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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