Ahead of Tuesday’s Qualifier 1 clash, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar said that handling pressure situations and sticking to the team’s game plan will be crucial when they take on Gujarat Titans at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala. The two sides finished level in their head-to-head meetings during the league stage this season; RCB securing a five-wicket win in the first encounter at home before Gujarat Titans bounced back with a four-wicket victory in the return fixture.&nbsp;With a place in the final at stake, Patidar stressed the importance of staying composed in high-pressure moments.&nbsp;"Both teams have done really well throughout the season. On the given day, whichever team executes their plans better, plays better cricket and stays calmer under pressure, I think that team will win the match," Patidar said as per a press release from RCB.&nbsp;"It is a big stage, Qualifier 1. We must hold our nerves and be confident in whatever we are doing," he added.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/watch-india-odi-world-cup-hero-harmanpreet-kaur-receives-padma-shri-at-rashtrapati-bhavan-president-droupadi-murmu-1779722685558">WATCH: World Cup hero Harmanpreet Kaur receives Padma Shri at Rashtrapati Bhavan</a>&nbsp;Patidar also highlighted RCB’s bowling attack as a major strength this season, especially during the powerplay overs.&nbsp;“Our strength is bowling, and the way we bowl in the power play will be very crucial,” said Patidar.&nbsp;&nbsp;"Everyone in the team knows that we are not here to defend, we are here with the mindset of attacking and we will look for early wickets. That is what Bhuvi, Hazlewood and Rasikh have been doing and we hope to continue in the same process," he added.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reflecting on his own captaincy journey, Patidar credited the support system around him and the experience available within the group. "To be honest, I do not need to do so much extra," he said. "Our management, coaching staff and senior players have a lot of experience, and that is helping me a lot as a leader," he added.&nbsp;With inputs from agencies

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday (May 26).

Ahead of Tuesday’s Qualifier 1 clash, RCB skipper Rajat Patidar said that handling pressure situations and sticking to the team’s game plan will be crucial when they take on Gujarat Titans at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala. The two sides finished level in their head-to-head meetings during the league stage this season; RCB securing a five-wicket win in the first encounter at home before Gujarat Titans bounced back with a four-wicket victory in the return fixture. With a place in the final at stake, Patidar stressed the importance of staying composed in high-pressure moments. "Both teams have done really well throughout the season. On the given day, whichever team executes their plans better, plays better cricket and stays calmer under pressure, I think that team will win the match," Patidar said as per a press release from RCB. "It is a big stage, Qualifier 1. We must hold our nerves and be confident in whatever we are doing," he added. Also Read - WATCH: World Cup hero Harmanpreet Kaur receives Padma Shri at Rashtrapati Bhavan Patidar also highlighted RCB’s bowling attack as a major strength this season, especially during the powerplay overs. “Our strength is bowling, and the way we bowl in the power play will be very crucial,” said Patidar. "Everyone in the team knows that we are not here to defend, we are here with the mindset of attacking and we will look for early wickets. That is what Bhuvi, Hazlewood and Rasikh have been doing and we hope to continue in the same process," he added. Reflecting on his own captaincy journey, Patidar credited the support system around him and the experience available within the group. "To be honest, I do not need to do so much extra," he said. "Our management, coaching staff and senior players have a lot of experience, and that is helping me a lot as a leader," he added. With inputs from agencies

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday (May 26).

'Not here to defend...': Rajat Patidar confident ahead of RCB’s Qualifier 1 clash

Rajat Patidar delivered a fighting knock of 56 off 39 balls for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday (May 22), striking six boundaries and one maximum despite RCB’s 55-run defeat. The lone six during his innings proved to be a milestone moment, as Patidar completed 100 sixes in the IPL. In doing so, he became the fastest Indian batter to reach the landmark in terms of balls faced.&nbsp;As per Cricbuzz, Patidar needed only 933 deliveries to bring up his 100th IPL six. The earlier Indian record belonged to Shivam Dube, who achieved the feat in 992 balls.&nbsp;The overall IPL record, however, remains with Andre Russell, representing both Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, the explosive all-rounder raced to 100 sixes in just 657 deliveries.<h3>Fewest balls taken to reach 100 IPL sixes</h3><ul><li>Andre Russell (Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders) - 657 balls</li><li>Nicholas Pooran (Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, LSG) - 884 balls</li><li>Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) - 933 balls</li><li>Chris Gayle (KKR, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings) - 943 balls</li></ul>Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2026-kkr-suffer-major-blow-as-angkrish-raghuvanshi-is-ruled-out-ahead-of-crucial-dc-clash-1779461013451">KKR suffer major blow as Angkrish Raghuvanshi is ruled out of IPL 2026</a>&nbsp;In IPL 2026, Patidar has been among RCB’s standout performers, accumulating 393 runs so far and emerging as the franchise’s third-leading run-scorer this season. He is now only the second Indian batter and the fourth overall to smash 100 or more IPL sixes for the Bengaluru franchise.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2026-virat-kohli-snubs-handshake-with-travis-head-moment-goes-viral-watch-1779519114549">IPL 2026: Virat Kohli snubs handshake with Travis Head, moment goes viral - WATCH</a>&nbsp;Since debuting in the IPL in 2021, Patidar has featured in 55 matches for RCB and has already reached the century mark in sixes.&nbsp;The franchise record for most IPL sixes still belongs to Virat Kohli, who has cleared the ropes 312 times in 281 matches across 19 seasons for RCB. Kohli is also the first cricketer in T20 history to register 300 sixes for a single team.&nbsp;Behind Kohli on RCB’s all-time six-hitters list are Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, Gayle smashed 239 sixes in 85 IPL appearances for the franchise between 2011 and 2017, while De Villiers struck 238 maximums in 156 matches from 2011 to 2021.

Rajat Patidar made history on Friday (May 22) by becoming the fastest Indian batter to reach 100 sixes in IPL history.

Rajat Patidar delivered a fighting knock of 56 off 39 balls for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday (May 22), striking six boundaries and one maximum despite RCB’s 55-run defeat. The lone six during his innings proved to be a milestone moment, as Patidar completed 100 sixes in the IPL. In doing so, he became the fastest Indian batter to reach the landmark in terms of balls faced. As per Cricbuzz, Patidar needed only 933 deliveries to bring up his 100th IPL six. The earlier Indian record belonged to Shivam Dube, who achieved the feat in 992 balls. The overall IPL record, however, remains with Andre Russell, representing both Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, the explosive all-rounder raced to 100 sixes in just 657 deliveries. Fewest balls taken to reach 100 IPL sixes Andre Russell (Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders) - 657 balls Nicholas Pooran (Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, LSG) - 884 balls Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) - 933 balls Chris Gayle (KKR, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings) - 943 balls Also Read - KKR suffer major blow as Angkrish Raghuvanshi is ruled out of IPL 2026 In IPL 2026, Patidar has been among RCB’s standout performers, accumulating 393 runs so far and emerging as the franchise’s third-leading run-scorer this season. He is now only the second Indian batter and the fourth overall to smash 100 or more IPL sixes for the Bengaluru franchise. Also Read - IPL 2026: Virat Kohli snubs handshake with Travis Head, moment goes viral - WATCH Since debuting in the IPL in 2021, Patidar has featured in 55 matches for RCB and has already reached the century mark in sixes. The franchise record for most IPL sixes still belongs to Virat Kohli, who has cleared the ropes 312 times in 281 matches across 19 seasons for RCB. Kohli is also the first cricketer in T20 history to register 300 sixes for a single team. Behind Kohli on RCB’s all-time six-hitters list are Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, Gayle smashed 239 sixes in 85 IPL appearances for the franchise between 2011 and 2017, while De Villiers struck 238 maximums in 156 matches from 2011 to 2021.

Rajat Patidar made history on Friday (May 22) by becoming the fastest Indian batter to reach 100 sixes in IPL history.

IPL 2026: Rajat Patidar scripts history, becomes fastest Indian to achieve THIS milestone

Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their IPL 2026 league stage with a dominant 55-run win over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday (May 22), but still fell short of a top-two finish due to inferior net run rate. Batting first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, SRH posted a massive 255/4 in 20 overs after skipper Pat Cummins opted to set a target. However, they needed a win by around 90 runs to overtake RCB on net run rate, a target they ultimately fell short of.&nbsp;Earlier, SRH innings got off to a trademark explosive start as Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head raced to 45 runs inside four overs. Head struck 26 off 16 balls before being dismissed by Rasikh Salam.&nbsp;Ishan Kishan then joined Abhishek at the crease and the pair stitched together a brisk 52-run stand for the second wicket. Abhishek continued his aggressive approach to bring up a rapid half-century before falling to Suyash Sharma for a brilliant 56 off just 22 deliveries.&nbsp;Kishan carried the momentum forward alongside Heinrich Klaasen, with the duo adding a destructive 113-run partnership. Both batters crossed the fifty-run mark during the stand before Klaasen was eventually dismissed by Krunal Pandya after hammering 51 from 24 balls.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2026-kkr-suffer-major-blow-as-angkrish-raghuvanshi-is-ruled-out-ahead-of-crucial-dc-clash-1779461013451">KKR suffer major blow as Angkrish Raghuvanshi is ruled out of IPL 2026</a>&nbsp;Kishan remained unbeaten on 79 off 46 deliveries, while Nitish Kumar Reddy provided a late quick contribution with 29 from just 12 balls, guiding SRH to their imposing total.&nbsp;In chasing, RCB’s opening pair of Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer started the chase aggressively, putting together a 60-run opening stand. Iyer played the attacking role with a quick 44 before Eshan Malinga struck to break the partnership.&nbsp;Kohli departed soon after for 15 off 11 balls, dismissed by Shakib Hussain, while Devdutt Padikkal contributed 21 off 14 deliveries before Malinga claimed another wicket.&nbsp;RCB captain Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya attempted to revive the chase with a solid partnership. Patidar brought up a fighting half-century, scoring 56 off 39 balls, while Krunal chipped in with 41.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/-made-a-big-difference-in-my-growth-devdutt-padikkal-on-batting-with-virat-kohli-1779454602452">'Made a big difference in my growth': Devdutt Padikkal on batting with Kohli</a>&nbsp;Patidar’s dismissal at the hands of Travis Head effectively ended RCB’s hopes and despite an unbeaten 15 from Tim David, Bengaluru finished on 200, falling 55 runs short. &nbsp;Although SRH concluded the league phase level on 18 points with both RCB and Gujarat Titans, their lower net run rate meant they finished third in the standings. As a result, Cummins and his side will now play the Eliminator on Wednesday (May 27) in New Chandigarh, while Qualifier 1 between RCB and Gujarat Titans is scheduled for Tuesday (May 26) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.

Despite defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their final league match of IPL 2026 on Friday (May 22), Sunrisers Hyderabad missed out on a top-two finish and will now feature in the Eliminator.

Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their IPL 2026 league stage with a dominant 55-run win over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday (May 22), but still fell short of a top-two finish due to inferior net run rate. Batting first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, SRH posted a massive 255/4 in 20 overs after skipper Pat Cummins opted to set a target. However, they needed a win by around 90 runs to overtake RCB on net run rate, a target they ultimately fell short of. Earlier, SRH innings got off to a trademark explosive start as Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head raced to 45 runs inside four overs. Head struck 26 off 16 balls before being dismissed by Rasikh Salam. Ishan Kishan then joined Abhishek at the crease and the pair stitched together a brisk 52-run stand for the second wicket. Abhishek continued his aggressive approach to bring up a rapid half-century before falling to Suyash Sharma for a brilliant 56 off just 22 deliveries. Kishan carried the momentum forward alongside Heinrich Klaasen, with the duo adding a destructive 113-run partnership. Both batters crossed the fifty-run mark during the stand before Klaasen was eventually dismissed by Krunal Pandya after hammering 51 from 24 balls. Also Read - KKR suffer major blow as Angkrish Raghuvanshi is ruled out of IPL 2026 Kishan remained unbeaten on 79 off 46 deliveries, while Nitish Kumar Reddy provided a late quick contribution with 29 from just 12 balls, guiding SRH to their imposing total. In chasing, RCB’s opening pair of Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer started the chase aggressively, putting together a 60-run opening stand. Iyer played the attacking role with a quick 44 before Eshan Malinga struck to break the partnership. Kohli departed soon after for 15 off 11 balls, dismissed by Shakib Hussain, while Devdutt Padikkal contributed 21 off 14 deliveries before Malinga claimed another wicket. RCB captain Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya attempted to revive the chase with a solid partnership. Patidar brought up a fighting half-century, scoring 56 off 39 balls, while Krunal chipped in with 41. Also Read - 'Made a big difference in my growth': Devdutt Padikkal on batting with Kohli Patidar’s dismissal at the hands of Travis Head effectively ended RCB’s hopes and despite an unbeaten 15 from Tim David, Bengaluru finished on 200, falling 55 runs short. Although SRH concluded the league phase level on 18 points with both RCB and Gujarat Titans, their lower net run rate meant they finished third in the standings. As a result, Cummins and his side will now play the Eliminator on Wednesday (May 27) in New Chandigarh, while Qualifier 1 between RCB and Gujarat Titans is scheduled for Tuesday (May 26) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.

Despite defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their final league match of IPL 2026 on Friday (May 22), Sunrisers Hyderabad missed out on a top-two finish and will now feature in the Eliminator.

