IPL 2015: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – As it happened...

Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore take on David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League to be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. (ALSO SEE IPL 2015 FULL COVERAGE | POINTS TALLY | FIXTURES)

New Delhi: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan scored half-centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad registered a convincing 8-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.(ALSO SEE IPL 2015 FULL COVERAGE | FIXTURES)

Over 17.2 | Score 172/2

Aaron to bowl his final over. He started with a length ball, Rahul charged down the wicket and beat the fielder at mid-off for a boundary. Aaron followed it with a juicy full-toss down the leg side and Rahul flicked it over deep square leg for a Six which will be the winning runs for SRH! It has been a very convincing victory for the Sunrisers but we also saw some very poor bowling from the RCB bowlers. Dhawan has carried his bat throughout the innings and this should give him a lot of confidence.

Shikhar Dhawan 50* (42b) Lokesh Rahul 44* (28b)

Over 17 | Score 162/2

Nechim to bowl his final over. He bowled one way down the leg side, DK got his hands to hit but it still went past the boundary for 5 wides. He also bowled a front foot no-ball, Dhawan took the free-hit and dispatched it for a Six over square leg. 20 off the over.

Over 16 | Score 142/2

Chahal has been brought back into the attack as his skipper desperately needs another wicket. Just five from the over. SRH need 25 runs off the last four overs. Should be a cakewalk from here onwards.

Over 15 | Score 137/2

Nechim to bowl his third over. He bowled a slow short ball to Rahul who worked it past fine leg for a boundary. Fifth ball was short to Dhawan and he pulled it handsomely over deep square leg for a Six! 13 from the over.

Over 14 | Score 124/2

Abbott is back after an expensive first over. Some respite for the Australian, just five from his second over.

Over 13 | Score 119/2

Aaron has been brought into the attack. Six from the over. Dhawan is batting with ease and is looking to rotate the strike. The run-rate needed isn't much and as we all know, Dhawan can change gears whenever he wants to.

Over 12 | Score 113/2

Chahal to continue. Rahul charged down the wicket off the second ball and hit it over the bowler's head for a boundary. 8 from the over.

Over 11 | Score 105/2

Sammy to bowl his second over. He ended the over with a short ball and Williamson pulled it past midwicket for a boundary.  

Over 10 | Score 95/2

Chahal to continue. Williamson charged down the wicket to the third ball, missed the line and some lightning quick work from Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps will see him walk back to the pavilion. Chahal, the youngster continues to impress with his ability to get wickets whenever his team needs him to! Just five from the over and a huge wicket for the youngster!

KS Williamson st Karthik b Chahal 5 (9b)

Over 9 | Score 90/1

Harshal Patel brought into the attack. He bowled one down the leg side where it clipped Williamson's pads and went for 4 byes. 7 from the over.

Over 8 | Score 83/1

Yuzvendra Chahal has been brought into the attack. He bowled a short one to Warner, who got on one knee and dispatched it over deep square leg for a Six! Pacer, or spinner, Warner is not going to let anybody settle here! Chahal bowled a fuller one to Warner who went for the sweep, missed it and was trapped in front of the wicket. RCB finally get their first breakthrough! Ten from the over. It is a little surprising to see Kohli introduce spin so late considering the openers were too comfortable playing the pacers.

Over 7 | Score 73/0

Darren Sammy has been brought into the attack. Warner took a single off the fourth ball and reached his half-century off just 24 balls. Dhawan was offered width off the fifth ball and he punched it off the backfoot through covers for another boundary. Nothing working for the RCB. Now without taking too many risks, these two are scoring boundaries at will.

Over 6 | Score 65/0

Nechim to continue. Third ball was pitched short and Warner slammed it over wide of long-on for another Six! 7 from the over and it's time for a strategy break. RCB need few wickets in quick intervals as SRH are cruising here!

Over 5 | Score 58/0

Aaron to continue. He began with a length ball and Warner smacked it straight down the ground for a boundary. Second ball was short and Warner pulled it past midwicket for another boundary. Third ball was short and wide and Warner played a cut shot over point for a Six!The carnage from Warner continues.  

