot for one and Samad picks one off the last ball, to make it 13 from the over.

Karn strikes another blow in his second over. Samad comes down the track looking to clip it on the leg side but gets the leading edge to be caught and bowled for 10.

Pat Cummins flicks the third ball through midwicket for two runs and then takes one before Shahbaz picks a single off the last ball.

At the halfway stage, SRH are reeling on 89/6 in 10 overs with RCB on course for an emphatic win.

Karn has taken 2/8 in two overs, while Swapnil has 2/25 in as many fours as the two spinners have left SRH in complete mess.
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22:10   SRH 5 down; RCB in complete control

SRH 72-5 (8 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Karn Sharma comes into the attack. He leaves SRH in further strife with the wicket of Nitish in his opening over.

The right-hander goes for the reverse swat over the off-side but misses the ball completely and is bowled for 13.

SRH in complete disarray as they slip to 69/5 in the eighth over.

Abdul Samad gets off the mark with a single to long-on followed by three more singles as Karn gives away four runs in his opening over.
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22:05   Swapnil's double strike rocks SRH

SRH 68-4 (7 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Siraj is back into the attack for his second over in the Powerplay. Nitish flicks a full toss through midwicket for two runs before he is beaten next ball trying to slash it over the off-side.

Nitish takes one off the fourth ball and Shahbaz Ahmed clips the fifth ball for two runs to get off the mark followed by a single from the last ball.

SRH reeling on 62/4 in six overs, needing another 145 runs from 14 overs for victory as the asking rate goes above 10.

Following his two wickets in his first over, spinner Swapnil sends down another tidy over, giving away just six singles.
21:55   Swapnil's double strike rocks SRH

SRH 56-4 (5 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh comes into the attack. The first ball is short and wide as Markram cuts it past point for a boundary.

He comes down the track next ball but misses a full toss and is struck on the pads to be given out leg before wicket.

Markram immediately reviews the decision. But the impact is in line and the ball is going on to hit the stumps as the decision stands.

Markram is dismissed leg before wicket for seven as SRH are reduced to 41/3 in the fifth over.

Heinrich Klaasen gets off the mark with a single but the spinner has overstepped for a no-ball along with a free hit.

The free hit delivery is a full toss which Nitish lofts straight into the sightscreen for a six.

Nearly a run out as Nitish and Klaasen have a misunderstanding looking for the second run before the former gets back with a dive.

Klaaasen lofts the fifth ball straight down the ground for a huge six, the second of the over.

However, Swapnil has the last laugh. Klaasen looks to again go downtown but this time he miscues it high and is caught by Green at mid-on.

Klaasen is dismissed for seven as Swapnil takes two big wickets while conceding 19 runs in the over to leave SRH reeling on 56/4 after five overs.
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21:45   Abhishek out for 31; SRH 2 down

SRH 37-2 (4 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Yash Dayal into the attack in place of Siraj. Markram hits a crisp straight drive off the second ball as Kohli makes a diving stop to his right at mid-off and save the boundary and concede just a single.

Dayal bowls a full toss which Abhishek slams over midwicket for a four followed by a wide.

Dayal gets revenge as Abhishek has another big swing but this time miscues the slower ball high and is caught by wicketkeeper Karthik after a quickfire 31 from 13 balls.

SRH have lost both their openers in the Powerplay as they are reduced to 37/2 in the fourth over.

Nitish Reddy walks in at No 4. He has a close shave as he jumps down the track and hits it straight into Dayal on his follow through, who barely has any time to react and is struck on the body.
21:39   Abhishek's attack rallies SRH

SRH 31-1 (3 ovs) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

Pacer Mohammed Siraj from the other end. Abhishek Sharma clips the first ball for a single on the leg side and Aiden Markram gets off the mark with one through the off-side.

Siraj bowls a high bouncer to Abhishek, which is ruled a wide before the left-hander pulls the next for a four and then takes one.

Jacks continues as Abhishek looks to counter-attack to rally SRH after the early wicket.

Abhishek slams the first ball inside out over the covers for a boundary. He comes down and lofts the spinner over long-on for a six -- the first time SRH gave hit 100 or more sixes in IPL 2024.

The left-hander uses his feet and attempts another heave but this time the ball goes off the inside half for two runs to deep square leg followed by two singles.

Abhishek pulls the last ball into the stands over square leg for the second six of the over.

After a good start, Jacks has been hit for 20 runs in his second over as SRH recover to 31/1 in three overs.
21:35   Big blow for SRH: Head out for 1

SRH 3-1 (1 ov) vs RCB 206-7 | Scorecard

The dangerous duo of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walk out to open the batting for SRH, who will be fancying their chances of chasing down the total.

RCB take the gamble of opening the bowling with spinner Will Jacks.