IPL 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad secure 55-run win over RCB, set for Eliminator clash on May 27

Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made a winning start to the season as they beat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets in the curtain-raiser contest. Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli were the star men as RCB successfully chased 202 runs in the opening match. Virat scored an unbeaten 69 while Padikkal smashed 61 off 26 to help RCB get off to a winning start.<h2>RCB make winning start</h2>RCB's chase began with a couple of boundaries in the first over off the bat of Phil Salt, but he fell early, in the very next over, for eight runs. However, Kohli looked in sublime touch from the first ball. He anchored the innings with a brilliant 69 off 38 deliveries, including five sixes. He became the first batter to score 6000 runs in the T20s. Kohli also became the first batter in IPL history to cross 4000 runs in chases.&nbsp;However, it was Devdutt Padikkal who stole the show in the middle overs. Padikkal played with a strike rate of 234.62, bludgeoning 61 runs off just 26 balls, including four sixes and seven fours. His assault on the SRH spinners took the game away from the visitors entirely. Brief cameos from Rajat Patidar (31 off 12) and Tim David (16) ensured there were no late hiccups as RCB cruised to 203/4 in just 15.4 overs.&nbsp;Earlier in the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad staged a strong recovery from an early collapse to post a competitive 201/9. After losing three quick wickets in the power play, a brilliant knock from Ishan Kishan and key contributions down the order powered Hyderabad past the 200-run mark. The defending champions were off to a fantastic start, with debutant and RCB speedster Jacob Duffy removing Hyderabad openers for a cheap score.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a>&nbsp;Sunrisers lost Abhishek Sharma during the first ball of the third over. The left-handed batter scored seven runs. On the last delivery, Duffy then removed Travis Head for just 11 runs as the visitors scored 23 runs. Sunrisers lost their wicket when debutant Duffy dismissed all-rounder Nitish Reddy for just one run during the second ball of the fifth over. After the end of the sixth over, Hyderbad scored 49/3.&nbsp;Stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan and wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen stabilised the ship for Hyderabad as they reached 70/3 in eight overs. Hyderabad reached a decent position after 10 overs, as they scored 87/3.&nbsp;All-rounder Romario Shepherd broke the dangerous 97-run stand between Klaasen and Kishan after the wicketkeeper-batter departed for 31 runs during the first ball of the 14th over.In the very next over, leg-spinner Suyash Sharma took the wicket of Salil Arora, who made nine runs as Sunrisers reached 142/5. During the last ball of the 16th over, he took the much-needed wicket of Ishan Kishan, who departed after playing a fantastic knock of 80 runs off 38 deliveries, including eight fours and five sixes.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a>&nbsp;Hyderabad lost two more wickets after Shepherd dismissed Harsh Dubey for just three runs and Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped the wicket of Harshal Patel, who departed after scoring a two-ball duck. Hyderabad reached 175/8 after the end of the 18th over. During the 19th over, Aniket Verma hammered two sixes and a four before Romario took revenge and removed Verma. The right-handed batter played a blistering knock of 18-ball 43, including three fours and four maximums. Towards the end, Sunrisers crossed the 200-run mark as they finished at 201/9 in 20 overs.

Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli were the star men as RCB successfully chased 202 runs in the opening match. Virat scored an unbeaten 69 while Padikkal smashed 61 off 26 to help RCB get off to a winning start.

Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made a winning start to the season as they beat SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by six wickets in the curtain-raiser contest. Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli were the star men as RCB successfully chased 202 runs in the opening match. Virat scored an unbeaten 69 while Padikkal smashed 61 off 26 to help RCB get off to a winning start. RCB make winning start RCB's chase began with a couple of boundaries in the first over off the bat of Phil Salt, but he fell early, in the very next over, for eight runs. However, Kohli looked in sublime touch from the first ball. He anchored the innings with a brilliant 69 off 38 deliveries, including five sixes. He became the first batter to score 6000 runs in the T20s. Kohli also became the first batter in IPL history to cross 4000 runs in chases. However, it was Devdutt Padikkal who stole the show in the middle overs. Padikkal played with a strike rate of 234.62, bludgeoning 61 runs off just 26 balls, including four sixes and seven fours. His assault on the SRH spinners took the game away from the visitors entirely. Brief cameos from Rajat Patidar (31 off 12) and Tim David (16) ensured there were no late hiccups as RCB cruised to 203/4 in just 15.4 overs. Earlier in the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad staged a strong recovery from an early collapse to post a competitive 201/9. After losing three quick wickets in the power play, a brilliant knock from Ishan Kishan and key contributions down the order powered Hyderabad past the 200-run mark. The defending champions were off to a fantastic start, with debutant and RCB speedster Jacob Duffy removing Hyderabad openers for a cheap score. ALSO READ | From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions Sunrisers lost Abhishek Sharma during the first ball of the third over. The left-handed batter scored seven runs. On the last delivery, Duffy then removed Travis Head for just 11 runs as the visitors scored 23 runs. Sunrisers lost their wicket when debutant Duffy dismissed all-rounder Nitish Reddy for just one run during the second ball of the fifth over. After the end of the sixth over, Hyderbad scored 49/3. Stand-in skipper Ishan Kishan and wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen stabilised the ship for Hyderabad as they reached 70/3 in eight overs. Hyderabad reached a decent position after 10 overs, as they scored 87/3. All-rounder Romario Shepherd broke the dangerous 97-run stand between Klaasen and Kishan after the wicketkeeper-batter departed for 31 runs during the first ball of the 14th over.In the very next over, leg-spinner Suyash Sharma took the wicket of Salil Arora, who made nine runs as Sunrisers reached 142/5. During the last ball of the 16th over, he took the much-needed wicket of Ishan Kishan, who departed after playing a fantastic knock of 80 runs off 38 deliveries, including eight fours and five sixes. ALSO READ | From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL Hyderabad lost two more wickets after Shepherd dismissed Harsh Dubey for just three runs and Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped the wicket of Harshal Patel, who departed after scoring a two-ball duck. Hyderabad reached 175/8 after the end of the 18th over. During the 19th over, Aniket Verma hammered two sixes and a four before Romario took revenge and removed Verma. The right-handed batter played a blistering knock of 18-ball 43, including three fours and four maximums. Towards the end, Sunrisers crossed the 200-run mark as they finished at 201/9 in 20 overs.

Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli were the star men as RCB successfully chased 202 runs in the opening match. Virat scored an unbeaten 69 while Padikkal smashed 61 off 26 to help RCB get off to a winning start.

IPL 2026: RCB start on winning note as Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli make lightwork of SRH in curtain-raiser

The Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) season may have kicked off on Saturday (Mar 28), but we might already have the “Catch of the Season” contender after Phil Salt produced a magical moment. Playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener, Salt clutched a low diving one-handed stunner to dismiss Ishan Kishan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). Netizens were seen applauding the English star who had earlier taken another stunner in the match.&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">CATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT. 🥶 - Phil Salt has produced one of the greatest catches on Day 1 of IPL 2026. 🤯<a href="https://t.co/qdcVniVfWR">pic.twitter.com/qdcVniVfWR</a>&mdash; Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) <a href="https://twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/2037920146182840389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<h2>Salt pulls of stunner</h2>Fielding at the deep midwicket region, Salt took an exceptional catch while the ball was bound for a six. The catch took place on the sixth ball of the 16th over with Ishan batting on a well-made 80 off 37 before he was caught. The catch was applauded by everyone in the stadium as fans were left stunned after the catch was completed.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a><h2>What happened in the match?</h2>RCB's chase began with a couple of boundaries in the first over off the bat of Phil Salt, but he fell early, in the very next over, for eight runs. However, Kohli looked in sublime touch from the first ball. He anchored the innings with a brilliant 69 off 38 deliveries, including five sixes. He became the first batter to score 6000 runs in the T20s. Kohli also became the first batter in IPL history to cross 4000 runs in chases.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a>&nbsp;However, it was Devdutt Padikkal who stole the show in the middle overs. Padikkal played with a strike rate of 234.62, bludgeoning 61 runs off just 26 balls, including four sixes and seven fours. His assault on the SRH spinners took the game away from the visitors entirely. Brief cameos from Rajat Patidar (31 off 12) and Tim David (16) ensured there were no late hiccups as RCB cruised to 203/4 in just 15.4 overs.

Playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener, Phil Salt clutched a low diving one-handed stunner to dismiss Ishan Kishan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) season may have kicked off on Saturday (Mar 28), but we might already have the “Catch of the Season” contender after Phil Salt produced a magical moment. Playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener, Salt clutched a low diving one-handed stunner to dismiss Ishan Kishan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). Netizens were seen applauding the English star who had earlier taken another stunner in the match.

Playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener, Phil Salt clutched a low diving one-handed stunner to dismiss Ishan Kishan at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Watch: Phil Salt clutches unbelievable one-handed stunner to dismiss Ishan Kishan in IPL 2026 opener

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) paid a heartwarming tribute to the eleven victims of the 4 June 2025 stampede in their Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) opener on Saturday (Mar 28). Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB kept 11 seats reserved for all the 11 victims from the tragedy that took place a day after RCB won their maiden IPL title in Ahmedabad. All players from the RCB Playing XI were also seen donning the No.11 jersey before the match started.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">In the memory of our 11 dear fans. 🙏 Etched into Chinnaswamy, forever part of our RCB family. ♥️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlayBold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PlayBold</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AERCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ನಮ್ಮRCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IPL2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IPL2026</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RCBvSRH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RCBvSRH</a> <a href="https://t.co/8nhpmWVZ4e">pic.twitter.com/8nhpmWVZ4e</a>&mdash; Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/2037883531532382699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<h2>RCB pay tribute to stampede victims</h2>Ahead of the IPL 2026 opener, players from both RCB and SRH also observed a one-minute silence to pay tribute to the fans who lost their lives in 2025. For the unversed, 11 fans died, and several were injured in the stampede caused outside the stadium during the victory celebrations following RCB's first IPL title win. Cricket at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium had been suspended since June 2025.&nbsp;During the tournament opener against the Hyderabad-based franchise, the defending champions, RCB, are also wearing black armbands. A statement from RCB said, "Royal Challengers Bengaluru will pay tribute to the eleven members of the RCB family who tragically lost their lives in the unfortunate incident on June 4."&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-rohit-sharma-to-sanju-samson-5-highest-individual-score-in-a-lost-chase-in-ipl-yusuf-pathan-kl-rahul-shaun-marsh-ipl-2026-1774084136030">From Rohit Sharma to Sanju Samson, 5 highest individual scores in a lost chase in IPL</a>&nbsp;"As a mark of respect, players will wear practice jerseys bearing the number 11 during the warm-up, followed by black armbands during the match."&nbsp;"In a lasting gesture of remembrance, eleven seats at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will remain unoccupied, serving as a permanent tribute to the fans whose unwavering support will always be a part of the RCB family," the statement concluded.&nbsp;Meanwhile, Bengaluru won the toss and decided to field against the SRH in the tournament opener at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. At 27 years and 253 days, Ishan Kishan, who is the stand-in captain of the Sunrisers, became the franchise's second-youngest skipper, behind Kane Williamson (27y, 244d) in 2018.&nbsp;ALSO READ | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/from-cameron-green-to-liam-livingstone-5-most-expensive-players-in-ipl-2026-auctions-matheesha-pathirana-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer-1774031148132">From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, 5 most expensive players in IPL 2026 auctions</a><h2>Playing XI of both teams</h2>Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.&nbsp;Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyash Sharma

Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB kept 11 seats reserved for all the 11 victims from the tragedy that took place a day after RCB won their maiden IPL title in Ahmedabad.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) paid a heartwarming tribute to the eleven victims of the 4 June 2025 stampede in their Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) opener on Saturday (Mar 28). Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB kept 11 seats reserved for all the 11 victims from the tragedy that took place a day after RCB won their maiden IPL title in Ahmedabad. All players from the RCB Playing XI were also seen donning the No.11 jersey before the match started.

Playing at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB kept 11 seats reserved for all the 11 victims from the tragedy that took place a day after RCB won their maiden IPL title in Ahmedabad.

Watch: RCB pay tribute to June 4 stampede victims in IPL 2026 opener vs SRH

Records tumbled, runs flowed and bowlers were left reeling for pursuing such a merciless profession. It was that kind of Monday (Apr 15) evening at the Chinnaswamy Stadium where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fell short by 25 runs, attempting to chase a record target of 288, set by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).

RCB did show flashes of fight which they had been missing in the tournament so far but the fight was not enough to salvage what was a demoralising defeat in front of the anticipating Bengaluru crowd.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Part-time commentator and full-time dasher Dinesh Karthik waged a lone battle for RCB at the end, smashing a 35-ball 83 and showing why he remains one of the best finishers going around in the circuit.&nbsp;In an evening that did not have many positives for RCB, it was DK&nbsp;who received a standing ovation from the Bengaluru faithful for his maverick knock.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis came off the blocks in red-hot form and showed they were here to achieve the impossible. The duo smashed 79 runs in the powerplay phase and looked set to carry on but Kohli's fragility against the leg-spinners once again got exposed.&nbsp;

The former RCB captain failed to read a googly from Markande and saw the ball whistle past&nbsp;his bat and into the stumps.&nbsp;Will Jacks, coming in to bat at no. 3 was unfortunate as he was runout on the non-striker's end after Jaydev&nbsp;Unadkat got a fingertip on the ball hit back to him ferociously by Faf.&nbsp;

The South African did not last long either and departed after a well-made 62-run knock. Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan and Mahipal&nbsp;Lomror could not step up and show their power-hitting credentials as RCB ran out of gas at the end.&nbsp;

Skipper Pat Cummins was the star with the ball as he picked up three crucial wickets with an economy rate below 11 when all other bowlers travelled at a much higher clip.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/breaking-ipl-2024-sunrisers-hyderabad-breaks-all-records-hit-highest-team-total-against-rcb-711604">Also read |&nbsp;IPL 2024: SunRisers Hyderabad smash highest team total against RCB in Bengaluru</a>

<h2>SRH break all records</h2>

Travis Head started the proceedings by smashing a 39-ball hundred which was the fastest for a SRH batter and the fourth-fastest overall. The men-in-orange continued the onslaught courtesy of Heinrich Klaasen and shattered their own record of 277, set earlier in the season against Mumbai Indians.&nbsp;

RCB were sluggish in the field throughout and the bowlers looked devoid of ideas. Skipper Faf failed to arrest the slide and allowed SRH batters to seize the momentum.&nbsp;

Aiden Markram was given a reprieve by Yash Dayal after he got him to hole out at short third man but the replays showed he had overstepped the mark.&nbsp;Another catch was dropped on the last ball of the innings and it perfectly encapsulated the evening RCB had in the field.

