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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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.

Here are the highlights:

06 November 2020

22:55 IST

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)

22:42 IST

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)