Jacks deals SRH a big blow in the very first over. Head looks to swing the spinner over the leg side but gets a thick outside edge to be caught by Karn Shama for one.

A good start from off-spinner as he strikes with the key wicket of the in-form Head, while giving away just three runs.
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21:12   Patidar, Kohli hit 50s as RCB post 206

RCB 206-7 (20 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Natarajan to bowl the final over. He starts with a low full toss which Swapnil despatches over midwicket for a six to bring up RCB's 200. This is the third match in a row that RCB have gone past 200. 

He gets a thick outside edge next ball which flies over short thirdman for a four.

Natarajan bowls the slower bouncer as Swapnil misses the pull shot before he takes the review for wide which goes in SRH's favour.

Swapnil walks across a long way attempting to scoop but ends up mishitting the full toss towards short fine leg for one.

Natarajan goes full as Green can only drive it to long-off for a single and Swapnil ends up hitting the last ball, a full toss, straight to Abhishek Sharma at long-off.

RCB finish on a huge 206/7 in their 20 overs, scoring 64 runs in the last five overs while losing three wickets.

Green played a good hand of 37 from 30 balls to boost RCB in the final few overs.
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21:05   Karthik out for 11; RCB 6 down

RCB 194-6 (19 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Natarajan to bowl the 18th over. Green clips the full toss off his pads for a single and Karthik misses the shot next ball to collect a leg bye.

Green slaps the third ball square on the off-side for a couple followed by a wide on the off-side.

A single to Green followed by two runs to Karthik to midwicket before he crunches the last ball through the covers for a four.

Cummins back into the attack, to bowl the penultimate over. Green hammers the first ball straight down the ground for a four before he carves the next, a slower ball over the covers for another boundary.

Green slams the third ball for a single to long-off before Karthik smashes the overpitched delivery straight back past the bowler for the third four of the over.

Cummins tries the slower bouncer but it goes down the leg side and is ruled a wide.

Cummins checks RCB's charge with the wicket of Karthik, who pulls the slower bouncer but is caught at deep square leg by Nitish Reddy after scoring 11 from six balls.

Swapnil Singh gets off the mark with a single as Cummins gives away 15 in his final over to finish with 1/55 in his four overs.
20:51   Unadkat takes 3rd wicket; RCB 5 down

RCB 167-5 (17 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Cummins is back into the attack. Green pulls the slower bouncer through midwicket for a four -- the first boundary after 26 balls.

He takes a single next ball followed by one to Mahipal Lomror. Green again makes most of the short ball as he pulls Cummins for a four square on the leg side and then takes one.

Lomror manages to slice the last ball over short thirdman for the third four of the over as Cummins goes for 15 in his third over.

Unadkat continues his wicket ways. Lomror looks to slog the pacer over midwicket but fails to time the ball and is taken in the deep by Cummins for 7.

Dinesh Karthik has his task cut out with RCB needing a few boundaries in the last three overs.

He gets off the mark with a single and Green again swings the short ball through midwicket for a four followed by one.

10 runs from the over as Unadkat finishes with superb figures of 3/30 from his four overs. He did an excellent job in the middle overs, with his good mix of pace, and struck regularly to keep RCB's batting line-up in check.
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20:43   Kohli out for 51; RCB in trouble

RCB 142-4 (15 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Shahbaz comes back into the attack. Kohli takes a single from the first ball to complete his fifty from 37 balls to continue his amazing run with the bat in IPL 2024.

Green takes one before Kohli attempts the slog sweep but his beaten. He looks to loft the fourth ball over the off-side but ends up dragging it to the fielder at long-off for a single.

Kohli, who is batting on 51 from 40 balls, hasn't hit a boundary in the last 24 balls faced. His last boundary hit was a six off Natarajan in the sixth over and since then he has relied on ones and twos.

RCB have also slowed down quite a bit, not getting a boundary in the last three overs.

In the next over, Kohli looks to break free. He attempts a big heave across the line but is beaten by the change of pace delivery from Unadkat.

He misses the flick next ball to take a leg bye followed by a wide down the leg side to Cameron Green.

Green swats the slower bouncer but only for a single to deep midwicket before Kohli falls off the next.

Kohli mistimes the pull shot off the slower bouncer only to hole out a simple catch to Samad at deep square leg.

Kohli struggled to up the ante in the middle overs as he walked back after a sedate 51 from 43 balls, having hit four fours and a six.

Two big wickets for Unadkat in successive overs as RCB slip to 142/4 in 15 overs.

Unadkat has been quite in the middle overs with his deceptive change of pace, taking 2/20 in three overs.