Over 4 | Score 43/0

Abu Nechim has been introduced into the attack. Much better over, just two runs off it.

Over 3 | Score 41/0

Varun Aaron has been brought into the attack. Aaron bowled a full-toss to Dhawan who just used the pace and worked it past point for a boundary. Aaron struggled with his run up in that over.

Over 2 | Score 36/0

Harshal Patel to bowl from the other end. Second ball was short and on the leg side, Warner flicked it over the fielder at fine leg for a boundary. Warner got a half-volley slightly outside the off-stump and he played it past the bowler for a boundary. Fifth ball was a full-toss and Warner just timed it through covers for another boundary. Harshal came round the stump off the last ball, bowled short and Warner whacked it over deep midwicket for a Six! Pathetic bowling from RCB bowlers so far, 20 from the second over! SRH are off to a flier!

Over 1 | Score 16/0

Sean Abbott to bowl the first over, David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan will open for the Sunrisers. He started off with a full-toss and Warner drove it through covers for a boundary. Dhawan was offered a half-volley off the fourth ball and he drove it through covers for a boundary. Fifth ball was full and on the pads and Dhawan flicked it past midwicket for another boundary. Excellent start for SRH, 16 from the first over.

Over 19.5 | Score 166/10

Bhuvneshwar to bowl the final over. Aaron saw some width off the second ball, he took a step forward and slapped it over long-off for a Six! Bhuvi replied back with an excellent yorker and the stump was uprooted! Bhuvi bowled another perfect yorker to Abu Nechim for a similar result! RCB camp will be very disappointed with this effort as at one stage they were 93/2.

AN Ahmed b B Kumar 4 (2b)

VR Aaron b B Kumar 6 (3b)

Over 19 | Score 159/8

Boult to bowl his final over. AB saw some width off the second ball and he went after it, hit it high towards deep cover but straight into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan. Harshal Patel is he new man in. Abbott was offered some width off the third ball, he too went after it and was caught at covers. Abu Nechim was the new man in. But that wasn't the end as Boult bowled s short ball to Harshal Patel who hit it towards mid-on and Williamson held on to a good catch. Nechim was offered width off the last ball, he slashed hard at it, got an edge which went over wide of third man for a boundary.

HV Patel c Williamson b Boult 2 (2b)

SA Abbott c Sharma b Boult 14 (9b)

AB de Villiers c Dhawan b Boult 46 (28b)

Over 18 | Score 148/5

Praveen Kumar brought back into the attack. He bowled a juicy full-toss to Abbott down the leg side and he hammered it over deep fine leg for a Six! PK offered width to Abbott off the last ball and he hit it past deep backward point for a boundary. 14 from the over. Those two hits from Abbott will ease off some pressure off AB. 14 from the over.

Over 17 | Score 134/5

Bhuvneshwar has been brought back into the attack, Sean Abbott is the new man in. He ended the over with a full-toss and AB drilled it through covers for a boundary. Nine from the over.

Over 16 | Score 125/4

Ashish Reddy has been brought into the attack. Ab shuffled across off the third ball and swept it over deep square leg for a Six! Reddy ended the over with a good yorker, and the stumps were rattkled! Another big wicket for SRH since it was a matter of few balls that Sammy started going for his strokes.

DJG Sammy b Ashish Reddy 6 (9b)

Over 15 | Score 114/4

Karn to bowl his third over. Another good over, just 4 from it. Both AB and Sammy are renowed big-hitters and they should now go for their strokes with just 5 overs remaining.

Over 14 | Score 110/4

Bopara to continue. He bowled a length ball and AB swept it over fine leg for a boundary. Last ball was pitched slightly short and AB smashed it towards long-on, it fell into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan, who lost his balance and went behind the ropes with the ball. 13 from the over.

Over 13 | Score 97/4

Karn sharma to continue. Darren Sammy is the new man in. Just four from the over.

Over 12 | Score 93/4

Bopara to bowl his second over. He started with a slower ball, AB hit it through covers for a boundary. AB saw width off the second ball, he went after it and edged it for a boundary towards third man. Fourth ball was an outswinger, Virat was making room for himself and missed it completely as it knocked off the off-stump! Mandeep Singh was the new man in. Bopara bowled a slower ball at him, Mandeep was looking to turn it down the leg side, got a top edge and Farner flew from covers to take an incredible one-handed catch. Three wickets in two overs for Sunrisers. They are back in the game!

