Ishan Kishan, Pat Cummins help Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 42 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a massive 42-run win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.

Chasing 232 runs to win, RCB got off to a flying start with openers Virat Kohli and Phil Salt adding 80 runs for the first wicket. Salt went on to get a half century, scoring 62 runs off just 32 balls, including four fours and five sixes. Kohli scored 43 runs off 25 balls. Jitesh Sharma, who was captaining in the match, scored 24 runs off 15 balls. However, a collapse meant that RCB were bowled out for 189 runs.

For SRH, captain Pat Cummins bowled a brilliant spell of 3/28 in four overs, while Eshan Malinga picked two wickets. It was Nitish Kumar Reddy who applied the breaks with an outstanding spell of 2/13 in two overs.


Earlier, Ishan Kishan led Sunrisers Hyderabad's charge with an unbeaten 94 runs off just 48 balls as the team piled up 231/6 in 20 overs.

Kishan, who had a torrid time with the bat after a century in the first match of the season, found his form back as he creamed seven fours and five sixes.

Abhishek Sharma gave a strong platform as he scored 34 runs off only 17 balls in the powerplay, including three fours and as many sixes. Heinrich Klaasen and Aniket Verma played little cameos 24 runs and 26 runs, respectively. Verma played just nine balls for his knock.

For RCB, Romario Shephard grabbed two wickets but bowled just two overs as he was introduced later in the innings. All the other bowlers had a tough time, leaking boundaries at regularly.

With the defeat, RCB's bid to finish in the top two took a hit as they slipped to the third position. They will face LSG in the final league match on May 27.