Final Result:
The M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru witnessed a record-spectacle on Monday night but sadly they had to witness the Royal Challengers on the losing end after a run-fest under the lights.
Riding on Travis Head's spectacular 102, Hyderabad (287/3) posted the highest-ever total in IPL history, beating their own record of 277 which they had set a few weeks ago this season.
In reply, RCB's 38-year-old strongman Dinesh Karthik tried his best to get his team as close to the target as possible but the target was just too far out of reach and they eventually ran out of time after 262 for 7 in 20 overs.
This run-fest in Bengaluru broke the record for the highest aggregate for a T20 match with a tally of 549 runs.
DK received a standing ovation from the loyal RCB fans for making them believe of an improbably victory during his 35-ball 83 which was laced with 5 fours and 7 sixes.
Mid-Innings Score:
Sunrisers Hyderabad once again produced a destructive batting performance to shatter their own record for the highest-ever IPL team total.
SRH, after being put into bat, posted 287 for 3 in 20 overs thanks to outstanding knocks from Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen while Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram and Abdul Samad played the supporting roles.
Head smashed his maiden IPL hundred off 39 balls before getting out on 102 while Klaasen hit 67 off 31 balls. Samad and Markram contributed with 37 and 32 not out, respectively.
SRH's innings was laced with a staggering 22 sixes, 8 of which were hit by Head alone.
There was nothing much to write about RCB's bowling performance though. Lockie Ferguson bagged a couple of wickets but conceded 52 runs while Yash Dayal got one. Faf du Plessis used 6 bowlers in total, all of whom conceded runs at an economy rate of more than 10 per over.
Toss Update:
RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first against SRH at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need to find a method to return to winning ways when they take on the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
RCB have lost five out of the six games played, including their last four T20s, and are currently languishing in last place on the 10-team points table.
SRH on the other hand, will be looking to complete a hat-trick of wins tonight.
Pitch Report
Aaron Finch says there's a fair amount of vibrant green grass on the pitch, albeit unevenly distributed. Expect some deliveries to zip off the surface, while others might skid through, especially with the new ball. Throughout the season, this ground has witnessed more spin than any other venue. The current pitch appears notably dry, with visible cracks. As the match progresses, spin bowlers are likely to find consistent turn. Aaron Finch believes that the team batting second holds an edge here, given the prevailing conditions.
Squads:
Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Agarwal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Reece Topley, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Saurav Chauhan, Suyash Prabhudessai, Swapnil Singh, Rajan Kumar, Karn Sharma, Tom Curran, Lockie Ferguson, Mayank Dagar, Alzarri Joseph, Cameron Green, Anuj Rawat, Manoj Bhandage, Yash Dayal, Himanshu Sharma
