IPL 7 T20 SRH vs RCB: Hyderabad crush Bangalore by 7 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the IPL 7 Playoffs by crushing Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wicket with two balls to spare in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Chasing a target of 161, Hyderabad replied with 161-3 in 19.4 overs after being given a flying start by their opening pair.

Dhawan (50) and Warner (59) shared in a stand of exactly 100 to put SRH on course to a comfortable victory.

Dhawan's knock was spiced with seven hits to the fence and one over it while Warner smashes four sixes and three boudaries.

Finch and skipper Sammy kept their cool to steer SRH home after Ojha chipped in with 24 which contained two sixes.

Sunrisers and Challengers both have 10 points each with net run rate separating them.

Aaron claimed two for 36.

Earlier, a solid half century by Virat Kohli (67 off 41 balls) helped RCB make a competitive 160-6 after opting bat first against SRH.

Kohli's first half century of IPL 7 was studded with four boundaries and four sixes.

There were cameos by Yuvraj (21) and AB de Villiers (29).

Kohli shared in a 61-run stand for the fourth wicket with AB de Villiers.

Kumar claimed two for 27 while Steyn finished with fine figures of 4-0-23-0.

HYDERABAD INNINGS

Sammy hit the winning runs as Sunrisers win their final home match of the season by seven wickets with two balls to spare against RCB.

Sunrisers need four off the last over to be bowled by Starc. SRH 157-3 in 19 overs.

Sammy smashes the first ball from Aaron back over his head for a six.

Ojha departs after slamming Aaron for an extraordinary six over point. SRH 150-3 in 18.4 overs.

Naman Ojha c Yuvraj Singh b Aaron 24 (20b 0x4 2x6)

Yuvraj keeps it tight conceding just seven runs. SRH 141-2 in 18 overs.

Finch slams Aaron over extra cover for a boundary. SRH 134-2 in 17 overs.

Aaron strikes a crucial blow as Warner slices a full toss to cover. SRH 126-2 in 16.1 overs.

David Warner c Yuvraj Singh b Aaron 59 (46b 3x4 4x6)

Warner smashes a six off Abu Nechim who fails to hold on to a return catch injuring his finger in the process. SRH 126-1 in 16 overs.

Warner seals his return to form with a splendid half century to put Hyderabad on course. SrH 116-1 in 15 overs.

Ojha opens out slamming Chahal over long-off for a towering six. SRH 111-1 in 14 overs.

Dhawan's wonderful innings comes to an end being run out caused by a slight hesitation in going for the single. SRH 100-1 in 12.3 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan run out 50 (39b 7x4 1x6)

Dhawan tucks Murali for a single to complete his half century off 39 balls.

Warner seems to be in a hurry whacking Chahal's first two deliveries over the midwicket fence as SRH seem to be racing to victory. SRH 97-0 in 12 overs.

Warner dances down the track and clobbers Murali over long on for his first six while Dhawan thumps him inside out over extra cover for a boundary. SRH 83-0 in 11 overs.

Chahal has Warner in a tangle while Dhawan survives a run out attempt. SRH 72-0 in 10 overs.

Dhawan gets another boundary off Ahmed as Hyderabad seemed to be cruising. SRH 68-0 in 9 overs.

Warner smashes the first ball from Abu Nechim for a boundary to mid-off as Hyderabad finish the Powerplay overs on 51-0.

Warner slams another boundary with a reverse sweep off Murali but fails to put him away for the remainder of the over. SRH 45-0 in 5 overs.

Starc goes for 14 as Warner gets into the slamming one over the bowler while Dhawan slashes him over point. SRH 40-0 in 4 overs.

Dhawan is on song hooking Aaron for a six and boundary off consecutive balls. SRH 26-0 in 3 overs.

Dhawan cracks two consecutive boundaries off Starc, the second edging between keeper and slip. SRH 16-0 in 2 overs.

Dhawan hits the first boundary of the innings driving Murali through the covers. SRH 6-0 in 1 over.

BANGALORE INNINGS

Rana scoops Steyn for a boundary in the final over as Bangalore finish on 160-6.

Mitchell Starc run out 6 (6b 1x4 0x6)

Kumar strikes a deadly blow knocking the middle stump of AB de Villiers. RCB 146-5 in 18.1 overs.

AB de Villiers b Kumar 29 (17b 2x4 1x6)

Kohli flicks Irfan for a six over long-on  before holing out to Steyn. RCB 141-3 in 17.3 overs.

Virat Kohli c Steyn b Pathan 67 (41b 4x4 4x6)

AB de Villiers swats Kumar over extra cover for another boundary and survives as Dhawan puts down a tough chance. RCB 134-3 in 17 overs.

Sammy goes for 19 with AB de Villiers and Kohli blasting a six each. RCB 124-3 in 16 overs.

Irfan goes for 12 being hit for a couple of boundaries. RCB 105-3 in 15 overs.

Kohli hits his first half century of IPL 7 as he leads Bangalore from the front.

Yuvraj perishes miscuing Rasool to Steyn at long-on. RCB 80-3 in 12.2 overs.

Yuvraj Singh c Steyn b Parvez Rasool 21 (25b 2x4 1x6)

Kohli turns it on smashing a couple of sixes, including one over extra cover, and a boundary as Sharma goes for 19. RCB 79-2 in 12 overs.

Yuvraj is firing on all cylinders sweeping Rasool for a boundary and hammering a six over long-on. RCB 60-2 in 11 overs.

Yuvraj hits Rao down the ground for his first boundary. RCB 43-2 in 9 overs.

Kohli gets cracking stepping out and lofting Sharma over cover for his first boundary. RCB 36-2 in 8 overs.

Karn Sharma strikes with his first delivery getting the big wicket of Gayle who swings only to get an inside edge which flew to short third man. RCB 23-2 in 5.1 overs.

Chris Gayle c Parvez Rasool b Sharma 14 (20b 1x4 0x6)

Spinner Rasool bowls a tidy opening over giving away just three runs. RCB 23-1 in 5 overs.

Gayle gets going lofting Kumar over extra cover for his first boundary. RCB 14-1 in 3 overs.

Steyn bowls a tight opening over to Gayle conceding just a couple. RCB 7-1 in 2 overs.

Kumar strikes with his fifth delivery trapping Parthiv leg before though the batsman seemed unhappy with the decision. RCB 5-1 in 0.5 overs.

Parthiv Patel lbw b Kumar 4 (4b 1x4 0x6)

Parthiv pushes Kumar through the covers for the first boundary of the match.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and will bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 46 of IPL  at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

PLAYING XI

Hyderabad: Shikhar Dhawan, Aaron Finch, Naman Ojha, David Warner, Y Venugopal Rao, Darren Sammy, Irfan Pathan, K Sharma, Parvez Rasool, Dale Steyn, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Rana, Mitchell Starc, Muttiah Muralitharan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Varun Aaron

 

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