IPL 7: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - As it happened...

Live updates of the Indian Premier League’s 46th match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore from Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

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SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | MATCH REPORT» ALSO SEE: OUR FULL COVERAGE ON IPL 7» ALSO SEE: IPL 7 POINTS TABLE» | IPL 7 RESULTS» ============================================================== Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings Over 19.4 || Score 161/3 Four runs needed off six balls. Starc to bowl the final over of the match. Single came from the first ball. Next ball was a dot, as Finch missed the line completely. Third ball, another single. Two required off three balls. Sammy took a double of the fourth to seal the match for SRH. So, SRH beat RCB comprehensively by seven wickets. =================================================== Over 19 || Score 157/3 20 runs needed off 12 balls. Aaron to bowl the penultimate over of the match. First ball was wide. From next two balls came two singles. Third ball, SIX, Ojha sliced the ball for a six over cover point. Twist in the tail as Ojha is Out! He gave a simple catch to cover fielder. Skipper Dareen Sammy is the new man in. And he slapped the bowler for a boundary straight down the ground. 16 runs came from the over. NV Ojha c Yuvraj Singh b Aaron 24 (20b) =================================================== Over 18 || Score 141/2 27 runs needed off 18 balls. Yuvraj to bowl the over. Four runs came off the first four balls. Single came off the fifth from the bat of Ojha. Double came in the last ball. Yuvi conceded seven in the over. =================================================== Over 17 || Score 134/2 35 runs needed off 24 balls. Aaron with his third over. Warner Out! The southpaw tried to play the ball over short cover but couldn't quite clear the fielder. Aaron Finch is the new man in. Three singles came off the next three balls. In the last two balls came five runs as Finch slapped the bowler for a boundary towards extra covers. DA Warner c Yuvraj Singh b Aaron 59 (46b) =================================================== Over 16 || Score 126/1 45 runs needed off 30 balls. Nechim is back into the attack. First ball, Warner, slapped the bowler for a straight six over the bowlers head. Off the second ball, Warner played a straight shot, though the bowler tried to stop the ball, it hurt him badly and forced him to walk out of the ground. Now Yuvi has been called to complete the over. Ten runs came from the over. =================================================== Over 15 || Score 116/1 Strac is back into the attack. Warner took a single in the third ball to complete his fifty off 41 balls. Four singles came in the first five balls. Last ball, came another single. =================================================== Over 14 || Score 111/1 Chahal with his final over. In form Naman Ojha is the new man in. Four singles came in the first five balls. Off the last ball, Naman launched the bowler for a six over long off to collect ten runs from the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 101/1 Murali with his last over. Dhawan took a single off the first ball to complete his fifty. It's his first fifty of this season. Dhawan Out! Dhawan tried to steal a single but fell short of his crease. Meanwhile, SRH crossed the mark of hundred runs. Four runs came in the over along with the run out. S Dhawan run out 50 (39b) ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 97/0 Chahal with his third over. Off the first two balls, Warner collected two sixes towards long on. 14 runs came in the first five balls. Last ball, a dot one. So a huge over for SRH. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 83/0 Marali is back. Off the second ball, Warner came down the track to launch the bowler for a maximum over long on. In the fifth ball, Dhawan, stepped out and played an inside out for a boundary. 11 runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 72/2 Chahal to continue. The young spinner is bowling at a tight line. He is not offering any room for both the batsmen in the middle. Double came off the last ball. Good over by the leggie as four runs came in it. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 67/0 Nechim to continue. Off the second ball, Dhawan pulled the bowler for a boundary towards backwards square leg. Nine runs in the over. RCB is still searching for their first breakthrough. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 59/0 Exciting leg spinner Yuzuvendra Chahal has been given the ball. First ball, Warner ran two runs, superb display of running between the wickets by the Australian. Tight over first up by the leggie as he conceded mere fours runs. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 55/0 Varun Aaron is back. RCB is still looking for their first breakthrough. Off the first ball, Dhawan played a superb cover drive but just for two runs. But a tight over by the speedster as he gave mere four runs in it. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 51/0 Abu Nechim has been given the ball. Warner welcomed the bowler with a boundary by clearing the mid off fielder. Then came a single, which was followed by three dot balls. Single came off the last ball from the bat of Dhawan. So the right arm medium pacer conceded six runs in his opening over. Meanwhile, SRH crossed the mark of fifty runs. . ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 45/0 Murali to continue. First ball, Warner played a switch hit to collect a boundary towards backward point. Murali came back strongly as in the next five balls came a single. Five runs conceded in the over. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 40/0 Starc to continue. In the first ball, Warner launched the bowler straight over his head for a boundary. Then came two doubles in the next two balls from the bat of Warner. Next ball was wide down the leg side. In the last ball, Dhawan cut the bowler over point for a boundary. Expensive over for RCB as 13 runs came from it. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 26/0 Varun Aaron has been introduced into the attack as the first change bowler. Off the third ball, Dhawan pulled the bowler for a six over fine leg fielder. The six was followed by a boundary towards mid-wicket. Last two balls were dot balls. Ten runs came from the over, all in boundaries. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 16/0 Mitchell Starc is sharing the new ball with Murali. Off the third ball, Dhawan played an elegant cover drive for a boundary. In the next ball, Dhawan got a leading edge of his bat and the ball went passed the wicket-keeper for another boundary. Ten runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 6/0 For a change David Warner has come up to open the innings with Shikhar Dhawan for SRH, whereas, Muttiah Muralitharan has the new ball in hand to open the bowling for RCB. Off the fourth ball, Dhawan played a cover drive to get the first boundary of the innings. Then came two singles off the last two balls. ============================================================== Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings Over 20 || Score 160/6 Steyn is set to bowl the final over of the innings. Two singles came from the first two balls. Rana and Starc are in the middle for RCB. Off the third ball, Sachin came across the line, exposed his leg stump, and chipped the bowler for a boundary towards fine leg. A double came off the fifth ball. Last ball, no run, Run out. So finally, RCB managed to put up a challenging total of 160 runs in front of SRH after decided to bat first. MA Starc run out 6 (6b) =================================================== Over 19 || Score 152/5 Bhuvi to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. AB bowled! Bhuvi bowler a straight bowl, AB came across the line but missed the line completely and the ball crashed into his stumps. Mitchell Starc is the new man in. Off the third ball, Starc cut the bowler towards point region to collect his first boundary. Tight over by the right arm seamer as he conceded mere six runs in it. AB de Villiers b Kumar 29 (17b) =================================================== Over 18 || Score 146/4 Pathan to bowl his third over. In the second ball, Kohli punched the bowler towards wide long on for a six. What a hit! Off the next ball Kohli Out! Kohli went for another big hit but failed to middle it, eventually Steyn took a well judged catch at deep long off fence. Sachin Rana is the new man in. Off the last ball, Rana played straight over bowlers head for a boundary. 12 runs came in the over. V Kohli c Steyn b Pathan 67 (41b  ) =================================================== Over 17 || Score 134/3 Bhuvi is back into the attack. Double came from the first ball. Followed by a three singles off the next three balls. Off the fifth, AB slapped the bowler over extra covers for a boundary. Single came in the last ball. So another good over for RCB as ten runs came in it. =================================================== Over 16 || Score 124/3 Darren Sammy has been brought into the attack. Off the second ball, AB clobbered the bowler over long-off for a maximum. Third was wide down the leg side. Off the next, Kohli slapped the bowler straight over the bowlers head for the second six. Three runs came from the last two balls. Big over for RCB as 19 runs conceded in the over. =================================================== Over 15 || Score <104> Pathan is back in action. Kohli welcomed the left arm seamer with a boundary towards extra covers. Then came three singles off the next three balls. Meanwhile, Kohli completed his fifty. Off the fifth ball, AB got a thick outside edge to get a boundary towards third man. 12 runs came from the over. =================================================== Over 14 || Score 93/3 Dale Steyn is back into the attack. Three singles came off the first three balls. Off the next came a double from the bat of AB. In the last two balls came two singles. Seven runs came in the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 86/3 Rassol to bowl his final over. Yuvi Out! Off the second ball, Yuvraj tried to clear the long on fence but couldn't connect it well and Styen took a simple catch at deep. AB de Villiers is the new man in. Two consecutive wides down the leg side. Seven runs came from the over. Yuvraj Singh c Steyn b Parvez Rasool 21 (25b) ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 79/2 Karn to continue. Off the first ball, Kohli came down the ground to smack the bowler out of the park over long off. In the next came a boundary towards point region. Off the fifth, Kohli one again walked down the pitch to place the bowler over extra covers for the second six of the over. 19 runs conceded in the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 60/2 Rasool to continue. Off the second ball came a boundary from Yuvraj's bat, this time towards fine leg. Off the fifth ball Yuvi once again got lucky as he just cleared the long on fence. Expensive over by the office as 12 runs came from it. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 48/2 Irafan Pathan has been given the ball for the first time in the match. The left arm seamer bowled three dot balls first up. Off the next came a single. Off the last ball, Kohli picked the slower one early and slapped it towards cover region for a boundary. Five runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 43/2 Venugopal Rao is set to bowl his first over. First ball, over pitched, and Yuvi played a straight drive to collect his first boundary. Three singles followed the boundary. Seven runs came in the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 36/2 Yuraj Singh is flirting with danger. Off the third ball Kohli came down the track and smacked the bowler over extra covers for a boundary. Seven runs conceded in the over. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 28/2 Rasool to continue. Three singles came from the first three balls. Then came a single off the last. So another tight over by the offie, as he gave mere three runs. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 25/2 Karn Sharma has the ball in hand. It means spin from both ends Gayle Out! Karn bowled a straighter one, Gayle went for a big hit over long on, but only managed to get a thick outside edge and Dhawan took a simple catch at short third man. In form Yuvraj Singh is the new man in. Two runs came from the over along with the big wicket. CH Gayle c Parvez Rasool b Sharma 14 (20b) ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 23/1 Parvez Rasool has been introduced into the attack. It's his first IPL match of the season. Smart move by Sammy as he has come up with an off spinner against Gayle. Tight first over first up by the offie as he conceded mere three runs in it. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 20/1 Steyn with his second over. Both the batsmen are playing in singles and doubles. Off the third ball came a double from the bat of Gayle. Styen is bowling at a leg stump line, which is not helping him to curb the runs. Six runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 14/1 Bhuvi to continue. Kohli took a single off the first ball to open his account. Off the third ball Gayle placed the ball over point region to collect his first boundary of the match. Two singles came off the last two balls. Seven runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 7/1 Dale Steyn is set to bowl the second over of the innings. Both the speedsters are getting enough movement off the wicket. Off the fourth ball came a double from the bat of Gayle. Kohli and Gayle haven't really fired up to their potential. Two runs came from the over. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 5/1 Chris Gayle and Parthiv Pate are in the middle to open the innings for RCB, whereas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is set to start the bowling proceedings for SRH. RCB opened their account with as a single off the first ball. Off the third ball, Patel played an elegant cover drive to get a boundary. Patel Out! Perfect in swinger by Bhuvi and the southpaw missed the line completely and got trapped in front of the wicket. Skipper Kohli is the new man in. PA Patel lbw b Kumar 4 (4b) ============================================================== Toss: Virat Kohli have won the toss and elected to bat first. Two changes in SRH as Parvez Rasool and Venugopal Rao have replaced Amit Mishra and KL Rahul, respectively. On the other hand, RCB are playing with the same XI. After losing three successive matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad face another tough battle when they take on powerful Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International cricket stadium in an IPL match within few minutes from now, in the first encounter of the day. Sunrisers Hyderabad have eight points from 11 matches and need to win their remaining three matches to book a place in the semi-finals. But that won`t be easy as KKR and Royals too are fighting. The same goes for RCB who too need to win all their matches from here on to have an outside chance. The last times these two sides met RCB beat Sunrisers by four wickets and SRH will have that in mind. In front of their home crowd SRH will look to earn an important victory and avoid fourth straight loss this season. RCB`s powerful hitters of Chris Gayle, Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers will be against a good attack comprising of Dale Steyn and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Both teams will look to impose a good total on the board and defend the runs. Expect this match to be a cracker and hope free run-flow comes out from the batters. RCB go in as favourites though!