The defeat meant RCB's winless streak continued as they occupied the last spot on the points table while SRH catapulted themselves into the playoffs contention by climbing to fourth with a healthy run-rate.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2024-list-of-records-broken-during-srhs-maverick-performance-against-rcb-711615">Also read&nbsp;|&nbsp;IPL 2024: List of records broken during SRH's maverick performance against RCB</a>

Highest totals in IPL:&nbsp;

287/3 SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2024

277/3 SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024

272/7 KKR vs DC, Vizag, 2024

263/5 RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013

262/7 RCB vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2024

257/7 LSG vs PBKS,&nbsp;Mohali, 2023

Records tumbled, runs flowed and bowlers were left reeling for pursuing such a merciless profession. It was that kind of Monday (Apr 15) evening at the Chinnaswamy Stadium where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fell short by 25 runs, attempting to chase a record target of 288, set by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Records tumbled, runs flowed and bowlers were left reeling for pursuing such a merciless profession. It was that kind of Monday (Apr 15) evening at the Chinnaswamy Stadium where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fell short by 25 runs, attempting to chase a record target of 288, set by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). RCB did show flashes of fight which they had been missing in the tournament so far but the fight was not enough to salvage what was a demoralising defeat in front of the anticipating Bengaluru crowd. Part-time commentator and full-time dasher Dinesh Karthik waged a lone battle for RCB at the end, smashing a 35-ball 83 and showing why he remains one of the best finishers going around in the circuit. In an evening that did not have many positives for RCB, it was DK who received a standing ovation from the Bengaluru faithful for his maverick knock. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis came off the blocks in red-hot form and showed they were here to achieve the impossible. The duo smashed 79 runs in the powerplay phase and looked set to carry on but Kohli's fragility against the leg-spinners once again got exposed. The former RCB captain failed to read a googly from Markande and saw the ball whistle past his bat and into the stumps. Will Jacks, coming in to bat at no. 3 was unfortunate as he was runout on the non-striker's end after Jaydev Unadkat got a fingertip on the ball hit back to him ferociously by Faf. The South African did not last long either and departed after a well-made 62-run knock. Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan and Mahipal Lomror could not step up and show their power-hitting credentials as RCB ran out of gas at the end. Skipper Pat Cummins was the star with the ball as he picked up three crucial wickets with an economy rate below 11 when all other bowlers travelled at a much higher clip. Also read | IPL 2024: SunRisers Hyderabad smash highest team total against RCB in Bengaluru SRH break all records Travis Head started the proceedings by smashing a 39-ball hundred which was the fastest for a SRH batter and the fourth-fastest overall. The men-in-orange continued the onslaught courtesy of Heinrich Klaasen and shattered their own record of 277, set earlier in the season against Mumbai Indians. RCB were sluggish in the field throughout and the bowlers looked devoid of ideas. Skipper Faf failed to arrest the slide and allowed SRH batters to seize the momentum. Aiden Markram was given a reprieve by Yash Dayal after he got him to hole out at short third man but the replays showed he had overstepped the mark. Another catch was dropped on the last ball of the innings and it perfectly encapsulated the evening RCB had in the field. The defeat meant RCB's winless streak continued as they occupied the last spot on the points table while SRH catapulted themselves into the playoffs contention by climbing to fourth with a healthy run-rate. Also read | IPL 2024: List of records broken during SRH's maverick performance against RCB Highest totals in IPL: 287/3 SRH vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2024 277/3 SRH vs MI, Hyderabad, 2024 272/7 KKR vs DC, Vizag, 2024 263/5 RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru, 2013 262/7 RCB vs SRH, Bengaluru, 2024 257/7 LSG vs PBKS, Mohali, 2023

IPL 2024: SRH beat RCB after posting highest total as records tumble at Chinnaswamy

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match no. 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) where&nbsp;Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB under Faf du Plessis have blown cold for major parts and would be hoping to snap their winless streak at home. Stay tuned for more updates!

<h2>IPL Match Highlights&nbsp;2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad. SRH beat RCB</h2>

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH beat RCB by 25 runs

In a game dubbed as one of the greatest in league's history, SunRisers Hyderabad beat the hosts RCB by 25 runs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Cummins picks 2, RCB in trouble

Pat Cummins first removed the RCB captain, Faf du Plessis, caught behind on 62, and then trapped Saurav Chauhan in front on a first-ball duck. RCB 122/5 in ten overs. &nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Markande picks his 2nd wicket

Mayank Markande has picked his second wicket of the day, removing Rajat Patidar caught in the deep on nine. RCB 111 for three.

RCB: 100/2, 8 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: RCB lose Kohli

Mayank Markande broke RCB's opening stand by dismissing Virat Kohli bowled on 42 off 20 balls. Will Jacks has joined Captain Faf du Plessis in the middle.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: RCB start off in fine fashion

Five overs completed and RCB have come out swinging for the fences. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are only going to play one way tonight and that is going after everything.&nbsp;

RCB: 70/0, 5 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Travis Head on that performance

Travis Head: Nice wicket. Got to contribute at the right time. It's unbelievable against spin, just tried to maximise my opportunities. We got off to a really nice start. I don't know, that was proper batting. We have tried to take on the game (after quick starts). We just try to maximise the powerplay and then we try to keep going. Pat and Dan put pressure on the batting line up to make sure we keep going. All the guys are stepping up in each game.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH finish with highest team total in IPL history

SRH have demolished records tonight at Chinnaswamy and how. They post the highest team total in the tournament history and absolutely humiliate RCB in front of their fans. Would require some chase from RCB batters to get over the line.&nbsp;

SRH: 287/3, 20 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Six deliveries remain

SRH go over the 250-run mark. It continues to get bad to worse for RCB who look devoid of ideas. Faf has barely made any adjustments throughout the innings and SRH are on their way to another record-breaking score.&nbsp;

SRH: 266/3, 19 overs&nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Reprieve for Markram

Another fulltoss wide outside off, Markram slices it and the fielder on the ring at third man takes a smart catch. Markram starts walking to the pavilion but the umpire rings the siren, signalling it was a no-ball.&nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: WICKET!

Fulltoss bowled wide outside off, away from the batter's arc. Klaasen reaches for it and can only toe-end it straight to Vyshak at backward point. Klaasen c Vijaykumar Vyshak b Ferguson 67(31)

SRH: 231/3, 17 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: 200 comes up for SRH

Low fulltoss in the slot. Klaasen stands back and pumps it straight over long on for a MAXIMUM.

SRH: 205/2, 15 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: WICKET!&nbsp;

A fast length ball on stumps. Head moves across and attempts to go downtown but the bat turns in his hand and the ball balloons straight towards Faf at mid off where he takes a smart catch.&nbsp;Head c du Plessis b Ferguson 102(41)

SRH: 165/2, 12.3 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: CENTURY!&nbsp;

Length ball angling into the batter. Head moves his front leg and knocks the ball to the wide long on fence for a boundary and reach his century. What an innings!&nbsp;

SRH: 158/1, 12 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH keep it moving

Head and Klaasen keep it moving for SRH despite Sharma's dismissal in the ninth over. Head is edging towards his century.&nbsp;

SRH: 142/1, 11 overs

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Fuller length ball sliding down the leg. Sharma could have put it anywhere but he flicks it straight down the throat of Lockie Ferguson at long leg where the Kiwi doesn't make any mistake pouching that.&nbsp;Abhishek Sharma c Ferguson b Topley 34(22)

SRH: 108/1, 8.1 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: 100 up for SRH

Length ball on offstump. Sharma stands tall and deposits the ball straight over the sight screen for a maximum to bring up hundred for SRH.&nbsp;

SRH: 103/0, 7.1 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH dominate powerplay overs

SRH batters are running away&nbsp;with the match here. Both Head and Sharma take full toll of the fielding restrictions and look set for a big one.&nbsp;Head reaches&nbsp;his&nbsp;fifty in only 20 deliveries.&nbsp;

SRH: 76/0, 6 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Good comeback from Dayal

After Topley went for 20, Yash Dayal keeps the scoring rate in check by conceding only seven runs.

SRH: 38/0, 4 overs&nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH batters off the blocks

Both&nbsp;SRH batters have started off with an ultra-attacking mindset. Head is looking menacing yet again and if he stays, RCB could be in for a long night here.&nbsp;

SRH: 27/0, 2 overs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: We're underway! 
 
Travis Head (LHB) and Abhishek Sharma (LHB) open the innings for SRH while Will Jacks will shoulder the new ball responsibilities for RCB.&nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Akash Deep.

SunRisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shabaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natrajan

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: What do the captains have to say!

Faf du Plessis (RCB captain):&nbsp;We are going to have a chase. It has been the same throughout the season. It's been a bit slower. We haven't played our best cricket. Feels like most of the times we haven't played to our full potential. We have made changes to see if we can turn it around. Maxwell is sitting out, Siraj is sitting out. Ferguson is coming in.

Pat Cummins (SRH captain): The way we have gone about it, have been a few great wins. Can't win every game in T20 cricket. We go in with the same team. You never know here at the Chinnaswamy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Toss update!

Toss update: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) win the toss and opt to bowl first

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Pitch report

Aaron Finch (Former Australia captain):&nbsp;57m and 64m square boundaries respectively, 69m straight down the ground. Quite a bit of live green grass on it but it's patchy. Some balls will zip through, some balls will skid through, particularly with the new ball.

This ground has had more spin than any other venue this season. This particular surface is a quite dry and it's cracking as well. The spinners will get consistent spin as the game goes on. Team batting second has an advantage here.&nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Predicted Playing XI's

RCB:&nbsp;Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell/Cam Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj (Impact Sub: Saurav Chauhan)

SRH:&nbsp;Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T. Natarajan (Impact Sub: Rahul Tripathi/Mayank Agarwal)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard:&nbsp;Head-To-Head

RCB and SRH have gone toe-to-toe on 22 occasions so far. While SRH have the upper hand with 12 matches won, RCB have emerged victorious in 10.&nbsp;

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Weather report

As per AccuWeather, the weather will be partly cloudy on Monday evening in Bengaluru. Rain will not hamper the match as the precipitation chances are only one per cent. The cloud cover will be four per cent, and humidity will be 39 per cent. The minimum and maximum temperatures will be 21 and 36 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard:&nbsp;What the teams said?

Mo Bobat, RCB Director of Cricket:&nbsp;There's no hiding away from the fact that we haven't played the way we want to play. When you go into the competition, you work out what you think your best chances of winning are.

We came into this competition in the last year of an auction cycle, you go to the auction, you improve the team, the best you can, you set the strategy, and you come in and you expect to deliver. Now, we haven't played the way we want to play.

Daniel Vettori, SRH head coach:&nbsp;I think you have to keep challenging yourself to try to take wickets because any team can score that 60-70 at the back-end, in the last four or five overs. So I think no score is safe. And you always feel you're in the game, particularly when you're chasing.

I think most teams will come here and try to chase because they feel it's easier to navigate the innings when you know what's in front of you.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH full squad

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: RCB full squad

Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Yash Dayal, Himanshu Sharma

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Welcome to the big one!

RCB will be bracing for the SRH batting juggernaut when they take on each other at the Chinnaswamy, under the lights on Monday (Apr 15).&nbsp;

