Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Indian Premier League, 2022

OUT! TAKEN! Hyderabad are bundled out on 125! Smiles all around the Bangalore camp and this is a very important win for them. A full ball, outside off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar tries to loft it over the long off fence but only gets elevation there and Faf du Plessis settles under it and takes the catch safely. Bangalore win by 67 runs.

On a length and on middle. Kumar tucks it straight to mid-wicket.

Wide! Full ball, down the leg side. Kumar misses his flick.

This win will really help Bangalore if it comes to the NRR in the end!

Length ball, just outside off. Farooqi looks to defend but misses.

On a length and around off. Kumar hits it through covers for a single.

Length ball, on the pads. Farooqi flicks it wide of square leg for one more.

On top of the off pole, dabbed to third man for a single.

FOUR! This is actually a good shot! Short of a length and on middle. Kumar pulls it hard and to long on for a boundary.

Fuller ball, on middle. Kumar turns it to mid on.

Very full and outside off. Farooqi with another block.

Around off, fuller, pushed through covers for a single.

Harshal Patel's towel fell down during his run-up and that makes Bhuvneshwar Kumar to pull out at the last moment. The umpire calls it a dead ball!

A widish yorker, outside off. Farooqi carves it through point for a single.

On middle, on a length, Farooqi punches it to mid off.

Length ball, angling around middle and leg. Blocked out.

A length ball, outside off. Kumar slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

A googly to end a brilliant spell on off. Fazalhaq Farooqi blocks it out.

Too full and outside off. Farooqi strides and blocks it out.

Fazalhaq Farooqi is the last man in.

OUT! LBW! Umran Malik is given LBW but he reviews it. Tossed up, full and was the googly, around middle. Malik prods to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal and up goes the finger. Malik takes the review but UltraEdge shows no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows umpire's call on wickets hitting.  A five-wicket haul for Wanindu Hasaranga! This man can run through the batting lineups when he is in full song and he has done exactly that today.

Umran Malik walks out now.

OUT! CAUGHT! He is gone now and Wanindu Hasaranga gets his fourth wicket! Loopy delivery on off. Singh skips down the track and looks to go for a big one. He, however fails to get enough power on this one and hits it straight to Glenn Maxwell at long on. The big show makes no mistake and Bangalore are just two wickets away from a big win here!

NOT OUT! So two reviews in two overs of Wanindu Hasaranga and Shashank Singh survives! Tossed up on middle. Singh presses forward to defend but misses it. The ball hits his pads and there is an appeal. The umpire raises his finger. Singh reviews and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is missing the stumps. So the decision will be overturned and Singh survives.

Tossed up on off. Singh looks to hit it away but gets the inside edge onto his pads.

A very full delivery on off. Bhuvneshwar Kumar blocks it out. 79 needed from 24 balls!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to face the Hat Trick ball.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Josh Hazlewood gets two in two! A sharp bouncer on off. Tyagi who is facing his first ball goes for a big pull shot. However, the ball hurries onto him and gets the top edge of his blade. The ball goes in the air towards point and Rajat Patidar takes an easy catch. Josh Hazlewood is on a hat-trick here!

Drinks! 79 runs needed in 26 balls. This should be Bangalore's game now. There is not much batting left in the orange tank and Bangalore should get over the line. Kartik Tyagi walks out to the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rahul Tripathi departs now and with it any slim hopes that Hyderabad had. Josh Hazlewood goes slightly short and it is probably not that short to pull. However, Rahul Tripathi goes for the pull shot. He does not get the desired timing and ends up hitting it straight to Mahipal Lomror at deep square leg. He takes the catch and six down now for Hyderabad.

On the shorter side on off. Singh pulls it without much timing to long on for a single.

On a length, on off. Rahul Tripathi punches it to long on for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Singh cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Josh Hazlewood is back on.

NOT OUT! One must say that Singh is very lucky to get away with this one. It is a googly on off. Singh looks to defend it off the front foot. He misses and the ball hits his pads. Wanindu Hasaranga appeals, however the umpire says no. Bangalore take the review and in the meanwhile the batters run a leg bye. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. The Ball Tracking shows that it is umpire's call on impact and so the original decision stays. 82 needed from 30 balls now.