V Kohli b Bopara 41 (37b)

Mandeep Singh c Warner b Bopara 0 (1b)

Over 11 | Score 84/2

Karn to continue. He bowled a quick leg-spinner, DK went for the slog-sweep off the first ball and mistimed it towards the fielder at point. In comes AB de Villiers. Kohli charged down the wicket off the last ball and smacked it over covers for another boundary. 7 from the over.

KD Karthik c Williamson b Sharma 9 (11b)

Over 10 | Score 77/1

Praveen to continue. Kohli charged down the wicket off the first ball, hit it inside out over covers for a boundary. Second ball was a slower delivery, Kohli picked it early and swept it over deep midwicket for a Six! Two massive hits from Kohli. 12 from the over.

Over 9 | Score 65/1

Karn Sharma has been brought into the attack. He flighted the second ball well, Kohli hit it straight back to the bowler who couldn't hold on to it and dropped it! That could be a costly miss! 6 from the over.

Over 8 | Score 59/1

Praveen to continue. Good over, just two runs off it. Time for a strategic break.

Over 7 | Score 57/1

Ravi Bopara has been brought into the attack. He started off with a wide delivery way down the leg side which went all the way for 4 byes. Ten from the over.

Over 6 | Score 47/1

Praveen Kumar has been brought into the attack. Second ball was a length delivery and Gayle cleared mid-on for a boundary. Third ball was bowled down the leg side and Gayle flicked it, but straight into the hands of Ashish Reddy at deep square leg. That's a massive blow for RCB. Dinesh Karthik is the new man in. PK bowled one to Dinesh down the leg side and he got some bat to it as it rushed past fine leg for a boundary.

CH Gayle c Ashish Reddy b P Kumar 21 (16b)

Over 5 | Score 39/0

Boult into his third over. He started with a quick length ball and Kohli launched it over long-on for a Six! He bowled a full-toss to Kohli who drilled it past midwicket for another boundary. 11 from the over.

Over 4 | Score 28/0

Bhuvneshwar to continue. He offered some width to Gayle who cut it through covers for a boundary. Five from the over.

Over 3 | Score 23/0

Boult to continue. He continues to swing the ball and troubled Kohli to an extent in that over. Just three from it.

Over 2 | Score 20/0

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl from the other end. He bowled a yorker to Gayle who was charging down the wicket and in process of doing so smashed it past the fielder at mid-on for another boundary. Nine from the over. Nood good signs for the SRH bowlers.

Over 1 | Score 11/0

Trent Boult will bowl the first over, Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle to open for RCB. Good start from Boult, good swing in the very first over. Boult bowled a length ball to Gayle who smashed it over the bowler's head for a huge Six! He slashed hard after the fourth ball which had width on offer but only for a couple of runs. Gayle has made his intentions clear, RCB possibly want to get off to a flier considering there could be more rain. 11 from the first over.

Toss: Warner has won the toss and Sunrisers have decided to bowl first.

RCB would be high on confidence after registering an emphatic win against Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous match. After KKR posted a total of 177 runs, courtesy another half-century from skipper Gautam Gambhir, Chris Gayle played a scintillating knock for his team and slammed 96 runs off just 56 balls.

While Gayle has managed to score a good knock, a big one is due from skipper Virat and he would be keep to make a significant contribution with the bat. Other big names like AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Darren Sammy also need to fire. In the bowling department, while the team is missing Mitchell Starc, who has been ruled out of the first few weeks due to injury, the likes of Sean Abbott and Varun Aaron haven't looked threatening enough.

Sunrisers Hyderabad on the other hand lost their opening match to Chennai Super Kings where their bowlers were thrashed all over the park by Brendon McCullum, who slammed the first ton of the tournament. Chasing 209, Warner was the only batsman who slammed a fifty as most of the batsmen couldn't convert good starts into big scores.

SRH would want Dale Steyn to make a strong comeback as he is someone who is needed to stop another Gayle-storm at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.