SRH have been on fire with the bat this season in the five games they have played. SRH have crossed 200 twice in those matches, including hitting 277 against MI - the highest team total in the league's history.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match no. 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic M.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of match no. 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB under Faf du Plessis have blown cold for major parts and would be hoping to snap their winless streak at home. Stay tuned for more updates! IPL Match Highlights 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad. SRH beat RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH beat RCB by 25 runs In a game dubbed as one of the greatest in league's history, SunRisers Hyderabad beat the hosts RCB by 25 runs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Cummins picks 2, RCB in trouble Pat Cummins first removed the RCB captain, Faf du Plessis, caught behind on 62, and then trapped Saurav Chauhan in front on a first-ball duck. RCB 122/5 in ten overs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Markande picks his 2nd wicket Mayank Markande has picked his second wicket of the day, removing Rajat Patidar caught in the deep on nine. RCB 111 for three. RCB: 100/2, 8 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: RCB lose Kohli Mayank Markande broke RCB's opening stand by dismissing Virat Kohli bowled on 42 off 20 balls. Will Jacks has joined Captain Faf du Plessis in the middle. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: RCB start off in fine fashion Five overs completed and RCB have come out swinging for the fences. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis are only going to play one way tonight and that is going after everything. RCB: 70/0, 5 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Travis Head on that performance Travis Head: Nice wicket. Got to contribute at the right time. It's unbelievable against spin, just tried to maximise my opportunities. We got off to a really nice start. I don't know, that was proper batting. We have tried to take on the game (after quick starts). We just try to maximise the powerplay and then we try to keep going. Pat and Dan put pressure on the batting line up to make sure we keep going. All the guys are stepping up in each game. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Record breakers RECORD SETTERS ✅ RECORD BREAKERS ✅#PlayWithFire #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/GD1zO7TyAc — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 15, 2024 × Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH finish with highest team total in IPL history SRH have demolished records tonight at Chinnaswamy and how. They post the highest team total in the tournament history and absolutely humiliate RCB in front of their fans. Would require some chase from RCB batters to get over the line. SRH: 287/3, 20 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Six deliveries remain SRH go over the 250-run mark. It continues to get bad to worse for RCB who look devoid of ideas. Faf has barely made any adjustments throughout the innings and SRH are on their way to another record-breaking score. SRH: 266/3, 19 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Reprieve for Markram Another fulltoss wide outside off, Markram slices it and the fielder on the ring at third man takes a smart catch. Markram starts walking to the pavilion but the umpire rings the siren, signalling it was a no-ball. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: WICKET! Fulltoss bowled wide outside off, away from the batter's arc. Klaasen reaches for it and can only toe-end it straight to Vyshak at backward point. Klaasen c Vijaykumar Vyshak b Ferguson 67(31) SRH: 231/3, 17 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: 200 comes up for SRH Low fulltoss in the slot. Klaasen stands back and pumps it straight over long on for a MAXIMUM. SRH: 205/2, 15 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: WICKET! A fast length ball on stumps. Head moves across and attempts to go downtown but the bat turns in his hand and the ball balloons straight towards Faf at mid off where he takes a smart catch. Head c du Plessis b Ferguson 102(41) SRH: 165/2, 12.3 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: CENTURY! Length ball angling into the batter. Head moves his front leg and knocks the ball to the wide long on fence for a boundary and reach his century. What an innings! SRH: 158/1, 12 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH keep it moving Head and Klaasen keep it moving for SRH despite Sharma's dismissal in the ninth over. Head is edging towards his century. SRH: 142/1, 11 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: WICKET! Fuller length ball sliding down the leg. Sharma could have put it anywhere but he flicks it straight down the throat of Lockie Ferguson at long leg where the Kiwi doesn't make any mistake pouching that. Abhishek Sharma c Ferguson b Topley 34(22) SRH: 108/1, 8.1 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: 100 up for SRH Length ball on offstump. Sharma stands tall and deposits the ball straight over the sight screen for a maximum to bring up hundred for SRH. SRH: 103/0, 7.1 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH dominate powerplay overs SRH batters are running away with the match here. Both Head and Sharma take full toll of the fielding restrictions and look set for a big one. Head reaches his fifty in only 20 deliveries. SRH: 76/0, 6 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Good comeback from Dayal After Topley went for 20, Yash Dayal keeps the scoring rate in check by conceding only seven runs. SRH: 38/0, 4 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH batters off the blocks Both SRH batters have started off with an ultra-attacking mindset. Head is looking menacing yet again and if he stays, RCB could be in for a long night here. SRH: 27/0, 2 overs Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: We're underway! Travis Head (LHB) and Abhishek Sharma (LHB) open the innings for SRH while Will Jacks will shoulder the new ball responsibilities for RCB. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Playing XIs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson, Akash Deep. SunRisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shabaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natrajan Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: What do the captains have to say! Faf du Plessis (RCB captain): We are going to have a chase. It has been the same throughout the season. It's been a bit slower. We haven't played our best cricket. Feels like most of the times we haven't played to our full potential. We have made changes to see if we can turn it around. Maxwell is sitting out, Siraj is sitting out. Ferguson is coming in. Pat Cummins (SRH captain): The way we have gone about it, have been a few great wins. Can't win every game in T20 cricket. We go in with the same team. You never know here at the Chinnaswamy. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Toss update! Toss update: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) win the toss and opt to bowl first 🚨 Toss Update 🚨 Royal Challengers Bengaluru have elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Follow the Match ▶️ https://t.co/OOJP7G9bLr#TATAIPL | #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/sJyCNEU0Lx — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 15, 2024 × Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Pitch report Aaron Finch (Former Australia captain): 57m and 64m square boundaries respectively, 69m straight down the ground. Quite a bit of live green grass on it but it's patchy. Some balls will zip through, some balls will skid through, particularly with the new ball. This ground has had more spin than any other venue this season. This particular surface is a quite dry and it's cracking as well. The spinners will get consistent spin as the game goes on. Team batting second has an advantage here. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Predicted Playing XI's RCB: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell/Cam Green, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj (Impact Sub: Saurav Chauhan) SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T. Natarajan (Impact Sub: Rahul Tripathi/Mayank Agarwal) Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Head-To-Head RCB and SRH have gone toe-to-toe on 22 occasions so far. While SRH have the upper hand with 12 matches won, RCB have emerged victorious in 10. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Weather report As per AccuWeather, the weather will be partly cloudy on Monday evening in Bengaluru. Rain will not hamper the match as the precipitation chances are only one per cent. The cloud cover will be four per cent, and humidity will be 39 per cent. The minimum and maximum temperatures will be 21 and 36 degrees Celsius, respectively. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: What the teams said? Mo Bobat, RCB Director of Cricket: There's no hiding away from the fact that we haven't played the way we want to play. When you go into the competition, you work out what you think your best chances of winning are. We came into this competition in the last year of an auction cycle, you go to the auction, you improve the team, the best you can, you set the strategy, and you come in and you expect to deliver. Now, we haven't played the way we want to play. Daniel Vettori, SRH head coach: I think you have to keep challenging yourself to try to take wickets because any team can score that 60-70 at the back-end, in the last four or five overs. So I think no score is safe. And you always feel you're in the game, particularly when you're chasing. I think most teams will come here and try to chase because they feel it's easier to navigate the innings when you know what's in front of you. Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: SRH full squad Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: RCB full squad Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Yash Dayal, Himanshu Sharma Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs SunRisers Hyderabad Live Score, Full Scorecard: Welcome to the big one! RCB will be bracing for the SRH batting juggernaut when they take on each other at the Chinnaswamy, under the lights on Monday (Apr 15). SRH have been on fire with the bat this season in the five games they have played. SRH have crossed 200 twice in those matches, including hitting 277 against MI - the highest team total in the league's history.

RCB vs SRH Match Highlights, IPL 2024: SRH beat RCB by 25 runs

It was yet another hard-fought but sorrowful evening for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans on Monday (April 15) after their side slumped to their&nbsp;sixth defeat in seven games in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On an evening when records were broken left, right and centre, RCB were on the receiving end despite scoring 262/7 in their innings and suffered a 25-run defeat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). After the defeat, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis emphasised the challenges ahead and that they have been trying different things.

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<h2>Faf du Plessis emphasises on challenge ahead</h2>

"It's tough, we tried quite a few things, a few different things, and they weren't quite working," du Plessis said after the match. "So it's a sign of confidence in the other group. When your confidence is low, there's nowhere to hide in the game.

"The game is moving forward and so fast these days from the batters, so when you are not on top of your game [as a bowler], it's hard. Obviously, with five bowlers, it's tough on a wicket like that. We are going to keep trying different things."

Despite their sixth defeat in seven IPL 2024 matches, RCB had few positives to take from Monday’s game with the skipper scoring 62 off 28 while Dinesh Karthik almost produced the goods to win the match. Karthik scored 83 off 35 and looked set to win a historic match before falling to T Natarajan in the penultimate over. Former skipper Virat Kohli also contributed with a well-made 42 off 20, but with a lack of support, RCB were always the second-favourites to win the match.

ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2024-list-of-records-broken-during-srhs-maverick-performance-against-rcb-711615">IPL 2024: List of records broken during SRH's maverick performance against RCB</a>

RCB’s bowling department hardly had any positives after SRH deposited them for a record 287/2 in 20 overs. For the second time this season, SRH smashed the IPL record for the highest total, having done so during the Mumbai Indians match as well. Four RCB bowlers were hit for fifty-plus scores to compound the misery.

<h2>KKR next for RCB</h2>

Faf’s side next take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday (April 21) and will have a tough task in hand to keep their playoff hopes alive. A defeat could be damaging for the hopes of RCB when they take on KKR at Eden Gardens. Shreyas Iyer’s side is yet to lose an IPL 2024 match at home, making it another daunting task for RCB to manufacture a rare win.

It was yet another hard-fought but sorrowful evening for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans on Monday (April 15) after their side slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

It was yet another hard-fought but sorrowful evening for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans on Monday (April 15) after their side slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On an evening when records were broken left, right and centre, RCB were on the receiving end despite scoring 262/7 in their innings and suffered a 25-run defeat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). After the defeat, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis emphasised the challenges ahead and that they have been trying different things. Then and now 🥹#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2024 #RCBvSRH pic.twitter.com/jTjSgfHM6j — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) April 16, 2024 × Faf du Plessis emphasises on challenge ahead "It's tough, we tried quite a few things, a few different things, and they weren't quite working," du Plessis said after the match. "So it's a sign of confidence in the other group. When your confidence is low, there's nowhere to hide in the game. "The game is moving forward and so fast these days from the batters, so when you are not on top of your game [as a bowler], it's hard. Obviously, with five bowlers, it's tough on a wicket like that. We are going to keep trying different things." Despite their sixth defeat in seven IPL 2024 matches, RCB had few positives to take from Monday’s game with the skipper scoring 62 off 28 while Dinesh Karthik almost produced the goods to win the match. Karthik scored 83 off 35 and looked set to win a historic match before falling to T Natarajan in the penultimate over. Former skipper Virat Kohli also contributed with a well-made 42 off 20, but with a lack of support, RCB were always the second-favourites to win the match. ALSO READ | IPL 2024: List of records broken during SRH's maverick performance against RCB RCB’s bowling department hardly had any positives after SRH deposited them for a record 287/2 in 20 overs. For the second time this season, SRH smashed the IPL record for the highest total, having done so during the Mumbai Indians match as well. Four RCB bowlers were hit for fifty-plus scores to compound the misery. KKR next for RCB Faf’s side next take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday (April 21) and will have a tough task in hand to keep their playoff hopes alive. A defeat could be damaging for the hopes of RCB when they take on KKR at Eden Gardens. Shreyas Iyer’s side is yet to lose an IPL 2024 match at home, making it another daunting task for RCB to manufacture a rare win.

IPL 2024: We are going to keep trying, emphasises RCB captain Faf du Plessis after SRH humbling

On Monday (April 15), SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 25 runs in a run-fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In match 30, RCB opted to bowl first and paid a heavy price as SRH opener Travis Head produced another masterclass by slamming a 41-ball 102. Heinrich Klaasen (31-ball 67), Aiden Markram (17-ball 32*) and Abdul Samad (10-ball 37*) provided the late flourish as SRH posted a mammoth 287 for 3. It became the highest team total in IPL after SRH's 277/3, earlier this season. In reply, RCB posted 262-7 as a total of 549 runs were scored.&nbsp;&nbsp;

SRH have been on a roll in IPL 2024. After struggling in the IPL since 2022, the Pat Cummins-led franchise have attracted a lot of eyeballs owing to their aggressive batting style. After posting their second total in excess of 250 in this year's season, Cummins addressed the team post their win over RCB. In a video shared by SRH's official X handle, Cummins was heard saying, "I will keep saying, you will hear from us all the time. That’s how we want to play. It’s not going to work every game. But I can tell you, everyone’s terrified of when they come up against us and we got to blow some teams out of the water before they have even walked out on the field. So, another great day, well done."

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2024-dinesh-karthik-can-be-indias-match-winner-in-t20-world-cup-former-csk-star-on-rcb-batter-711857">IPL 2024: 'Dinesh Karthik can be India’s match-winner in T20 World Cup' - Former CSK star on RCB batter</a>

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The Australian further added, "Guys, we keep saying that we want everyone to be really brave, aggressive, take the game on, play with freedom. And you guys keep delivering with the bat. That was fantastic."

After their win over RCB,&nbsp; SRH occupy the fourth spot in the points table. After six games, the one-time winners have won four and lost just two games. They next play Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, on Saturday (April 20).&nbsp;

On Monday (April 15), SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 25 runs in a run-fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In match 30, RCB opted to bowl first and paid a heavy price as SRH opener Travis Head produced another masterclass by slamming a 41-ball 102.

On Monday (April 15), SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 25 runs in a run-fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In match 30, RCB opted to bowl first and paid a heavy price as SRH opener Travis Head produced another masterclass by slamming a 41-ball 102. Heinrich Klaasen (31-ball 67), Aiden Markram (17-ball 32*) and Abdul Samad (10-ball 37*) provided the late flourish as SRH posted a mammoth 287 for 3. It became the highest team total in IPL after SRH's 277/3, earlier this season. In reply, RCB posted 262-7 as a total of 549 runs were scored. SRH have been on a roll in IPL 2024. After struggling in the IPL since 2022, the Pat Cummins-led franchise have attracted a lot of eyeballs owing to their aggressive batting style. After posting their second total in excess of 250 in this year's season, Cummins addressed the team post their win over RCB. In a video shared by SRH's official X handle, Cummins was heard saying, "I will keep saying, you will hear from us all the time. That’s how we want to play. It’s not going to work every game. But I can tell you, everyone’s terrified of when they come up against us and we got to blow some teams out of the water before they have even walked out on the field. So, another great day, well done." Also read: IPL 2024: 'Dinesh Karthik can be India’s match-winner in T20 World Cup' - Former CSK star on RCB batter Captain Pat reflects on the game ➕ who clinched the dressing room awards? 👀🏅 Watch as we soak in the post match vibes from our strong win in #RCBvSRH 🧡 pic.twitter.com/Ey7VhksA6B — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 16, 2024 × The Australian further added, "Guys, we keep saying that we want everyone to be really brave, aggressive, take the game on, play with freedom. And you guys keep delivering with the bat. That was fantastic." After their win over RCB, SRH occupy the fourth spot in the points table. After six games, the one-time winners have won four and lost just two games. They next play Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, on Saturday (April 20).

IPL 2024: 'Everyone’s terrified of us' | SRH captain Pat Cummins' speech goes viral after RCB tie - Watch

Former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu has backed Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) in-form batter Dinesh Karthik to be added to India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. In IPL 2024, DK has been in sensational form having amassed&nbsp;226 runs at an average of 75.33, with a strike-rate of 205.45, including two&nbsp;half-centuries. On Monday (April 15), Karthik smashed an impressive 35-ball 83, laced with 5 fours and 7 sixes at 237.14, in RCB's 25-run loss to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a run-fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Hence, calls for his inclusion in the Indian team have increased.

<h2>'He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni...'</h2>

Talking on Star Sports, Rayudu said, "From his childhood, I have seen how talented he is. He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni and he did not get a lot of opportunities to showcase his talent. He has a golden chance to be India’s match-winner one last time and end his career by lifting the World Cup. So, I believe that Karthik should be taken to the World Cup."

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/this-guy-is-an-indian-cricketer-pietersen-urges-fans-to-stop-booing-hardik-pandya-ahead-of-t20-world-cup-711813">'This guy is an Indian cricketer...': Pietersen urges fans to stop booing Hardik Pandya ahead of T20 World Cup</a>

However, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes DK's inclusion in the T20 WC might not be the best idea. He opined, "He is playing in full flow; he is looking in great rhythm. But Indian cricket and World Cup are on a different level. In World Cups, you won’t see uncapped players bowling. There is no Impact rule either. Your batting becomes a little limited there and playing in that pressure is different."