Review taken! Bangalore take a review for LBW! No bat there clearly. Ball Tracking shows the impact is umpire's call and the original decision stays.

SIX! That's a good shot from Singh! Tossed up delivery on middle. Singh shimmies down the track and launches it straight down the ground for a biggie.

A flatter and quicker one on middle and leg. Singh looks to work it towards the leg side but the ball hits him high on the pads.

A tossed up delivery, around off. Singh skips down the track and is beaten by the flight as the ball hits his pads.

Shashank Singh walks in.

OUT! STUMPED! Wanindu Hasaranga dropped a catch in the last over but gets a wicket here. His third of the game! Wanindu Hasaranga tosses this up and it's a googly. Jagadeesha Suchith dances down the track and looks to heave it towards the leg side. He misses it and Dinesh Karthik knocks the bails off as Jagadeesha Suchith is well out of his crease. 89 needed now from 34 balls!

Shorter and around off. Rahul Tripathi punches it to deep cover for a single.

Wanindu Hasaranga drops a sitter! Siraj goes full and outside off. Rahul Tripathi slices it aerially towards deep point. Wanindu Hasaranga settles under it but drops it. A single taken and 90 needed now from 36 balls!

Back of a length, around leg. Jagadeesha Suchith looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball hits his thigh pad and a leg bye is taken towards the leg side.

A sharp bumper! Siraj bangs it short, around off. Jagadeesha Suchith looks to pull but misses.

Beaten this time! Siraj with a good-length delivery, around off. Jagadeesha Suchith looks to punch it away but misses.

A fullish delivery on middle. Rahul Tripathi pushes it to long on for a single.

WIDE! Siraj goes full and wider outside off. Rahul Tripathi lets it go.

SIX! Siraj comes back into the attack and Rahul Tripathi launches him over the fence! Fifty for Rahul Tripathi and what a shot to get to it! It is a full delivery, outside off. Rahul Tripathi leans forward and lofts this over deep extra-cover for a maximum. He has played a brilliant knock but he need some support there.

On a length, Rahul Tripathi goes back and punches it towards long on for a single.

Flatter and on middle, this is driven towards mid on for one.

Low full toss on middle, this is pushed back towards covers.

Flatter one on off, Rahul Tripathi plays it towards mid off and rotates the strike.

Fuller and on off, this is pushed back towards the bowler.

Jagadeesha Suchith is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Fuller one on middle, Nicholas Pooran comes down the track and tries to heave but gets a leading edge. A good catch by Shahbaz Ahmed, who dives in front from short third man. Pressure on Hyderabad now as they lose their fourth wicket.

A slower one and on off, Pooran pushes it towards cover and gets to the other end. 13 from the over then. Around the rate they need per over.

SIX! This time clears the fence! 12 from the over now with a ball to go. Shorter and on middle, Pooran pulls it flat and over the square leg fence.

Harshal probably gets away with one here! Not sure how that is not given as a no ball. A high full toss, on the body, Rahul is down on one knee, he manages to pull it through square leg for one.

Now goes well wide outside off, left alone thinking it would be a wide but is not one.

FOUR! That is right off the middle! It has gone to the fence in a flash. Fuller and on off, Rahul slams it down the ground and to the fence. More of these please is what Hyderabad need.

On the pads, Pooran looks to flick but misses, it hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye.

A full-length delivery, Nicholas Pooran punches it towards mid wicket and gets a single. He keeps his strike.

Fuller and outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to slap it towards deep point but misses. The ball goes towards the keeper.

Fuller and on off, Rahul Tripathi pulls it towards mid wicket and rotates the strike.

On a length and on middle, Nicholas Pooran pushes it towards mid off and gets a single.

FOUR! Fuller and on off, Nicholas Pooran cuts it through point. Misfield there by the fielder which costs the team a boundary.

Pressure building on Hyderabad as the run-rate keeps climbing up.

On a good length outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to slap it but misses.

FOUR! Finds the gap and ends the over with a boundary. A good one for Hyderabad but they need a lot more of these. 124 needed in 60. Short and outside off, Rahul cuts it past point and this one races away to the fence.

