HYDERABAD, India — Rajat Patidar smacked 50 runs off 20 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru overturned their poor type to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs within the Indian Premier League on Thursday.
Patidar hit 5 sixes in his second straight half-century, and Virat Kohli scored 51 off 43 balls to assist Bengaluru attain 206-7 in 20 overs.
The heavy hitting Hyderabad batting lineup was restricted for as soon as to 171-Eight towards one of many weakest bowling assaults within the match.
Opting to bat, Bengaluru was given a superb begin by Kohli and Faf du Plessis who placed on 48 off 23 balls.
Kohli continued his good spell as this season's main scorer, getting 32 off 18 balls within the energy play. He then slowed down, scoring solely 18 off the following 19 deliveries.
Patidar made up for misplaced time as he hit Hyderabad bowling to all elements of the bottom. He hit spinner Mayank Markande for 4 sixes in an over earlier than being caught within the deep off Jaydev Unadkat.
Unadkat additionally despatched again Kohli earlier than he might lower free. Cameron Inexperienced then rescued Bengaluru from 140-4, scoring 37 not out off 20 balls, and pushing the rating previous 200.
Sunrisers' openers have lit up the IPL with their heavy hitting within the power-play overs, however they did not get happening the day.
Australian Travis Head fell for only one run, out caught off Will Jacks. His accomplice Abhishek Sharma did get a begin, scoring 31 off 13 balls, however he was caught behind within the fourth over.
Hyderabad's high order then fell aside to Bengaluru's spinners — Aiden Markram was out for seven, whereas onerous hitting Heinrich Klaasen additionally fell for a similar whole. Each had been out to part-time left arm spinner Swapnil Singh, who completed with 2-40 in three overs.
In between, wrist spinner Karn Sharma bowled Nitish Reddy for 13 after which dismissed Abdul Samad too, because the hosts had been right down to 89-6 in 9.1 overs.
Shahbaz Ahmed hung in there for 40 not out off 37 balls, with skipper Pat Cummins additionally scoring 31 off 15 balls, but it surely was not sufficient after the preliminary collapse.
Hyderabad thus stayed third — equal on 10 factors with Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Tremendous Giants, however sandwiched between the 2 on internet run-rate.
It was Bengaluru's second win in 9 video games and it stayed 10th within the factors desk.
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