As of now, many wicketkeeper-batters are in the fray&nbsp;to become a part of the World Cup, which will commence in June -- after IPL 2024. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Jitesh Sharma, Karthik, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, etc. are fighting for the keeper-batter's slot. India's provisional squad for the T20 WC will be announced in early May.&nbsp;

Former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu has backed Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) in-form batter Dinesh Karthik to be added to India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. In IPL 2024, DK has been in sensational form having amassed 226 runs at an average of 75.

Former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu has backed Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) in-form batter Dinesh Karthik to be added to India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. In IPL 2024, DK has been in sensational form having amassed 226 runs at an average of 75.33, with a strike-rate of 205.45, including two half-centuries. On Monday (April 15), Karthik smashed an impressive 35-ball 83, laced with 5 fours and 7 sixes at 237.14, in RCB's 25-run loss to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a run-fest at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Hence, calls for his inclusion in the Indian team have increased. 'He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni...' Talking on Star Sports, Rayudu said, "From his childhood, I have seen how talented he is. He has always been in the shadow of MS Dhoni and he did not get a lot of opportunities to showcase his talent. He has a golden chance to be India’s match-winner one last time and end his career by lifting the World Cup. So, I believe that Karthik should be taken to the World Cup." Also read: 'This guy is an Indian cricketer...': Pietersen urges fans to stop booing Hardik Pandya ahead of T20 World Cup However, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes DK's inclusion in the T20 WC might not be the best idea. He opined, "He is playing in full flow; he is looking in great rhythm. But Indian cricket and World Cup are on a different level. In World Cups, you won’t see uncapped players bowling. There is no Impact rule either. Your batting becomes a little limited there and playing in that pressure is different." As of now, many wicketkeeper-batters are in the fray to become a part of the World Cup, which will commence in June -- after IPL 2024. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Jitesh Sharma, Karthik, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, etc. are fighting for the keeper-batter's slot. India's provisional squad for the T20 WC will be announced in early May.

IPL 2024: 'Dinesh Karthik can be India’s match-winner in T20 World Cup' - Former CSK star on RCB batter

It was an evening to forget for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday (April 15) after they suffered their sixth defeat of the season. An evening that went down in the folklore of SunRisers Hyderabad for several reasons, saw them smash records left, right and centre. While RCB bowlers were on the receiving end of an eye-catching batting display from SRH, former skipper Virat Kohli was seen displeased with the team’s performance.

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<h2>Virat left furious by bowlers</h2>

With several videos circulating on social media, one video in particular shows&nbsp;Virat was not happy with the team’s bowlers with Travis Head and Co in a rampaging mood. Four RCB bowlers conceded fifty-plus scores, an embarrassing record for the franchise. However, with bowlers getting hit for sixes in plenty, Virat could not hide his disappointment and was seen kicking the ground in anger while also fuming at field placements at times.

RCB conceded 22 sixes on the night and 287 runs in an IPL match, the highest by any team in the history of the tournament.

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While there were hardly any positives in the match, little respite was offered by captain Faf du Plessis (62 off 28) and Dinesh Karthik (83 off 35). The duo made sure RCB lost by only 25 runs and put up the highest score by any team while chasing a target in IPL history. They narrowly missed out on their record of 263 runs and were restricted to 262/7 in 20 overs, losing by 25 runs.

RCB are next in action on Sunday when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens. Considering KKR are still unbeaten at home&nbsp;during this campaign, it will be a tough task for RCB to get their second win of the season. Monday’s defeat was also their third consecutive on home turf as they now face an improbable task of winning all their matches to stand a remote chance of reaching the playoffs.

It was an evening to forget for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday (April 15) after they suffered their sixth defeat of the season.

It was an evening to forget for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday (April 15) after they suffered their sixth defeat of the season. An evening that went down in the folklore of SunRisers Hyderabad for several reasons, saw them smash records left, right and centre. While RCB bowlers were on the receiving end of an eye-catching batting display from SRH, former skipper Virat Kohli was seen displeased with the team’s performance. Frustration of Virat Kohli in the Field. 😌pic.twitter.com/bjgKpkHmWa — CricketGully (@thecricketgully) April 16, 2024 × Virat left furious by bowlers With several videos circulating on social media, one video in particular shows Virat was not happy with the team’s bowlers with Travis Head and Co in a rampaging mood. Four RCB bowlers conceded fifty-plus scores, an embarrassing record for the franchise. However, with bowlers getting hit for sixes in plenty, Virat could not hide his disappointment and was seen kicking the ground in anger while also fuming at field placements at times. RCB conceded 22 sixes on the night and 287 runs in an IPL match, the highest by any team in the history of the tournament. ALSO READ | IPL 2024: List of records broken during SRH's maverick performance against RCB While there were hardly any positives in the match, little respite was offered by captain Faf du Plessis (62 off 28) and Dinesh Karthik (83 off 35). The duo made sure RCB lost by only 25 runs and put up the highest score by any team while chasing a target in IPL history. They narrowly missed out on their record of 263 runs and were restricted to 262/7 in 20 overs, losing by 25 runs. RCB are next in action on Sunday when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens. Considering KKR are still unbeaten at home during this campaign, it will be a tough task for RCB to get their second win of the season. Monday’s defeat was also their third consecutive on home turf as they now face an improbable task of winning all their matches to stand a remote chance of reaching the playoffs.

IPL 2024: Virat Kohli was all shades of furious due to RCB's horror show with ball against SRH - WATCH

For the second time this season, the SunRisers Hyderabad broke the record of the highest team total in the Indian Premier League, smashing a whopping 287 for three against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday (April 15). Travis Head hit his maiden IPL hundred, while South African Heinrich Klaasen struck 67 off 31 deliveries. Aiden Markram and Abdul Samad also played quickfire cameos of 32* and 37*, respectively, to help their team go past their previous record of 277 against Mumbai Indians earlier this season.&nbsp;

It took one team 12 years to break RCB’s long-standing record of 263 for five, and the same team took just a couple of weeks to surpass their record and create a new one. Well, that is SunRisers Hyderabad for you.

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Batting first in Bengaluru was the perfect chance for them to smash whatever record they wanted to, and much to no one’s disappointment, they did the same. The attacking opening stand between Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head was of 108 runs in just nine overs, while Head completed his maiden IPL ton soon after the 10th over.&nbsp;

Following their dismissals, Klaasen began from where Head had left, whacking each of RCB bowlers to all parts of the ground and some even beyond the stadium. The man-in-form, who was instrumental in breaking RCB’s previous record against MI earlier this season, was again on a&nbsp;song, completing another fifty and helping the team cross 200 in 15 overs.

While the 277 score looked like getting breached on Monday, SRH batters ensured they are doing it with utter disdain.&nbsp;

The middle order pair of Aiden Markram and Abdul Samad played brilliant cameos, with Markram hitting an unbeaten 32 off 17 balls, including two sixes and as many fours, Samad smashed 37 off just 10 deliveries, including three sixes and four boundaries.

Although there was not much to look into RCB’s bowling, given they almost leaked 300 runs in a T20 game, their&nbsp;best bowler was seamer Yash Dayal (for bowlers who completed four overs), who conceded 51 in his quota, going for over 12 runs per over.&nbsp;

Several records were also broken, with SRH hitting most sixes by a team in an IPL innings, hitting 22, while they also surpassed their previous team total to go on top for teams with highest scores. 287 for three also happens to be the second highest score in all T20 cricket.

For the second time this season, the SunRisers Hyderabad broke the record of the highest team total in the Indian Premier League, smashing a whopping 287 for three against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday (April 15).

For the second time this season, the SunRisers Hyderabad broke the record of the highest team total in the Indian Premier League, smashing a whopping 287 for three against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday (April 15). Travis Head hit his maiden IPL hundred, while South African Heinrich Klaasen struck 67 off 31 deliveries. Aiden Markram and Abdul Samad also played quickfire cameos of 32* and 37*, respectively, to help their team go past their previous record of 277 against Mumbai Indians earlier this season. It took one team 12 years to break RCB’s long-standing record of 263 for five, and the same team took just a couple of weeks to surpass their record and create a new one. Well, that is SunRisers Hyderabad for you. IPL 2024: ‘So that’s why you become The Undertaker’ – Dube questions Pathirana for ‘unique celebration’ Batting first in Bengaluru was the perfect chance for them to smash whatever record they wanted to, and much to no one’s disappointment, they did the same. The attacking opening stand between Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head was of 108 runs in just nine overs, while Head completed his maiden IPL ton soon after the 10th over. Following their dismissals, Klaasen began from where Head had left, whacking each of RCB bowlers to all parts of the ground and some even beyond the stadium. The man-in-form, who was instrumental in breaking RCB’s previous record against MI earlier this season, was again on a song, completing another fifty and helping the team cross 200 in 15 overs. While the 277 score looked like getting breached on Monday, SRH batters ensured they are doing it with utter disdain. The middle order pair of Aiden Markram and Abdul Samad played brilliant cameos, with Markram hitting an unbeaten 32 off 17 balls, including two sixes and as many fours, Samad smashed 37 off just 10 deliveries, including three sixes and four boundaries. Although there was not much to look into RCB’s bowling, given they almost leaked 300 runs in a T20 game, their best bowler was seamer Yash Dayal (for bowlers who completed four overs), who conceded 51 in his quota, going for over 12 runs per over. Several records were also broken, with SRH hitting most sixes by a team in an IPL innings, hitting 22, while they also surpassed their previous team total to go on top for teams with highest scores. 287 for three also happens to be the second highest score in all T20 cricket.

IPL 2024: SunRisers Hyderabad smash own record, pile up highest team total in IPL against RCB in Bengaluru

RCB vs SRH IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League's 30th match. While RCB holds the last position in the IPL points table, SRH has occupied the fifth spot.

RCB vs SRH IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier League's 30th match. While RCB holds the last position in the IPL points table, SRH has occupied the fifth spot. RCB has played six rounds in IPL 2024 but won only one. Meanwhile, SRH has played five games and emerged victorious in three. Royal Challengers Bangalore lost their most recent encounter with Mumbai Indians. However, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik were brilliant, scoring 61 and 53 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad also suffered defeat in their last match against Punjab Kings. They only lost by two runs, with Nitish Kumar Reddy contributing 64 runs. RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 Match Details Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Match 30, Indian Premier League 2024 Date: April 15 Time: 07:30 pm IST Venue: M Chinnawamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 Probable Playing XI Royal Challengers Bangalore Probable Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan Sunrisers Hyderabad Probable Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Rahul Tripathi RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 Weather Report As per AccuWeather, the weather will be partly cloudy on Monday evening in Bengaluru. Rain will not hamper the match as the precipitation chances are only one per cent. The cloud cover will be four per cent, and humidity will be 39 per cent. The minimum and maximum temperatures will be 21 and 36 degrees Celsius, respectively. RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 Pitch Report The pitch at the M Chinnaawamy Stadium is batsman friendly. The teams batting second have won 47 times, while the teams batting first have won 37 times at the venue. Due to the small boundaries, it is difficult for fielders to defend runs. RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 Head-To-Head Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad have clashed 22 times. While RCB has won ten games, SRH has won 12. The two teams will square off again in the 41st match on April 25. (With inputs from agencies)

RCB vs SRH IPL 2024: Check date, time, venue, probable playing XI, head-to-head, weather and pitch report

It has been a catastrophic Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Glenn Maxwell as he struggles to find form. While Maxwell has three ducks in the IPL 2024, RCB will now have a major reason to drop the Australian all-rounder from their Playing XI after a reported thumb issue sustained during the Mumbai Indians clash. The Australian World Cup winner has scored 32 runs in six innings and averages a miserable 5.33 which was already a matter of concern for the management.

<h2>Maxwell to miss SRH clash?</h2>

According to multiple media reports, Maxwell has injured his right thumb during the MI clash where RCB lost by seven wickets and 27 balls to spare. It is now reported that RCB won’t field Maxwell in the match and will instead bring back countryman Cameron Green in his place. While injury is considered a major reason for his possible omission in the Sunrisers Hyderabad clash which takes place on Monday (April 15), it is thought that Maxwell’s poor form was already enough to drop him from the Playing XI.

Maxwell’s scores this season make a phone number reading – 0, 3, 28, 0, 1, 0 and sum up his poor IPL 2024 campaign. Interestingly, with the ball, he has four wickets and has not contributed greatly while in fielding.

His unavailability (if he does not play vs SRH) won’t be a major issue with Green set for a return in a similar role. In three away matches this season, Maxwell has scored only one run which was against Rajasthan Royals (RR) last Saturday.

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<h2>Poor time for RCB</h2>

The defeat on Thursday against Mumbai was RCB’s fifth of the season, the most by any team in the IPL 2024. They could go bottom of the table if Delhi Capitals win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday, piling more misery on RCB. The South Indian side’s only win of the season came in their opening home match against Punjab Kings on March 25 and have since gone winless.

<h2>RCB’s next five matches</h2>

RCB vs SRH, April 15

KKR vs RCB, April 21

SRH vs RCB, April 25

GT vs RCB, April 28

RCB vs GT, May 4

It has been a catastrophic Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Glenn Maxwell as he struggles to find form. While Maxwell has three ducks in the IPL 2024, RCB will now have a major reason to drop the Australian all-rounder from their Playing XI after a reported thumb issue sustained during the Mumbai Indians clash.