Half an appeal from the keeper but nothing! Shorter and outside off, Rahul looks to cut but is beaten as it turns away.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled hard through mid-wicket for one.

Flatter and outside off, left alone.

He probably expected Shahbaz to fire it in, he moves across and tries to paddle scoop it, he hits it on his own body, it goes towards short fine leg for one.

FOUR! This is why Shahbaz was looking to bowl it outside off, he was trying to make Rahul Tripathi hit to the longer side. This time though he goes a lot straighter, Rahul plays the slog sweep, in the gap in the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

WIDE! Yet another wide! Slower but outside off, this one turns away. Left alone. Wided again.

WIDE! This one is quite wide outside off, left alone.

FOUR! Fuller and on off, Nicholas Pooran lofts it over mid on. A misfield there by the fielder who dives in front but couldn't get it. The ball goes behind boundary line.

On a full length and on off, Nicholas Pooran tries to slap it towards deep point but couldn't connect well.

Fuller one on middle, Rahul Tripathi sweeps it towards deep square leg and gets a single.

Flatter one on middle, Nicholas Pooran eases it towards square leg and rotates the strike.

Strategic Break! Bangalore are in cruise control as the required rate is climbing up and Hyderabad do not bat deep. So the pressure is now on Nicholas Pooran and Rahul Tripathi to take this game deep but they need to get boundaries at regular intervals otherwise the game can drift further away from them.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes and gets rid of dangerous Aiden Markram! He was struggling a bit for his timing today and now has to walk back with his team in deep trouble. This is tossed up on middle and it's a googly. Aiden Markram goes for a big slog-sweep. However, he hits it straight to Virat Kohli at deep mid-wicket and he takes an easy catch. Hyderabad will need a special effort from hereon.

On a length and on middle, this is played towards deep square leg for one.

DROPPED! A good effort though from Josh Hazlewood! This is on a length and around off, Rahul Tripathi looks to work it on the leg side, this flies off the leading edge towards backward point. Josh dives to his right and gets two hands to it but it does not stay in. A single taken. Can Rahul Tripathi now make Bangalore pay for this.

On middle, Markram works it down to long on and gets to the other end.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Good length and on off, Markram pushes it through covers for one.

Yet another dot! Markram needs to get going! Shorter and outside off, Markram looks to cut again, it goes off the underedge and on the bounce to the keeper.

Shorter and outside off, Markram looks to cut but gets an underedge back towards the bowler.

Quicker and flatter one on middle. Rahul Tripathi defends it to the right of the bowler.

FOUR! Another superb shot from Rahul Tripathi! Slightly short on middle. However, Rahul Tripathi uses the depth of the crease to a great effect and pulls it towards cow corner in the gap for a boundary.

Shorter length and turning away from off. Aiden Markram goes back and cuts it to sweeeper cover for a single.

Quicker and flatter on off. Aiden Markram punches it to cover-point.

Darts it on middle and leg. Rahul Tripathi works it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Starts with a short and wide delivery outside off. Aiden Markram cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Mahipal Lomror to bowl now.

Short and wide outside off. Rahul Tripathi cuts it to deep point for a couple. 11 runs from the over and Hyderabad are 39/2 after the Powerplay.

SIX! It is very hard to keep this man quiet for a long time! Siraj goes short on off. Rahul Tripathi transfers his weight on the back foot quickly and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

A length ball, on off. Aiden Markram punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Lands on  a length, on middle. Aiden Markram looks to work it away towards the leg side but gets no timing and ends up hitting it onto the turf.

Slightly on the shorter side again, around off. Aiden Markram punches it to deep extra-cover for a couple.

Starts off with a back-of-a-length delivery on off. Aiden Markram rides the bounce and blocks it out.

Mohammed Siraj comes on to bowl now.

Slower through the air, on a length and on middle. Tripathi keeps it out. 8 runs off it. Hyderabad need more.

On the pads, worked to square leg for a single.

A sharp single! Around off. Tripathi drops it in front of covers and takes a quick single. Kolhi underarms it but Markram was well in.

FOUR! Just what they want, boundaries! Floated ball, around off. Tripathi steps across and down to sweep it through square leg for a boundary.

Flatter, quicker and on middle. Markram tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. Hyderabad need boundaries now.