RCB need a strong finish in the last five overs to finish on a healthy total.
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20:27   Patidar out for 20-ball 50; RCB 3 down

RCB 132-3 (13 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

This is a good partnership for RCB as the duo have added 50 runs for the third wicket.

Pat Cummins comes back into the attack, to bowl the 12th over. He makes a quiet start, giving away six singles in his first over.

Cummins did well to keep the batters guessing with his clever mix of pace and length.

Change of ends for Unadkat as he takes over from Markande. Patidar picks a single from the second ball to race to his fifty from 19 balls -- his second half-century in succession.

Unadkat gives SRH a big boost with the key wicket of the dangerous Patidar. The RCB dasher is disappointed as he hits a low full toss on the pads straight into the hands of Abdul Samad at deep square leg.

Patidar can't believe his luck as he walks back after an entertaining 50 from 20 balls, having hit five sixes and two fours.
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20:20   Patidar's attack boosts RCB

RCB 121-2 (11 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

The experienced Jaydev Unadkat comes into the attack, to bowl the 10th over.

He starts with a slower ball which Patidar pulls to deep midwicket for a single and Kohli takes one off the next.

Another slower bouncer but this time Patidar powers it in the gap over midwicket for a four.

He gets a leading edge off the fourth ball closing of the bat face early with the ball falling just short of the fielder at short thirdman. Kohli calls him for a quick single as Patidar is slow to react but the fumble from the fielder allows him enough time to run across.

Kohli punches the fifth ball in the gap past the fielder in the covers for a couple of runs and clips the last ball for one.

10 runs from the 10th over as RCB reach 94/2 at the halfway mark.

Patidar takes Markande to the cleaners in his third over with four sixes in a row.

He lofts the flighted delivery from the spinner over long-off for a six to take RCB past the 100-run mark, in the 11th over.

The next ball is again flighted as Patidar again lofts it down the ground for another straight six.

Markande bowls the googly as Patidar picks it early to swing it over midwicket for another maximum.

The next ball is floated right up and wide and this time the RCB right-hander crashes it over the cover fence for the fourth six in succession.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as 27 runs come from the 11th over.

Courtesy of the four sixes, Patidar has gone past to race to 46 from 15 balls, with Kohli on 43 from 30 balls.
20:08   Markande strikes; RCB lose 2nd wicket

RCB 84-2 (9 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Shahbaz is back into the attack. Singles from the first three balls before new batter Rajat Patidar shows some early intent as he lofts the spinner back over his head for a four.

He takes a single next ball before Kohli misses the clip and is struck on the pads.

In the next over, Patidar lofts Markande's slow flighted delivery straight down the ground for a six.

The two batters do well to take singles from the remaining five deliveries to get 11 runs from the over.

RCB are 84/2 in nine overs, with Kohli on 38 from 26 balls and Patidar on 15 from seven balls.

Kohli has slowed down considerably after a quick start, scoring 16 from the last balls faced. 

RCB will be aware that they need a total in excess of 200 to stop SRH's powerful batting line-up.
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20:04   Markande strikes; RCB lose 2nd wicket

RCB 65-2 (7 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Natarajan continues as singles come from the first two balls before Kohli lofts the third ball over long-on for a six.

Two more singles makes it 10 runs from the final over of the Powerplay.

RCB have made a good start as they reach 61/1 in six overs, with Kohli on 32 from 18 balls and Jacks on four.

Leg-spinner Mayank Markande comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.

After conceding four singles, Markande strikes in his first over with the wicket of Jacks.

The right-hander attempts to slog sweep Markande but misses the ball completely to be bowled for six. The leggie was expecting Jacks to heave across the line as he bowled it much slower and a bit wider as the right-hander was too early into the shot and ended up missing it all ends up.
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19:55   Du Plessis out for 25; RCB lose 1st wkt

RCB 51-1 (5 ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Thangarasu Natarajan comes into the attack, replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who went for 14 runs in his first over.

He starts with a half-volley on the stumps which Kohli flicks through midwicket for a boundary and then takes a single to point.

Du Plessis drills a full delivery straight back but it is stopped by the bowler on the follow through as he deflects it to mid-off before he perishes a couple of balls later.

The RCB captain looks to hit Natarajan over the off-side but fails to get enough elevation and is caught at mid-off after scoring 25 from 12 balls.

Will Jacks gets off the mark with a single from the last ball of the over.

Left-arm pacer Shahbaz Ahmed, who previously played for RCB, comes into the attack.

Jacks looks to slog the second ball across the line but gets it off the inside half for a single on the leg side to bring up RCB's 50, in the fifth over.

Kohli unable to find the gap off the next two deliveries before taking one down to long-off.

Jacks has another big swing off the last ball getting a thick inside edge to short fine leg, which saves him from getting bowled.