It has been a catastrophic Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Glenn Maxwell as he struggles to find form. While Maxwell has three ducks in the IPL 2024, RCB will now have a major reason to drop the Australian all-rounder from their Playing XI after a reported thumb issue sustained during the Mumbai Indians clash. The Australian World Cup winner has scored 32 runs in six innings and averages a miserable 5.33 which was already a matter of concern for the management. Maxwell to miss SRH clash? According to multiple media reports, Maxwell has injured his right thumb during the MI clash where RCB lost by seven wickets and 27 balls to spare. It is now reported that RCB won’t field Maxwell in the match and will instead bring back countryman Cameron Green in his place. While injury is considered a major reason for his possible omission in the Sunrisers Hyderabad clash which takes place on Monday (April 15), it is thought that Maxwell’s poor form was already enough to drop him from the Playing XI. Maxwell’s scores this season make a phone number reading – 0, 3, 28, 0, 1, 0 and sum up his poor IPL 2024 campaign. Interestingly, with the ball, he has four wickets and has not contributed greatly while in fielding. His unavailability (if he does not play vs SRH) won’t be a major issue with Green set for a return in a similar role. In three away matches this season, Maxwell has scored only one run which was against Rajasthan Royals (RR) last Saturday. ALSO READ | IPL 2024: Hussey on MS Dhoni’s impact on dressing room - ‘You feel like you're backed, trusted and loved’ Poor time for RCB The defeat on Thursday against Mumbai was RCB’s fifth of the season, the most by any team in the IPL 2024. They could go bottom of the table if Delhi Capitals win against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday, piling more misery on RCB. The South Indian side’s only win of the season came in their opening home match against Punjab Kings on March 25 and have since gone winless. RCB’s next five matches RCB vs SRH, April 15 KKR vs RCB, April 21 SRH vs RCB, April 25 GT vs RCB, April 28 RCB vs GT, May 4

IPL 2024: Injured or dropped? RCB's Glenn Maxwell to miss SRH clash - Report

Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thrashed bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in match 65 of IPL 2023 on Thursday evening (May 18) in Hyderabad. Chasing 187, RCB got off to a flier courtesy of centurion Virat Kohli (63-ball 100) and skipper Faf (47-ball 71)'s majestic 172-run opening stand.

With another win, RCB inched closer to the playoffs and have lots to cheer for. Their skipper Faf has been in unreal form, scoring 702 runs (currently the Orange Cap holder) in 13 games including eight fifties, and has been leading the charge with the bat in every game. Thus, his RCB teammate Dinesh Karthik feels South Africa will be 'missing a trick if they don't take Faf to the ODI World Cup'.

Speaking on the latest edition of the ICC Review, Karthik said, "I'm not at all surprised with Faf’s form because I think he's a terrific player. He's a very good leader as well."

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He further opined, "In the last four, five years of IPL, he's been very consistent and he's just had another year where he's been even more consistent, even more effective, even more powerful. I think South Africa will be missing a trick if they don't take him to the World Cup. I think he is ready. He is somebody who can make a difference as a leader, as a batter."

"So I genuinely wish Faf says yes, when South Africa asks him because he will make an impact at that World Cup if he's there," Karthik added.

Du Plessis led South Africa in the 2019 ODI World Cup. He has played for the Proteas in early 2021 and recently indicated that he remains open to representing the national team in white-ball formats. The forthcoming ODI World Cup will be held in India later this year.

Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thrashed bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in match 65 of IPL 2023 on Thursday evening (May 18) in Hyderabad.

Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thrashed bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in match 65 of IPL 2023 on Thursday evening (May 18) in Hyderabad. Chasing 187, RCB got off to a flier courtesy of centurion Virat Kohli (63-ball 100) and skipper Faf (47-ball 71)'s majestic 172-run opening stand. With another win, RCB inched closer to the playoffs and have lots to cheer for. Their skipper Faf has been in unreal form, scoring 702 runs (currently the Orange Cap holder) in 13 games including eight fifties, and has been leading the charge with the bat in every game. Thus, his RCB teammate Dinesh Karthik feels South Africa will be 'missing a trick if they don't take Faf to the ODI World Cup'. Speaking on the latest edition of the ICC Review, Karthik said, "I'm not at all surprised with Faf’s form because I think he's a terrific player. He's a very good leader as well." Also Read: IPL 2023: Virat, Faf blow SRH away in one-sided contest to register 8-wicket win; Klaasen's ton goes in vain He further opined, "In the last four, five years of IPL, he's been very consistent and he's just had another year where he's been even more consistent, even more effective, even more powerful. I think South Africa will be missing a trick if they don't take him to the World Cup. I think he is ready. He is somebody who can make a difference as a leader, as a batter." "So I genuinely wish Faf says yes, when South Africa asks him because he will make an impact at that World Cup if he's there," Karthik added. Du Plessis led South Africa in the 2019 ODI World Cup. He has played for the Proteas in early 2021 and recently indicated that he remains open to representing the national team in white-ball formats. The forthcoming ODI World Cup will be held in India later this year.

SA will be missing a trick if they don't take Faf du Plessis to ODI World Cup, opines RCB star Dinesh Karthik

Virat Kohli slammed an impressive 63-ball 100 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of IPL 2023 edition on Thursday evening (May 18) in Hyderabad. In a must-win game for his franchise, Kohli stood tall as he came out all guns blazing and struck at a whopping 158.78&nbsp;with his inning laced with 12 fours and 4 sixes.

Since Kohli has broken his century drought, in September 2022, the right-hander has been on a run-scoring spree with hundreds in all formats and now also in the IPL. This was Kohli's 6th IPL ton, overall, and his first since the 2019 edition. While he has been among runs in recent times, critics have still raised questions on his strike rate.&nbsp;

Even in the ongoing IPL edition, Kohli's strike rate has often gone down especially in the middle overs -- versus spinners. Nonetheless, he didn't slow down during his entire knock versus SRH and was in a punishable mode. After the match, the 34-year-old opened up on his hundred and took a dig at his critics over strike rate talks.

<h2>'Don't care what anyone says...I know how to win games'</h2>

“I was telling the boys - the way I'm looked at as an IPL player as well is like 'yeah, he's fine, a few impact knocks'. But it's my 6th IPL hundred. I don't give enough credit to myself. I never look at past records (not great numbers against SRH),” Kohli told Deep Dasgupta in the presentation ceremony.

"I put myself under so much stress already. I don't care what anyone says on the outside, because that's their opinion. It's like… when you are in that situation yourself, you know how to win games of cricket and I've done that for a long period of time. It's not like I don't win games for my team. It's playing the situation (that) I take pride in."

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“I've never been a guy who plays so many fancy shots and throws my wicket away. It's Test cricket (coming up) after the IPL, so I have to stay true to my technique. When I can make impact in an important game, it gives me confidence, and gives the team confidence,” Kohli added.

RCB have now moved to the fourth spot in the IPL 2023 points table with 14 points, and a Net Run Rate of +0.180, with one game to play. They will host defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT), in Bengaluru, in match 70 and need another win to qualify for the playoffs.

Virat Kohli slammed an impressive 63-ball 100 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of IPL 2023 edition on Thursday evening (May 18) in Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli slammed an impressive 63-ball 100 in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of IPL 2023 edition on Thursday evening (May 18) in Hyderabad. In a must-win game for his franchise, Kohli stood tall as he came out all guns blazing and struck at a whopping 158.78 with his inning laced with 12 fours and 4 sixes. Since Kohli has broken his century drought, in September 2022, the right-hander has been on a run-scoring spree with hundreds in all formats and now also in the IPL. This was Kohli's 6th IPL ton, overall, and his first since the 2019 edition. While he has been among runs in recent times, critics have still raised questions on his strike rate. Even in the ongoing IPL edition, Kohli's strike rate has often gone down especially in the middle overs -- versus spinners. Nonetheless, he didn't slow down during his entire knock versus SRH and was in a punishable mode. After the match, the 34-year-old opened up on his hundred and took a dig at his critics over strike rate talks. 'Don't care what anyone says...I know how to win games' “I was telling the boys - the way I'm looked at as an IPL player as well is like 'yeah, he's fine, a few impact knocks'. But it's my 6th IPL hundred. I don't give enough credit to myself. I never look at past records (not great numbers against SRH),” Kohli told Deep Dasgupta in the presentation ceremony. "I put myself under so much stress already. I don't care what anyone says on the outside, because that's their opinion. It's like… when you are in that situation yourself, you know how to win games of cricket and I've done that for a long period of time. It's not like I don't win games for my team. It's playing the situation (that) I take pride in." × Also Read: 'It was evident...': Sachin Tendulkar lauds Virat Kohli after his 6th IPL ton during RCB-SRH tie “I've never been a guy who plays so many fancy shots and throws my wicket away. It's Test cricket (coming up) after the IPL, so I have to stay true to my technique. When I can make impact in an important game, it gives me confidence, and gives the team confidence,” Kohli added. RCB have now moved to the fourth spot in the IPL 2023 points table with 14 points, and a Net Run Rate of +0.180, with one game to play. They will host defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT), in Bengaluru, in match 70 and need another win to qualify for the playoffs.

'Don't care...': Virat Kohli silences critics with 'I know how to win games' remark after 6th IPL ton - Watch

Virat Kohli headlined Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) 187-run chase versus bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of IPL 2023 edition on Thursday (May 18) in Hyderabad. After Heinrich Klaasen's 104, off 51 balls, propelled SRH to 186 for 5, RCB rode on an impressive 172-run opening stand between centurion Kohli (63-ball 100) and skipper Faf du Plessis (47-ball 71) to win by eight wickets in 19.2 overs.

After the match, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar -- who remains quite active on social media platforms -- shared a tweet for Kohli and lauded the former Indian and RCB skipper for his splendid knock, laced with 12 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 158.73. This was Kohli's 6th IPL hundred and first since the 2019 edition.

<h2>Game recognises game</h2>

"It was evident that this would be Virat’s day from the very first ball when he played that cover drive. Virat and Faf both looked in total control, they not only played many big shots but also ran rather well between the wickets to build a successful partnership. 186 wasn’t a big enough total for the way they both batted," said Tendulkar in his tweet.

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Kohli and Faf stitched 172 runs for the first wicket and set the platform for a big win for RCB. Following this triumph, Bengaluru remain in the playoffs race and now moved to the fourth spot with 14 points and a healthy Net Run Rate (+0.180) with one game to play.

RCB have a match left, at home, as they will host the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the last&nbsp;game of the league stage on Sunday evening (May 21). They need to win and hope for Mumbai Indians (MI) to lose, or not better their NRR, to progress into the playoffs.&nbsp;

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Virat Kohli headlined Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) 187-run chase versus bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of IPL 2023 edition on Thursday (May 18) in Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli headlined Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) 187-run chase versus bottom-ranked Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in match 65 of IPL 2023 edition on Thursday (May 18) in Hyderabad. After Heinrich Klaasen's 104, off 51 balls, propelled SRH to 186 for 5, RCB rode on an impressive 172-run opening stand between centurion Kohli (63-ball 100) and skipper Faf du Plessis (47-ball 71) to win by eight wickets in 19.2 overs. After the match, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar -- who remains quite active on social media platforms -- shared a tweet for Kohli and lauded the former Indian and RCB skipper for his splendid knock, laced with 12 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 158.73. This was Kohli's 6th IPL hundred and first since the 2019 edition. Game recognises game "It was evident that this would be Virat’s day from the very first ball when he played that cover drive. Virat and Faf both looked in total control, they not only played many big shots but also ran rather well between the wickets to build a successful partnership. 186 wasn’t a big enough total for the way they both batted," said Tendulkar in his tweet. It was evident that this would be Virat’s day from the very first ball when he played that cover drive. Virat and Faf both looked in total control, they not only played many big shots but also ran rather well between the wickets to build a successful partnership. 186 wasn’t a… pic.twitter.com/YpIFVroZfi — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 18, 2023 × Also Read: SA will be missing a trick if they don't take Faf du Plessis to ODI World Cup, opines RCB star Dinesh Karthik Kohli and Faf stitched 172 runs for the first wicket and set the platform for a big win for RCB. Following this triumph, Bengaluru remain in the playoffs race and now moved to the fourth spot with 14 points and a healthy Net Run Rate (+0.180) with one game to play. RCB have a match left, at home, as they will host the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the last game of the league stage on Sunday evening (May 21). They need to win and hope for Mumbai Indians (MI) to lose, or not better their NRR, to progress into the playoffs. ×

'It was evident...': Sachin Tendulkar lauds Virat Kohli after his 6th IPL ton during RCB-SRH tie

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have a chance to enter the IPL 2022 playoffs. After 13 games, they are at 14 points with 7 seven wins and need to win their remaining fixture -- versus Gujarat Titans (GT) -- and also hope for the other strongest contender, to take the fourth spot, i.e. Delhi Capitals (DC) to lose their remaining encounter.

While RCB's fate in the ongoing season isn't decided yet, their fans would be hoping for them to break their trophy drought, since the inaugural edition, and finally lift the elusive IPL title this time around. Before this, they have played three finals -- in 2009, 2011 and 2016 -- but always ended second. Talking about the IPL 2016 final, RCB played at home -- at the iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru -- versus David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and had made a miraculous comeback after a forgettable start. With momentum on their side and then captain Virat Kohli breathing fire with the bat, with over 900 runs prior to the final, many thought it would be RCB's win. Nonetheless, SRH won by eight runs in a high-scoring affair.

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Recalling the finale, then RCB all-rounder and now DC's assistant coach Shane Watson said, "2016 final which I played with RCB was something I was just shattered about. Because I know how much it meant to RCB to win that final. It was at home at Chinnaswamy. RCB had played so well all year, at the backend of that tournament in particular."

“Virat in particular was on fire. It was his chance, one of the greatest players, to win that elusive IPL title as captain. And bowling that one over just shattered me. It just got it wrong and I felt like the end of time,” the ex-Australian all-rounder stated on the DC podcast.