Tossed up, on off, pushed nicely to long off for a single.

Shahbaz Ahmed is into the attack now.

A dot to end the over! On middle. Aiden Markram plays it to mid on.

Nicely driven but for no run! A length ball, on off. Aiden Markram drives it to mid off where Faf du Plessis puts his body on the line to stop it.

On a length and outside off. Aiden Markram mistimes his punch back to the bowler.

On a length and on middle, Tripathi tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

This is on a length and angling on the pads. Tripathi tries to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! A length ball, outside off. Rahul Tripathi shuffles across and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary.

Glenn bowls it on the pads again, Aiden flicks it to square leg. Good comeback after going for 10 runs in the first two balls.

On the pads, whipped straight to square leg.

Shorter and on leg. Tripathi pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Too full and on middle. Aiden flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! HUGE! Pitched up, around off. Markram steps down and lofts it over long off for a biggie.

FOUR! Drops it short and around middle. Aiden Markram with a back foot punch through covers and Faf du Plessis gives a chase but not the dive. A boundary.

Will Glenn Maxwell continue? Yes, he will.

Just two runs off the over! Excellent start from Bangalore! Length ball, on middle, it is pushed to mid on.

Another quick single! Length and on off. Markram pushes it to mid on and hurls across for a quick single.

Around off, pushed to covers again. Three dots in a row.

Touch fuller and outside off. Markram works it to cover.

Length ball, outside off. Aiden punches it to covers.

Length and on middle, it is hit to square leg for a single.

Josh Hazlewood will start from the other end.

Tossed up, around off. Markram pushes it uppishly and straight to Maxwell. What an over by him! Bangalore starting brilliantly here.

Aiden Markram is the next man in.

OUT! TIMBER! Both the openers walk back in the very first over! Bangalore with a dream run. Maxwell angles a length ball, around off, the ball holds a bit on the surface. Abhishek Sharma is still through his shot as he swings across but fails to connect his bat. The ball sneaks through and beats the off pole. Hyderabad openers have gone for Diamond and Golden respectively. Looks good to hear but not for cricketers.

Flatter ball, outside off. Sharma drops it to point.

Tossed up again. Tripathi pushes it wide of mid on for a single. Quick one.

Tossed up, on middle, pushed to mid on.

Rahul Tripathi walks in at number 3.

OUT! RUN OUT! Diamond duck for Kane Williamson! Shorter and outside off, turning away a bit! Sharma slaps it to cover and calls for a quick single. Shahbaz Ahmed with a bullet throw on the keeper's end and he scores a direct-hit. Meanwhile, Williamson is a bit slow as he rushes across. The replay shows Williamson's bat was on the line which belongs to the umpire. OUT it is. So, just like Bangalore, Hyderabad lose a wicket on the first delivery.

Is this a run out? Kane Williamson is the man in trouble here! The replays roll in and it shows that Kane Williamson's blade in just on the line and nothing behind the line when the ball hits the stumps. Kane Williamson has to walk back.

FOUR! Ends the innings with a boundary! Ohh... Dinesh Karthik and his supreme finishing touches! This is a very full delivery on middle. Dinesh Karthik stays deep in his crease and smashes it straight down the ground for a boundary. Bangalore finish with 192/3 after 20 overs!

SIX! Three in a row! DK is turning it on here! A short ball this time by Fazalhaq Farooqi. Dinesh Karthik who is standing deep in his crease just pulls it towards cow corner over the fence for a maximum.

SIX! Another one that is just over the ropes! A full delivery, on off. Dinesh Karthik stays deep in his crease and hits it just over the jumping long on fielder for a maximum.

SIX! Oh...that's a costly miss, not only the fielder dropped a catch but also the ball went over the fence. A short ball on off. Dinesh Karthik pulls it straight to Rahul Tripathi at deep mid-wicket. He drops a sitter and the ball goes just over the fence.

A yorker, around off. Faf du Plessis fails to get under it completely and hits it to long on for just a single.

Couple of runs to start the over! A low full toss on off. Faf du Plessis goes deep in his crease and hits it straight down the ground for a couple.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to bowl the final over.

