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SRH vs RCB, IPL 2020 Eliminator: As it happened
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Eliminator of the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the all-important tie, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on David Warner`s Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad now need 18 runs off the last two overs. Kane Williamson (45), who is approaching a fifty,crunched the fifth ball of the next over by Shivam Dube to sweeper's right for four runs before he steered a Navdeep Saini delivery between keeper and short third for a boundary. SRH 114/4 (18 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad have reduced their chase to 35 runs needing from 24 balls. Kane Williamson and Jason Holder are batting at the crease at 32 and seven runs, respectively. SRH 97/4 (16 overs)
13 runs off the last two overs. Kane Williamson (21) smashed the fifth ball of 14th over by Washington Sundar over deep midwicket for a maximum. SRH 81/4 (14 overs)
WICKET!! Priyam Garg punched the fifth ball of the 12th over by Yuzvendra Chahal straight to sweeper cover, only to see Adam Zampa run to his right to complete the catch. The STH batsman departed for 14-ball 7 runs. SRH 68/4 (12 overs)
Just nine runs off the last two overs for SRH. Priyam Garg and Kane Williamson are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of six and seven. SRH now need 68 runs from 54 balls. SRH 64/3 (11 overs)
WICKET!! Sunrisers Hyderabad have now lost their third wicket in their chase of 132 runs. Manish Pandey is caught behind the wicket by AB de Villiers on the third delivery of the ninth over by Adam Zampa. SRH 55/3 (9 overs)
WICKET!! SRH skipper David Warner fell for 17-ball 17 after being taken behind the wicket by AB de Villiers on the fourth ball of the sixth over. SRH need 84 runs from 84 balls.SRH 48/2 (6 overs)
Good last two overs for Sunrisers Hyderabad as they added 22 runs in it. Manish Pandey (22) hammered Navdeep Saini for two boundaries in the fourth over before he punched the third delivery from Washington Sundar past mid-off for four runs. David Warner (9) chopped the first ball from Sundar between cover and extra for a boundary. SRH 35/1 (5 overs)
Seven runs off the last two overs. Manish Pandey (8) pulled the fourth delivery of the third over by Mohammed Siraj over midwicket for a maximum. SRH 13/1 (3 overs)
WICKET!! Mohammed Siraj gave an early breakthrough to RCB.Shreevats Goswami fell for a duck after being caught behind the wicket by AB de Villiers on the fourth ball of the first over. SRH 2/1 (1 over)
Shreevats Goswami and David Warner to open the chase for SRH. Mohammed Siraj to open the attack for RCB.
WICKET!! Two wickets in an over for T Natarajan. While Washington Sundar was caught by Abdul Samad at sweeper cover on the first ball of 18th over, AB de Villiers fell for 56 after being clean bowled on the fifth ball. RCB 113/7 (18 overs)
FIFTY!! AB de Villiers has brought up a calm and composed half-century off 39 deliveries. He reached the mark by flicking the sixth ball of the 16th over by Holder to long-on's right for four runs. RCB 111/5 (17 overs)
WICKET!! RCB have now lost their fifth wicket as Shivam Dube is caught by David Warner at mid-off on the fourth delivery of the 16th over by Jason Holder. The Bangalore franchise, however, has crossed the 100-run mark. RCB 100/5 (15.5 overs)
RCB have added 17 runs in the last two overs. AB de Villiers (38) pulled the first ball of the 13th over by Shahbaz Nadeem to long-on's right for four runs before he drove a T Natarajan delivery to sweeper's right for another boundary. RCB 85/4 (14 overs)
WICKET!! Aaron Finch and Moeen Ali have departed in quick succession. While Finch departed for 32 after being taken at sweeper cover by Abdul Samad on the second ball of the 11th over by Shahbaz Nadeem, Moeen Ali fell for a duck following a direct hit by Rashid Khan on the fourth ball. RCB 68/4 (12 overs)
15 runs off the last two overs. Aaron Finch (32) played a slog sweep on the second ball of the 10th over by Rashid Khan over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. With this, Finch has also completed 2,000 runs in the IPL. RCB 54/2 (10 overs)
RCB reach 39/2 after eight overs against SRH.
Aaron Finch and AB de Villiers are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 19 and five. Finch smashed the last ball of the fifth over by Sandeep Sharma to extra cover's left for four runs before he squeezed a T Natarajan delivery past backward point to help RCB reach 32/2 at the end of Powerplay.
WICKET!! After Virat Kohli, opener Devdutt Padikkal too departed cheaply. The RCB batsman departed for one after being taken by Priyam Garg at midwicket on the third delivery of the fourth over by Jason Holder.RCB 15/2 (4 overs)
WICKET!! RCB skipper Virat Kohli, who came to open the batting for his side today alongside Devdutt Padikkal, fell cheaply for six runs after being caught behind the wicket by Shreevats Goswami on the second delivery of the second over by Jason Holder. RCB 9/1 (2 overs)
RCB skipper Virat Kohli is opening the batting with Devdutt Padikkal. Sandeep Sharma to begin the proceedings for the SRH.
RCB have made a couple of changes in their Playing XI for the eliminator. Aaon Finch, Moeen Ali, Navdeep Saini and Adam Zampa have all come in, while Josh Philippe, Isuru Udana, Shahbaz Ahmed and Chris Morris are out. Meanwhile, SRH have made just one change in their Playing XI as Shreevats Goswami comes in place of injured Wriddhiman Saha.
LINEUPS:
RCB Playing XI - Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Moeen Ali, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini , Adam Zampa , Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.
SRH Playing XI - David Warner (C), Shreevats Goswami (WK) , Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan.
Sunrisers Hyderabad win the toss, opt to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore
The toss for a clash between SRH and RCB will take place shortly.
After bowlers restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a lowly total, Kane Williamson smashed a half-century to help Sunrisers Hyderabad beat the Virat Kohli-led side by six wickets in the Eliminator of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Opting to bowl first, Jason Holder bagged three wickets, while T Natarajan and Shahbaz Nadeem contributed with two and a wicket, respectively to help Sunrisers Hyderabad restrict Bangalore to a partly score of 131 for seven in their stipulated 20 overs.
AB de Villiers and Aaron Finch were the notable scorers for RCB with 56 and 32 runs, respectively.
In reply, Kane Williamson brought up a crucial knock of 50 runs off 44 balls besides sharing a 65-run stand with Jason Holder (unbeaten at 24) to help Sunrisers cross the mark in 19.4 overs.For RCB, Mohammed Siraj claimed two wickets, while Adam Zampa and Yuzvendra Chahal chipped in with a wicket each.
With the win, Sunisers have set up a clash against Delhi Capitals in the Qualifier 2, while the Bangalore franchise has knocked out of the tournament.
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