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Talking about the IPL 2016 final, Hyderbad rode on skipper David Warner's 69 and finishing knocks from Yuvraj Singh-Ben Cutting to post 208-7 in 20 overs. Chris Jordan and Sreenath Aravind were the pick of the bowlers for Bengaluru but Watson conceded 61 runs in four overs, including a highly expensive final over. In reply, RCB were in the hunt courtesy Chris Gayle's 76 and Kohli's 54 before they were restricted for 200-7&nbsp;in 20 overs.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have a chance to enter the IPL 2022 playoffs. After 13 games, they are at 14 points with 7 seven wins and need to win their remaining fixture -- versus Gujarat Titans (GT) -- and also hope for the other strongest contender, to take the fourth spot, i.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have a chance to enter the IPL 2022 playoffs. After 13 games, they are at 14 points with 7 seven wins and need to win their remaining fixture -- versus Gujarat Titans (GT) -- and also hope for the other strongest contender, to take the fourth spot, i.e. Delhi Capitals (DC) to lose their remaining encounter. While RCB's fate in the ongoing season isn't decided yet, their fans would be hoping for them to break their trophy drought, since the inaugural edition, and finally lift the elusive IPL title this time around. Before this, they have played three finals -- in 2009, 2011 and 2016 -- but always ended second. Talking about the IPL 2016 final, RCB played at home -- at the iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru -- versus David Warner's Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and had made a miraculous comeback after a forgettable start. With momentum on their side and then captain Virat Kohli breathing fire with the bat, with over 900 runs prior to the final, many thought it would be RCB's win. Nonetheless, SRH won by eight runs in a high-scoring affair. ALSO READ | Kashmir Premier League to formally invite Indian star Virat Kohli to feature in 2nd edition: Report Recalling the finale, then RCB all-rounder and now DC's assistant coach Shane Watson said, "2016 final which I played with RCB was something I was just shattered about. Because I know how much it meant to RCB to win that final. It was at home at Chinnaswamy. RCB had played so well all year, at the backend of that tournament in particular." “Virat in particular was on fire. It was his chance, one of the greatest players, to win that elusive IPL title as captain. And bowling that one over just shattered me. It just got it wrong and I felt like the end of time,” the ex-Australian all-rounder stated on the DC podcast. ALSO READ | IPL 2022: DC's Axar Patel joins plethora of star bowlers in elite club with 100 scalps in T20 league Talking about the IPL 2016 final, Hyderbad rode on skipper David Warner's 69 and finishing knocks from Yuvraj Singh-Ben Cutting to post 208-7 in 20 overs. Chris Jordan and Sreenath Aravind were the pick of the bowlers for Bengaluru but Watson conceded 61 runs in four overs, including a highly expensive final over. In reply, RCB were in the hunt courtesy Chris Gayle's 76 and Kohli's 54 before they were restricted for 200-7 in 20 overs.

Virat was on fire, bowling that one over shattered me: Watson rues RCB's missed opportunity in IPL 2016 final

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to bring an end to their three-match losing streak in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday (May 08). Ever since their five-match unbeaten run came to an end with a defeat at the hands of table-toppers Gujarat Titans, SRH have struggled to regain the momentum.

Kane Williamson &amp; Co. had started the tournament on a sluggish note with back-to-back defeats in the first two games before going on an unbeaten run of five games which saw them enter the top half of the points table. However, three straight defeats in their last three games have once again put SRH in a spot of bother as the race for the playoffs heats up.

The form of skipper Williamson along with Rahul Tripathi is a big concern for SRH. Their bowling attack too has been leaking runs regularly with the likes of Umran Malik and Sean Abbott being taken to the cleaners in their last game. Both Marco Jansen and T Natarajan were replaced in the last game and it remains to be seen if SRH will bring either one of them back in the playing XI against RCB.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, have been&nbsp;struggling for consistency so far this season. After losing three in a row, they finally managed to bounce back with a crucial win against Chennai Super Kings in their last outing and are very much alive in the race for playoffs.

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RCB will be looking to continue their winning run against SRH and complete their revenge against Williamson &amp; Co. after being handed a humiliating defeat in the last meeting between the two sides. RCB were bundled out for a paltry 68 in their last game against SRH and were thrashed by nine wickets.

While SRH will be hoping to bag another clinical win, revenge will be on RCB's mind at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

SRH vs RCB, IPL 2022 prediction:

Sunrisers Hyderabad had thrashed RCB comprehensively in the last meeting between the two sides earlier this season. However, both teams have since struggled to gain momentum and there isn't much to separate them on the points table too at present. However, SRH's bowling attack can prove to be the key against a struggling RCB batting line-up helping Williamson &amp; Co. triumph in the crucial game.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to bring an end to their three-match losing streak in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday (May 08).

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will be looking to bring an end to their three-match losing streak in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday (May 08). Ever since their five-match unbeaten run came to an end with a defeat at the hands of table-toppers Gujarat Titans, SRH have struggled to regain the momentum. Kane Williamson & Co. had started the tournament on a sluggish note with back-to-back defeats in the first two games before going on an unbeaten run of five games which saw them enter the top half of the points table. However, three straight defeats in their last three games have once again put SRH in a spot of bother as the race for the playoffs heats up. The form of skipper Williamson along with Rahul Tripathi is a big concern for SRH. Their bowling attack too has been leaking runs regularly with the likes of Umran Malik and Sean Abbott being taken to the cleaners in their last game. Both Marco Jansen and T Natarajan were replaced in the last game and it remains to be seen if SRH will bring either one of them back in the playing XI against RCB. Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, have been struggling for consistency so far this season. After losing three in a row, they finally managed to bounce back with a crucial win against Chennai Super Kings in their last outing and are very much alive in the race for playoffs. Also Read: Jos Buttler becomes first Rajasthan Royals batsman to reach impressive milestone RCB will be looking to continue their winning run against SRH and complete their revenge against Williamson & Co. after being handed a humiliating defeat in the last meeting between the two sides. RCB were bundled out for a paltry 68 in their last game against SRH and were thrashed by nine wickets. While SRH will be hoping to bag another clinical win, revenge will be on RCB's mind at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. SRH vs RCB, IPL 2022 prediction: Sunrisers Hyderabad had thrashed RCB comprehensively in the last meeting between the two sides earlier this season. However, both teams have since struggled to gain momentum and there isn't much to separate them on the points table too at present. However, SRH's bowling attack can prove to be the key against a struggling RCB batting line-up helping Williamson & Co. triumph in the crucial game.

SRH vs RCB, IPL 2022 today match prediction: Who will win Sunrisers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore clash?

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) superstar Virat Kohli's horrendous run with the willow continued in his side's clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Sunday (May 08). Kohli was dismissed on a golden duck once again as he failed to open his account against the Kane Williamson-led side.

Kohli opened the innings with skipper Faf du Plessis after RCB won the toss and opted to bat first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The batting maestro was sent packing on the very first ball he faced from spinner Jagadeesha Suchith after getting caught by Williamson.

It was Kohli's third duck in the ongoing IPL 2022 and second against SRH this season. A dejected Kohli was spotted being consoled by RCB batting coach Sanjay Bangar in the dressing room after yet another poor outing in the ongoing season. The video of Bangar consoling Kohli has gone viral on social media.

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Kohli, who is RCB's most expensive player, has managed just 216 runs in 12 matches this season at a shambolic average of just over 19 and a strike rate of 111.34, which is below-par by his standards. Kohli had given up RCB's captaincy ahead of the start of the season and was expected to bat freely without the burden of leading the side.

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However, it has been a forgetful campaign for the batting great, who has failed to deliver consistently for his team. In eleven matches so far this season, Kohli has three ducks and a total of six single-digit scores. However, despite his failure on Sunday, RCB managed to recover well and post a strong total of 192 runs on the board against SRH.

Skipper Faf du Plessis slammed a brilliant knock of unbeaten 73 off 50 deliveries while Rajat Patidar (48), Glenn Maxwell (33) and Dinesh Karthik (33) made crucial contributions to propel RCB over the 190 run-mark.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) superstar Virat Kohli's horrendous run with the willow continued in his side's clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Sunday (May 08).

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) superstar Virat Kohli's horrendous run with the willow continued in his side's clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Sunday (May 08). Kohli was dismissed on a golden duck once again as he failed to open his account against the Kane Williamson-led side. Kohli opened the innings with skipper Faf du Plessis after RCB won the toss and opted to bat first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The batting maestro was sent packing on the very first ball he faced from spinner Jagadeesha Suchith after getting caught by Williamson. It was Kohli's third duck in the ongoing IPL 2022 and second against SRH this season. A dejected Kohli was spotted being consoled by RCB batting coach Sanjay Bangar in the dressing room after yet another poor outing in the ongoing season. The video of Bangar consoling Kohli has gone viral on social media. Also Read: Virat Kohli is finding new ways to get out: Shoaib Akhtar on RCB star's struggles in IPL 2022 Watch video: The way Sanjay Bangar is handling Virat Kohli in his bad phase....he desperately needs it 😔#RCBvSRH #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/JhlUnlhaVe — Yogi Says (@imyogi_26) May 8, 2022 × Kohli, who is RCB's most expensive player, has managed just 216 runs in 12 matches this season at a shambolic average of just over 19 and a strike rate of 111.34, which is below-par by his standards. Kohli had given up RCB's captaincy ahead of the start of the season and was expected to bat freely without the burden of leading the side. Also Read: Yuvraj Singh claims he lost India captaincy to MS Dhoni due to Greg Chappell row However, it has been a forgetful campaign for the batting great, who has failed to deliver consistently for his team. In eleven matches so far this season, Kohli has three ducks and a total of six single-digit scores. However, despite his failure on Sunday, RCB managed to recover well and post a strong total of 192 runs on the board against SRH. Skipper Faf du Plessis slammed a brilliant knock of unbeaten 73 off 50 deliveries while Rajat Patidar (48), Glenn Maxwell (33) and Dinesh Karthik (33) made crucial contributions to propel RCB over the 190 run-mark.

WATCH: RCB batting coach Sanjay Bangar consoles Virat Kohli after golden duck vs SRH, video goes viral

When Virat Kohli got dismissed for a golden duck in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) face-off versus Lucknow Super Giants, in IPL 2022's match 31, a statistic started doing the rounds on social media and elsewhere. It revealed that the once regarded 'run machine' has now gone over 100 matches without a century&nbsp;across all formats (17 Tests, 21 ODIs, 25 T20Is and 38*&nbsp;IPL games).&nbsp;

Kohli had a wry smile as he walked past KL Rahul &amp; Co. after an embarrassing first-ball duck. Four evenings later, King Kohli came to the crease in the second over of RCB's innings after Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opted to bowl first at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in match 36 of the 15th season, on Saturday evening (April 23). As soon as he arrived, Kane Williamson -- a tactical mastermind -- strived hard to grab Aiden Markram's attention to add him to the slip cordon. Soon, Marco Jansen bowled outside off-stump, on the fifth-stump line, as Kohli wasted no time to edge one and get caught in the slips. This time, no smile followed as RCB's former skipper stood still in disbelief. He&nbsp;looked helplessly toward his non-striker (Anuj Rawat) as&nbsp;if asking&nbsp;to be pinched in order to accept the reality before walking back.

After his second successive golden duck, Kohli's expression said it all. There was sheer disbelief in his eyes. Thus, there was pin-drop silence in the stadium as an often hard-to-please and unforgiving crowd silently sympathised with Kohli after yet another failure.&nbsp;

Virat Kohli's no-shows since NZ tour, 2020

Ducks - 9 
Golden Ducks - 3 (2 in IPL)

**across all formats

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What's fretting King Kohli? (Covid break, bio-bubble fatigue, overburdened, empty stands, BCCI row, etc.)

Those who possess even the most basic updates of men's cricket are aware of Kohli's barren run. It has been written, re-written, highlighted on front pages on several occasions, and even discussed on&nbsp;hour-long shows on how Team India and RCB's former captain has been without a century in competitive cricket since late 2019. At first, it seemed as if it was just a matter of time before Kohli would rediscover his form. However, time is now surely passing away at a rapid pace for the 33-year-old superstar cricketer.

Kohli's downfall coincided with Covid-19's advent. It led to a six-month-long break at the international level. Since then, Kohli has not been the old Kohli. At times, his aggression has gone missing, he has been completely undone by the bio-bubble restrictions and looked clueless playing in front of empty stands.&nbsp;A player of Kohli's caliber cherishes the crowd support. Their energy rubs on him, helping him remain at his usual chirpy best. All this is lagging in his game nowadays!

Also, Team India's unbelievably hectic cricketing&nbsp;calendar hasn't helped Kohli's case. Despite some mini-breaks, he has almost been omnipresent for India and the RCB. The nearly-decade-long captaincy responsibilities (he became RCB's full-time skipper in 2013) also led to him being overburdened. Moreover, the BCCI captaincy row added salt to Kohli's wounds. The entire saga panned out in the open. Thus, it led to Kohli taking BCCI heads on, however, mentally he kept losing the battle with each passing day...

The dismissals depict a sad story...

Since April 2020, Kohli has fallen to spinners more often than&nbsp;not (51 out of his total 74 dismissals have been against the tweakers). In addition, he continues to remain lost regarding&nbsp;the fourth-fifth stump lines; chasing deliveries way out of his arc. At times, the gap between bat and pad has also widened alarmingly. Surely, he can't be far away from finding his peak once again. He is too good a player to miss out for too long. But, hasn't it already been a long wait? Has he become a victim of his greatness? Is he overcooked and&nbsp;desperately in need of a lengthy break?

Ravi Shastri on Star Sports:&nbsp;Virat Kohli is overcooked. If anyone needs a break, it's him. Whether it's 2 months or a month-and-a-half, whether it's after England or before England. He needs a break because he has got 6-7 years of cricket left in him and you don't want to lose that with a fried brain. He is not the only one. There might be 1 or 2 in world cricket going through the same. You need to address the problem upfront.

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The answers lie within Kohli's mind. He knows his body and how his mind functions better&nbsp;than anyone (Taking the liberty to share a&nbsp;message for his&nbsp;plethora of&nbsp;fans: don't make him your main protagonist in every discussion. Don't even discuss him. Focus less on him. Outside noise needs to die down for Kohli to rise again).

Even the great Sachin Tendulkar had flaws. He, however, always found ways to tackle them. For now, Kohli is content with working on his strengths than weaknesses. Maybe he needs to slow down. Maybe, he needs to fight the bubble within&nbsp;before coming out of this crisis.

The engine surely needs an overhaul. At present, the damage has been done. But, King Kohli isn't one to be kept out for very long. Somewhere down the line, his usual form is still waiting for him. He just needs to redo the coding&nbsp;to function as usual.

When Virat Kohli got dismissed for a golden duck in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) face-off versus Lucknow Super Giants, in IPL 2022's match 31, a statistic started doing the rounds on social media and elsewhere.

