The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered their 7th victory in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 67 runs on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
A splendid captain’s knock by Faf du Plessis (73*) propelled RCB to 192-3 in the first innings before Wanindu Hasaranga’s outstanding fifer guided the team to a comprehensive victory.
Chasing 193 to win, SRH lost two wickets in the first over. Skipper Kane Williamson was run-out without facing a ball courtesy a direct hit from Shahbaz Ahmed. Glenn Maxwell castled Abhishek Sharma to scalp his first wicket.
Aiden Markram and Rahul Tripathi counter-attacked and led the recovery as SRH were 39-2 at the end of the powerplay. The fifty partnership was up for the third wicket after Tripathi got a reprieve in the 8th over.
Hasaranga struck immediately after Markram was caught at deep mid-wicket by Kohli. Tripathi added two fours and SRH were 69/3 at the halfway stage.
Nicholas Pooran smacked two fours and a six before the left-handed batter miscued a shot and was caught off Hasaranga’s bowling.
Tripathi reached his half-century at the other end with a maximum. The SRH opener was given a reprieve but RCB picked their 5th wicket after Suchith was stumped off Hasaranga’s bowling.
Josh Hazlewood scalped two wickets on consecutive deliveries including the big wicket of Tripathi, who was dismissed on 58. Hasaranga claimed a five-wicket haul after getting the wickets of Shashank Singh and Umran Malik in the same over.
Harshal Patel claimed the final wicket of the innings after Bhuvneshwar Kumar was caught at long-off by du Plessis.
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