Fantastic start from Shahbaz as he concedes just two singles in his opening over.
19:43   RCB off to a strong start vs SRH
RCB 43-0 (3 Ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Cummins enters the attack early during the powerplay, but Kohli continues RCB's aggressive approach by dispatching him for consecutive boundaries. The intent is crystal clear from the RCB batters.

Kohli maintains the momentum by clipping a delivery past midwicket for a single. Faf du Plessis then joins the party with a massive six, marking the first of many to come in the match. He follows it up with a couple of runs.

The over concludes with two more runs added to RCB's tally. A total of 19 runs plundered from the over, bolstering RCB's strong start to 43-0 after 3 overs.
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19:39   RCB off to flier vs SRH
RCB 24-0 (2 Ovs) vs SRH | Scorecard

Kohli and du Plessis walk out to bat as Abhishek Sharma takes the ball for SRH. 

An unconventional move to start with spin against the RCB openers. No slips in position.

An overpitched delivery tempts Kohli, who obliges with a powerful shot, securing a boundary and opening his account. A drive towards long-off earns him a single, followed by Faf's single in the same direction. Kohli then pulls a short ball for another single, keeping the scoreboard ticking. Two more singles wrap up the over.

A brisk start for RCB as they accumulate 10 runs off the first over, setting the tone for an exciting clash in Hyderabad!

Bhuvneshwar takes charge from the other end. Faf greets him with a boundary, showcasing his intent early on. A single follows as Faf nudges the ball towards mid-off.

Kohli opts for a defensive approach, blocking the delivery, before pushing the ball to deep point for a single. Faf concludes the over with authority, smashing consecutive boundaries.

14 runs accumulate from the over, propelling RCB to a strong start with a total of 24 runs on the board after 2 overs.

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19:19   Here are the Playing XIs
Teams:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan

Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Travis Head

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal

Impact Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Himanshu Sharma, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Swapnil Singh
19:08   RCB win toss; opt to bat vs SRH
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and have opted to bat.

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis said after winning the toss,  We'll bat first. Our fans back us everywhere. Team's in top form, aiming for scoreboard pressure. Same lineup as last game.

The SRH skipper Pat Cummins also said,  Great to be back. Fans in orange create a fantastic atmosphere. We'll stick to our aggressive batting. Need quicker adaptability in bowling.

Just one change for SRH- Unadkat comes in for  Sundar.



18:59   Pitch report
Pitch 2 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, witnessed Mumbai Indians' impressive 277-run score. 

With dimensions of 63m and 66m square, and a 76m down the ground, brace for massive hits.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's aggressive form hints at a possible 300-run target.

The pitch, resembling a rock-hard canvas, favours batters.

Get set for a thrilling showdown between these powerhouse teams.

Travis Head
Travis Head
18:22   Rampaging SRH eye another run-fest vs RCB

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2024 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to unleash their brute batting power on struggling RCB when the two teams face-off in their return leg fixture.

Having breached the 250-run mark thrice in this IPL edition itself, Sunrisers Hyderabad are pushing the boundaries of T20 batting with their no holds barred approach.

While Mumbai Indians were the first victim of SRH's new-found batting strength this season, RCB bore the maximum brunt when the Travis Head-led batting line-up powered the 2016 winners to IPL's highest-ever total of 287/3 in Bengaluru.

If this was not enough, SRH's carnage against Delhi Capitals which included a record 125/0 being scored in the powerplay brought forth the possibility of the 300-run mark being breached for the first time ever in the IPL.

And it won't be surprising if SRH manage to do the unthinkable and that too against a bowling attack as frail as RCB's, whose struggles with in the bowling department could be gauged with the fact that their best bowler, Yash Dayal, is at 24th spot in the overall list with seven wickets.

Placed at the bottom of the pool, RCB have conceded at least 180 in their last five matches. In the last two games, the opponents have raked up totals in excess of 200.

RCB batters have worked hard to make up for their severe shortcomings in bowling, but for such a lopsided squad in terms of balance, the task to produce an all-round performance looks nearly impossible.

To their credit, RCB fought incredibly hard with the bat but were unfortunate to have lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by a mere one run after conceding 222/6.

Virat Kohli remains RCB's best batter in the tournament so far, having scored 379 runs to keep the Orange Cap in possession.

But hot on his heels are a few others including SRH's Head, who is making most of his purple patch.

Head's game is designed not only on aggressiveness and ability to cash in on every opportunity, his ability to find gaps at will makes him a compulsory watch.

Abhishek Sharma has flourished in Head's company and Heinrich Klaasen too has made merry with the bat this season. Overall, SRH's compelling shows with the bat have made the job of their bowlers and skipper Pat Cummins easier.

SRH are placed comfortably at the third position in the table with 10 points from seven matches, while RCB are bottom with just one win from eight games.

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