IPL 2013: RCB vs Sunrisers - As it happened...

Live updates from the 2013 IPL match between Bangalore and Hyderabad.

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SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» I MATCH REPORT» ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 17.4 II Score: 161/3 (Kohli 93*, Henriques 7*) And it's all over as Virat Kohli ends the chase in boundaries taking his team to a very comfortable win over Hyderabad Sunrisers! He has destroyed the SH bowling today scoring 93 runs with the help of 11 boundaries and four sixes. RCB have won the match by seven wickets with 14 balls to spare. The final over of the innings was bowled by Ishant Sharma and Kohli scored a boundary off the first delivery. He then hit another four off the fourth delivery handing a comfortable win to Bangalore against Hyderabad. With this win, they have taken the "revenge" of a Super Over defeat they suffered at the hands of SH on Sunday night. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 17 II Score: 154/3 (Kohli 85*, Henriques 7*) Sanga turns to his Lankan teammate Thisara Perera. It doesn't make any difference to Kohli's approach who is in a destructive mood today. Consecutive boundaries off the first two deliveries take him to 78. He adds two more to his total off the third. The pressure gets the better off Perera and he ends up bowling a wide. The fourth delivery is full and Kohli plays it past point region for another boundary. He wants this to end soon! A single off the fifth delivery takes him to 85. No run scored off the sixth delivery. Henriques is a mere spectator at the other end! ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 16 II Score: 138/3 (Kohli 70*, Henriques 7*) Mishra to bowl his final delivery. On strike is Virat Kohli. And Kohli hits his first two deliveries to the same spot straight over Mishra's head for back-to-back sixes! Kohli again comes forward but the ball turns into a yorker and hence no run scored off it. The next is a wide. The fourth is converted into a couple while the penultimate is pulled past square leg region for a boundary. An expensive over from Mishra! 21 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 15 II Score: 117/3 (Kohli 51*, Henriques 7*) Oh Well! Dale Steyn isn't being saved for the last as Kumar Sangakkara continues with him. This will be the South African speedster's fourth and final over. Two singles scored off his first three deliveries. Off the fourth delivery, Kohli takes a couple that brings up his half-century. Five runs from the over. Time for another strategic break. 45 runs needed of 30 deliveries. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 14 II Score: 112/3 (Kohli 47*, Henriques 6*) Mishra back into the attack to bowl his legbreaks. Not a good start to the over as Kohli plays his first delivery fine for a boundary. He takes single off the next. The third delivery is a full toss and Henriques cuts it past point for another boundary. 10 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 13 II Score: 101/3 (Kohli 41*, Henriques 1*) Dale Steyn comes back into the attack. Five runs from his third over take RCB's score past 100-run mark. Bangalore now need 61 runs from 42 deliveries to win this game. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 12 II Score: 96/3 (Kohli 37*, Henriques 0*) Cameron White, who struck a fifty earlier in the match, introduced into the attack. A misfield off his second delivery gifts a boundary to Kohli who then charges down the track and hits him over long on for a six. Off his next two deliveries, three runs were scored. White had the last laugh as he picked the crucial wicket of AB de Villiers of his final delivery of the over thanks to a brilliant catch by Hanuma Vihari in the deep. De Villiers scored 15 (15b, 6X1). Moises Henriques is the new man in the middle. <> ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 11 II Score: 82/2 (Kohli 24*, Villiers 14*) Ashish Reddy to bowl his first over. His third delivery is short and outside off, Kohli expertly guides it past point region for a boundary. De Villiers, later in the over, smacks him over cover region for a maximum. 13 runs from Reddy's first over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 10 II Score: 69/2 (Kohli 19*, Villiers 7*) OK, we're back after the strategic timeout. Amit Mishra continues. His second delivery is a flighted one, inviting Kohli to come down the track that the RCB captain does and plays it to long off region for a boundary. The next four deliveries four four singles. Eight runs were taken from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 9 II Score: 61/2 (Kohli 13*, Villiers 5*) 11 runs off the ninth over including a six from the bat of Virat Kohli. Two singles came off the first two deliveries. Perera's fourth delivery was short and Virat Kohli pulled it and the ball cleared the fence for a maximum. Off the next two came three runs including a couple off the sixth. Time for strategic break! ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 8 II Score: 50/2 (Kohli 5*, Villiers 2*) Spin in Amit Mishra introduced into the attack. His first over produces just two. The score has touched the 50-run mark at the cost of two wickets. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 7 II Score: 48/2 (Kohli 4*, Villiers 1*) And Ishant Sharma nets the big fish! Chris Gayle has edged the first delivery of the seventh over to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel! Sharma is ecstatic! Gayle fails again! He scored 13 (15b, 4X2). The responsibility to steer the innings forward now falls on Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, who has just joined the RCB squad and is the new man in the middle. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 6 II Score: 47/1 (Gayle 13*, Kohli 4*) Thisara Perera strikes for Hyderabad! Banged short and Agarwal, a slight overconfident after his exploits, goes for pull. He ends up top edging it to Kumar Sangakkara at covers. He scored 29 (20b, 4X3, 6X2). In walks RCB skipper Virat Kohli. Kohli gets off the mark with a sublime boundary through covers. A wicket and eight runs from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 5 II Score: 39/0 (Gayle 10*, Agarwal 29*) Ishant Sharma to bowl his second over. Ishant's second delivery is short and on the legs, Agarwal deposits it over fine leg boundary for a six. He follows that with a boundary through covers. A single off the next brings Gayle on strike. The Jamaican ends the over with another boundary. 15 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 4 II Score: 24/0 (Gayle 6*, Agarwal 18*) Steyn continues from the other end. Facing him is Chris Gayle. Gayle vs Steyn. Gayle plays it to point for a single. Agarwal safely negotiates the next three deliveries. Off the fifth, he takes a single. The final delivery of the over is banged short and Gayle manages to keep it down. Just two runs from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 3 II Score: 22/0 (Gayle 5*, Agarwal 17*) Right-arm medium pacer, Ishant Sharma comes into the attack replacing Hanuma Vihari. Off his fifth delivery, Agarwal scores a boundary to deep backward square leg region. Six runs including a couple and a boundary in the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Overs: 2 II Score: 16/0 (Gayle 5*, Agarwal 11*) Here comes the dangerman Dale Steyn. Gayle just pushes his first delivery through mid-off for a boundary. The South African makes for it and Gayle fails to score off his next five deliveries. Just a boundary from the over. ==================================================================================== RCB Over: 1 II Score: 12/0 (Gayle 1*, Agarwal 11*) So, Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle are in the middle as RCB look to chase 162 runs. Hanuma Vihari will start the proceedings for Hyderabad. The first two deliveries are negotiated safely. Agarwal then smashes it over deep square leg boundary for a six. He follows that with a boundary straight down the ground. off the fifth and sixth, Bangalore collect two singles. 12 runs from the over. RCB are off to a flying start! ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 20 II Score: 161/6 (Vihari 4*, Samantray 2*) RP Singh will bowl the final over. He cleans up Reddy off his first delivery. A yorker and it uproots the middle stump. A total of six runs came from the over including four singles and a couple. Hyderabad scored 98 runs off the last eight overs. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 19 II Score: 155/5 (Reddy 3*, Vihari 0*) Vinay Kumar comes in to bowl his final over of the innings. His first is a wide. Off the next, White takes a single. Reddy scores another single off the next and it brings White on the strike. White gets to his fifty in style with a six off the third. Two singles came off the next two deliveries. Vinay, ended his spell with the wicket of Camreon White who was caught at long-off by AB de Villiers. A brilliant knock from the Australian. He scored 52 (34b, 4X3, 6X3). A wicket and 11 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 18 II Score: 144/4 (White 44*, Reddy 1*) After bowling two continues wides and then hit for a boundary to deep midwicket region, RP Singh castles Perers off his fourth delivery to take his first wicket of the match. Perera walked across to scoop a length delivery from Singh but missed it and was bowled. End of a good knock from the Sri Lankan batsman. He scored 40 (24b, 4X1, 6X4). In walks Ashish Reddy. Nine runs and a wicket from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 17 II Score: 135/3 (White 42*, Perera 36*) Vinay Kumar back into the attack. His first one is slow and Perera, who has been in a destructive mood this evening, pulls it over deep midwicket region for a six. The next from Vinay is a full toss and Perera plays it to deep point where the catch is taken. But heartbreak for Kohli as it is called a no-ball straightaway for height. Meanwhile, Perera has completed a single. To rub salt on wounds, White smacks it over wide of long-on region for a six. A couple and two singles off the next three deliveries take the spoils from the over to 19 runs. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 16 II Score: 116/3 (White 34*, Perera 26*) Moises Henriques introduced into the attack. White welcomes him with a boundary played through covers. He takes a single off the next. Perera deposits his third delivery over midwicket boundary for a six. He takes a single and it's White's turn to pain the town red and he scores the 50th six of the IPL 6 over midwicket region. No runs were scored off the final delivery. 18 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 15 II Score: 98/3 (White 23*, Perera 19*) Unadkat takes a beating from the Hyderabadi pair of White and Perera. Perera takes a single off the first delivery that brings White on the strike. The Australian plays the second delivery to deep backward square leg region for a boundary. He takes a single off the next. Perera smokes him for a maximum over long-off. The final two deliveries went for two singles. A total of 14 runs were scored from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 14 II Score: 80/3 (White 17*, Perera 11*) Muralitharan has finished his quote of four overs. His fourth and final over of the innings saw Hyderabad score four runs including a couple and two singles. Murali gave 23 runs in his four overs and picked up a wicket (Parthiv Patel). ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 13 II Score: 80/3 (White 14*, Perera 10*) Thisara Perera takes the aerial route and deposits Kartik into the stands over long-off for his first six of the innings. In fact, it was quite a productive over for the Sunrisers. They collected 13 runs from it including two couples, three singles and a six off the final delivery. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 12 II Score: 67/3 (White 9*, Perera 3*) Unadkat is back. Another good over from the young pacer. Just three singles from it. SH need to up the run rate. They are currently scoring at the rate of 5.5 an over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 11 II Score: 64/3 (White 8*, Perera 1*) Kartik gets the big fish! Kumar Sangakkara gets a leading edge that goes high into the orbit. RCB skipper Virat Kohli gleefully accepts the catch at cover. Sanga scored 23 (24b, 4X2). In walks Thisara Perera. Excellent over from the left-armer. Just two runs and a wicket from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 10 II Score: 62/2 (Sangakkara 23*, White 7*) Murali continues and White scores a boundary off his third delivery. That came off an edge but SH will take it. Before that two singles were scored off the first two deliveries. Six runs from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 9 II Score: 56/2 (Sangakkara 22*, White 2*) Murali Kartik introduced into the attack. Six runs from his first over. Two singles from the first two deliveries while a couple off the next. Third was a dot ball while two more runs were added off the last two. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 8 II Score: 50/2 (Sangakkara 18*, White 0*) Murali continues from round the wicket. He castles Parthiv Patel. A doosra from the tweaker and it gets the better off Patel as he goes after it and the ball sneaks past him to crash on the stumps. He scored 20 (19b, 4X2). Cameron White joins his skipper in the middle. Five runs and a wicket from the over. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 7 II Score: 45/1 (Sangakkara 16*, Patel 17*) Unadkat continues from the other end. Just five runs from the over. RCB will be relishing the fact that De Villiers is back in there playing XI after completing his domestic commitments. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 6 II Score: 40/1 (Sangakkara 13*, Patel 15*) So spin in Muttiah Muralitharan introduced. Sunrisers are cruising along nicely. Eight runs from Muttiah's first over including a boundary to deep midwicket region by Patel. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 5 II Score: 32/1 (Sangakkara 12*, Patel 8*) Jaydev Unadkat replaces RP Singh. His second delivery is on the legs and Patel flicks it to deep backward square leg region for his first boundary. Three more runs were scored off the remaining deliveries. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 4 II Score: 25/1 (Sangakkara 11*, Patel 2*) Vinay starts the fourth over. After taking four singles from the first four deliveries (1 each to Sanga and Patel), Sanga drives the sixth straight past the bower for his second boundary. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 3 II Score: 17/1 (Sangakkara 5*, Patel 0*) And RP Singh draws the first blood! Reddy attempted to clear the fielder at mid on but was caught by Vinay Kumar. He scored 12 (11b, 4X2). In walks Kumar Sangakkara. The southpaw gets off the mark with a boundary through covers. He gets a single off the penultimate delivery. Patel is yet to score a run. ==================================================================================== SH Overs: 2 II Score: 12/0 (Reddy 12*, Patel 0*) Vinay Kumar will share the new ball with RP Singh. Reddy lofts the second delivery over mid-on for four. Reddy pulls the fourth delivery to deep midwicket region for boundary. No run came off the fifth and sixth delivery. ==================================================================================== SH Over: 1 II Score: 7/0 (Reddy 7*, Patel 0*) Left-arm pacer RP Singh with the new ball for the first time in this edition of IPL. Facing him is Akshath Reddy. At the non-strikers' end is Parthiv Patel. First ball is at full length and Reddy attempts a drive but fails and gets beaten. Off the second, he gets off the mark with a couple. The third delivery results in the first boundary of the innings. No run came off the fourth and fifth delivery while a quick single off the final took the score to seven from the first over. ==================================================================================== TOSS: Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bat first. Some good news for Bangalore fans as there star batsman AB de Villiers has returned to the squad. Royal Challengers Bangalore host IPL debutant Hyderabad Sunrisers in a grudge game after they were denied a victory in a contest that went to Super Over on Sunday. Bangalore lost to Hyderabad in the Super Over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday night and avenging the close defeat would be on the RCB players` minds when they take to the field on home turf. READ THE FULL PREVIEW HERE» Teams (from): Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Moises Henriques, Arun Karthik(w), Vinay Kumar, Murali Kartik, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, Muttiah Muralitharan Hyderabad: Akshath Reddy, Parthiv Patel(w), Cameron White, Biplab Samantray, Hanuma Vihari, Kumar Sangakkara(c), Thisara Perera, Amit Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma PTI