When Virat Kohli got dismissed for a golden duck in Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) face-off versus Lucknow Super Giants, in IPL 2022's match 31, a statistic started doing the rounds on social media and elsewhere. It revealed that the once regarded 'run machine' has now gone over 100 matches without a century across all formats (17 Tests, 21 ODIs, 25 T20Is and 38* IPL games). Kohli had a wry smile as he walked past KL Rahul & Co. after an embarrassing first-ball duck. Four evenings later, King Kohli came to the crease in the second over of RCB's innings after Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opted to bowl first at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai in match 36 of the 15th season, on Saturday evening (April 23). As soon as he arrived, Kane Williamson -- a tactical mastermind -- strived hard to grab Aiden Markram's attention to add him to the slip cordon. Soon, Marco Jansen bowled outside off-stump, on the fifth-stump line, as Kohli wasted no time to edge one and get caught in the slips. This time, no smile followed as RCB's former skipper stood still in disbelief. He looked helplessly toward his non-striker (Anuj Rawat) as if asking to be pinched in order to accept the reality before walking back. After his second successive golden duck, Kohli's expression said it all. There was sheer disbelief in his eyes. Thus, there was pin-drop silence in the stadium as an often hard-to-please and unforgiving crowd silently sympathised with Kohli after yet another failure. Virat Kohli's no-shows since NZ tour, 2020 Ducks - 9 Golden Ducks - 3 (2 in IPL) **across all formats ALSO READ | Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma need a six-month break: Pietersen comes out in support of India's under-fire duo What's fretting King Kohli? (Covid break, bio-bubble fatigue, overburdened, empty stands, BCCI row, etc.) Those who possess even the most basic updates of men's cricket are aware of Kohli's barren run. It has been written, re-written, highlighted on front pages on several occasions, and even discussed on hour-long shows on how Team India and RCB's former captain has been without a century in competitive cricket since late 2019. At first, it seemed as if it was just a matter of time before Kohli would rediscover his form. However, time is now surely passing away at a rapid pace for the 33-year-old superstar cricketer. Kohli's downfall coincided with Covid-19's advent. It led to a six-month-long break at the international level. Since then, Kohli has not been the old Kohli. At times, his aggression has gone missing, he has been completely undone by the bio-bubble restrictions and looked clueless playing in front of empty stands. A player of Kohli's caliber cherishes the crowd support. Their energy rubs on him, helping him remain at his usual chirpy best. All this is lagging in his game nowadays! Also, Team India's unbelievably hectic cricketing calendar hasn't helped Kohli's case. Despite some mini-breaks, he has almost been omnipresent for India and the RCB. The nearly-decade-long captaincy responsibilities (he became RCB's full-time skipper in 2013) also led to him being overburdened. Moreover, the BCCI captaincy row added salt to Kohli's wounds. The entire saga panned out in the open. Thus, it led to Kohli taking BCCI heads on, however, mentally he kept losing the battle with each passing day... The dismissals depict a sad story... Since April 2020, Kohli has fallen to spinners more often than not (51 out of his total 74 dismissals have been against the tweakers). In addition, he continues to remain lost regarding the fourth-fifth stump lines; chasing deliveries way out of his arc. At times, the gap between bat and pad has also widened alarmingly. Surely, he can't be far away from finding his peak once again. He is too good a player to miss out for too long. But, hasn't it already been a long wait? Has he become a victim of his greatness? Is he overcooked and desperately in need of a lengthy break? Ravi Shastri on Star Sports: Virat Kohli is overcooked. If anyone needs a break, it's him. Whether it's 2 months or a month-and-a-half, whether it's after England or before England. He needs a break because he has got 6-7 years of cricket left in him and you don't want to lose that with a fried brain. He is not the only one. There might be 1 or 2 in world cricket going through the same. You need to address the problem upfront. ALSO READ | IPL 2022: Virat Kohli's batting woes continue, dismissed for second consecutive golden duck - WATCH The answers lie within Kohli's mind. He knows his body and how his mind functions better than anyone (Taking the liberty to share a message for his plethora of fans: don't make him your main protagonist in every discussion. Don't even discuss him. Focus less on him. Outside noise needs to die down for Kohli to rise again). Even the great Sachin Tendulkar had flaws. He, however, always found ways to tackle them. For now, Kohli is content with working on his strengths than weaknesses. Maybe he needs to slow down. Maybe, he needs to fight the bubble within before coming out of this crisis. The engine surely needs an overhaul. At present, the damage has been done. But, King Kohli isn't one to be kept out for very long. Somewhere down the line, his usual form is still waiting for him. He just needs to redo the coding to function as usual.

IPL 2022: What's fretting Virat Kohli, the player?

Virat Kohli's lean patch continued in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 as he bagged a second consecutive duck in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday. Kohli has been far from his best so far this season as he has failed to fire with the bat and has struggled for consistency.

After being dismissed by Dushmantha Chameera on a golden duck in RCB's last game against Lucknow Super Giants, Kohli once again failed to open his account against SRH at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Kohli came out at number three after RCB opted to bat first in the game and edged the very first ball he faced from Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram at the second slip.

Kohli was left dejected after yet another poor outing as the disappointment was clearly visible on his face after being dismissed for a duck. Kohli's ongoing poor patch has become one of the major talking points this season with several former cricketers and experts sharing their views on the batting maestro's struggles.

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen also gave his take on Kohli's woeful run with the willow and said he himself had seen such rough patches in his career and that it is a 'very lonely' place to be at. Pietersen said Kohli is currently in a very dark place and needs to come out of it sooner.

"I think he is at point and having been at that point in my career on a couple of occasions, it is not nice. It is a very lonely, lonely place especially when you have all eyes on you. Every single thing is Kohli, Kohli and Kohli. He is in that dark place, I just hope it ends quickly because the game needs him to score runs," Pietersen told Star Sports.

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2022-virat-kohlis-batting-woes-continue-dismissed-for-second-consecutive-golden-duck-watch-473267">Virat Kohli's batting woes continue, dismissed for second consecutive golden duck - WATCH</a>

As many as three RCB batters, including Kohli were dismissed on ducks in their clash against SRH on Saturday as Faf du Plessis &amp; Co. were bundled out for a paltry 68 - the lowest total so far this season. Suyash Prabhudessai top-scored for RCB with 15 off 20 balls.

SRH chased down the low-key target comfortably with as many as 12 overs to spare to thrash RCB by 9 wickets and secure their fourth win on the trot this season.

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Virat Kohli's lean patch continued in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 as he bagged a second consecutive duck in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday.

Virat Kohli's lean patch continued in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 as he bagged a second consecutive duck in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday. Kohli has been far from his best so far this season as he has failed to fire with the bat and has struggled for consistency. After being dismissed by Dushmantha Chameera on a golden duck in RCB's last game against Lucknow Super Giants, Kohli once again failed to open his account against SRH at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Kohli came out at number three after RCB opted to bat first in the game and edged the very first ball he faced from Marco Jansen to Aiden Markram at the second slip. Kohli was left dejected after yet another poor outing as the disappointment was clearly visible on his face after being dismissed for a duck. Kohli's ongoing poor patch has become one of the major talking points this season with several former cricketers and experts sharing their views on the batting maestro's struggles. Former England captain Kevin Pietersen also gave his take on Kohli's woeful run with the willow and said he himself had seen such rough patches in his career and that it is a 'very lonely' place to be at. Pietersen said Kohli is currently in a very dark place and needs to come out of it sooner. "I think he is at point and having been at that point in my career on a couple of occasions, it is not nice. It is a very lonely, lonely place especially when you have all eyes on you. Every single thing is Kohli, Kohli and Kohli. He is in that dark place, I just hope it ends quickly because the game needs him to score runs," Pietersen told Star Sports. Also Read: Virat Kohli's batting woes continue, dismissed for second consecutive golden duck - WATCH As many as three RCB batters, including Kohli were dismissed on ducks in their clash against SRH on Saturday as Faf du Plessis & Co. were bundled out for a paltry 68 - the lowest total so far this season. Suyash Prabhudessai top-scored for RCB with 15 off 20 balls. SRH chased down the low-key target comfortably with as many as 12 overs to spare to thrash RCB by 9 wickets and secure their fourth win on the trot this season.

'He is in that dark place': Kevin Pietersen after Virat Kohli's second consecutive duck in IPL 2022

Virat Kohli's continued woeful form was a sign of things to come as Royal Challengers Bangalore were literally walloped by Sunrisers Hyderabad who cantered to an easy nine-wicket victory in Saturday's one-sided IPL match here.

Kohli was once again dismissed outside the off-stump off the very first delivery he faced as RCB were shot out for a meagre 68 in just 16.1 overs. This was the sixth-lowest total in the history of IPL.

The Sunrisers pace attack led by Marco Jansen (3/25 in 4 overs) and ably supported by Umran Malik (1/19 in 4 overs) and T Natarajan (3/10 in 3 overs) left the star-studded RCB line-up rattled with pace, swing and seam.

In reply, it took SRH only eight overs as Abhishek Sharma butchered an already deflated RCB attack to score 47 off 28 balls in the company of Kane Williamson (16 not out).

The win also took SRH to second place with 10 points while RCB, who are still placed third, will like to forget this game as a bad dream. But one would wonder if Kohli can do the same as it's only getting worse for one of the contemporary greats in world cricket.

The problems are very real and unfortunately, one doesn't see any corrective measures in his approach as same kind of technical mistakes are being repeated again and again.

Some years back, it was James Anderson and now it is a Dushmantha Chameera and Marco Jansen, who are exposing the big chink in Kohli's armour. There couldn't have been a quicker end to a contest as Jansen removed Faf du Plessis (5), Kohli (0) and Anuj Rawat (0) off second, third and final delivery of the second over to make it 8 for 3.

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2022-virat-kohlis-batting-woes-continue-dismissed-for-second-consecutive-golden-duck-watch-473267">Virat Kohli's batting woes continue, dismissed for second consecutive golden duck - WATCH</a>

In case of Jansen, it was seam movement off the pitch with a few that were angled across, some that held its line while Natarajan got some movement in the air and Malik was unleashing his thunderbolts at upward of 150 clicks. 
In between, left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith (2/12) was also unrelenting as RCB never got elbow room to get some momentum going their way.

It soon became 20 for 4 when Natarajan got Glenn Maxwell (12) caught brilliantly by skipper Kane Williamson at mid-off. The other player to reach double figure was Suyash Prabhudesai (15). But, it is Kohli's dismissal that would certainly deflate his legion of fans as his problems outside the off-stump seems to have resurfaced.

Jansen did pose problems for Kohli during the South Africa Test series few months back and again bowled the ideal Test match length, full and getting the ball to either shape in or hold its line.

In the last match against Lucknow, it was the backward point that was in operation and Kohli's propensity to jab at deliveries on off-stump channel with hard hands caused his undoing with Aiden Markram snapping it in second slip. 
There was not much resistance from the other batters and once Dinesh Karthik (7) was caught down leg-side off Suchith trying to sweep, it was all over for RCB.

Once it was 47 for 6 after nine overs, the lower order looked mortally scared facing the fast and furious Umran as it seemed as if the ball was hitting the bat rather than the other way round.

Natarajan also kept up the pressure, snuffing out the wickets as veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar wrapped up the innings.&nbsp;

Virat Kohli's continued woeful form was a sign of things to come as Royal Challengers Bangalore were literally walloped by Sunrisers Hyderabad who cantered to an easy nine-wicket victory in Saturday's one-sided IPL match here.

Virat Kohli's continued woeful form was a sign of things to come as Royal Challengers Bangalore were literally walloped by Sunrisers Hyderabad who cantered to an easy nine-wicket victory in Saturday's one-sided IPL match here. Kohli was once again dismissed outside the off-stump off the very first delivery he faced as RCB were shot out for a meagre 68 in just 16.1 overs. This was the sixth-lowest total in the history of IPL. The Sunrisers pace attack led by Marco Jansen (3/25 in 4 overs) and ably supported by Umran Malik (1/19 in 4 overs) and T Natarajan (3/10 in 3 overs) left the star-studded RCB line-up rattled with pace, swing and seam. In reply, it took SRH only eight overs as Abhishek Sharma butchered an already deflated RCB attack to score 47 off 28 balls in the company of Kane Williamson (16 not out). The win also took SRH to second place with 10 points while RCB, who are still placed third, will like to forget this game as a bad dream. But one would wonder if Kohli can do the same as it's only getting worse for one of the contemporary greats in world cricket. The problems are very real and unfortunately, one doesn't see any corrective measures in his approach as same kind of technical mistakes are being repeated again and again. Some years back, it was James Anderson and now it is a Dushmantha Chameera and Marco Jansen, who are exposing the big chink in Kohli's armour. There couldn't have been a quicker end to a contest as Jansen removed Faf du Plessis (5), Kohli (0) and Anuj Rawat (0) off second, third and final delivery of the second over to make it 8 for 3. Also Read: Virat Kohli's batting woes continue, dismissed for second consecutive golden duck - WATCH In case of Jansen, it was seam movement off the pitch with a few that were angled across, some that held its line while Natarajan got some movement in the air and Malik was unleashing his thunderbolts at upward of 150 clicks. In between, left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith (2/12) was also unrelenting as RCB never got elbow room to get some momentum going their way. It soon became 20 for 4 when Natarajan got Glenn Maxwell (12) caught brilliantly by skipper Kane Williamson at mid-off. The other player to reach double figure was Suyash Prabhudesai (15). But, it is Kohli's dismissal that would certainly deflate his legion of fans as his problems outside the off-stump seems to have resurfaced. Jansen did pose problems for Kohli during the South Africa Test series few months back and again bowled the ideal Test match length, full and getting the ball to either shape in or hold its line. In the last match against Lucknow, it was the backward point that was in operation and Kohli's propensity to jab at deliveries on off-stump channel with hard hands caused his undoing with Aiden Markram snapping it in second slip. There was not much resistance from the other batters and once Dinesh Karthik (7) was caught down leg-side off Suchith trying to sweep, it was all over for RCB. Once it was 47 for 6 after nine overs, the lower order looked mortally scared facing the fast and furious Umran as it seemed as if the ball was hitting the bat rather than the other way round. Natarajan also kept up the pressure, snuffing out the wickets as veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar wrapped up the innings.

Virat Kohli fails again as Sunrisers Hyderabad thrash hapless RCB by 9 wickets in IPL 2022

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