SIX! Kartik Tyagi spoils a good over with a maximum off the last ball! Tyagi goes full, around off. Dinesh Karthik gets across and sweeps it over deep square leg for a biggie. 11 runs in the over and can Bangalore reach 180 here?

Back of a length, around off. Dinesh Karthik goes back and hits it straight down the ground. Rahul Tripathi runs to his right and fires a direct hit at the batter's end. Dinesh Karthik who is running at the danger end for the second run is safe as replays confirm it.

Run out appeal! A direct-hit from the fielder but Dinesh Karthik reached his crease on time.

Another dot ball! A slower fullish delivery, outside off. Dinesh Karthik looks to a reverse-hit but misses it completely.

A length delivery, outside off. Dinesh Karthik throws his bat at this one but misses.

Dinesh Karthik comes in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Glenn Maxwell holes out and Kartik Tyagi gets the big wicket! A slower length ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell goes deep in his crease and looks to power it over long on. However, he does not get the elevation on this one and hits it straight to Aiden Markram at long on. He takes the catch and so far it has been a very good over.

Good tag-team effort by Aiden Markram and Rahul Tripathi! A fuller delivery on middle. Glenn Maxwell hits it straight down the ground. Aiden Markram runs to his left from long on, collects the ball and throws it to Rahul Tripathi who comes running in from across and the batters run two in the meanwhile.

NO BALL! An absolute crime at this stage! Kartik Tyagi oversteps and bowls a length ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell looks to hit it away towards the leg side but misses and the ball goes to the keeper who collects it on the bounce. Tyagi oversteps..Free Hit coming up.

Kartik Tyagi to bowl his final over.

Glenn Maxwell stays deep in his crease and whips this yorker length delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single. 11 runs from the over but Bhuvneshwar Kumar was a bit unlucky there, it was a far better over.

A yorker again, this is good bowling by the senior bowler. All Faf du Plessis manages to do is dig it out towards the off side for a single.

Another perfect yorker, around leg. Faf du Plessis fails to get under it and the ball goes back to the keeper this time.

FOUR! Nails a  yorker but the ball still races away for a boundary! Unlucky for Bhuvneshwar Kumar! He serves a yorker, around leg. Faf du Plessis looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball goes off the inside edge left of the keeper for a boundary.

Almost a yorker this time, around middle and leg. Glenn Maxwell whips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Glenn Maxwell starts the over with a boundary! Kumar goes for a yorker, misses his length a bit. It is on leg. Glenn Maxwell flicks it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will continue to bowl his final over.

On a length and on middle, slower again. Maxwell reverse hits to short third man and takes a quick single. An eventful over comes to an end.

Another single as Faf du Plessis pulls it to square leg.

A good throw and Faf du Plessis was a goner! Glenn Maxwell has sold his partner short! Short in length, on middle, pulled away to deep square leg. Kartik Tyagi throws to the keeper, Pooran who jumps high but fails to collect and that gives a chance for Faf du Plessis to get back on his ground.

Short, slower and around off. Faf du Plessis dabs it to short third man and calls for a quick single. Glenn Maxwell has already given up as he runs across but luckily the fielder misses his shy.

A slower ball, full and on middle. Faf du Plessis smashes it straight to Farooqi who gets hit on his right ankle this time.

Fazalhaq Farooqi seems to be in some pain here. He seems to have twisted his right leg during the follow-through of the previous delivery. The physio is out and he is looking fine now after some treatment. So is ready to resume!

FOUR! Not a good debut for Fazalhaq Farooqi as after conceding the boundary, he seems to be in some pain in his follow-through. A low full toss, outside off. Faf du Plessis waits and guides it through point for a boundary.

Fazalhaq Farooqi is back into the attack. Two overs for 14 runs so far.

SIX! THUMPED! Full ball, on middle. Glenn Maxwell clears his front leg, gets underneath the ball and smacks it straight down for a biggie.

On a length and on middle. Faf du Plessis tucks it in front of square on the leg side for one more.

Another yorker. Faf du Plessis jams it out to wide of long on for a couple of runs.

A length ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell slaps it to long off and rotates the strike.

Fuller ball, on middle. Faf wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Leg bye! A yorker, angling on leg. Glenn Maxwell misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to square leg for a leg bye.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on. He has bowled two economical overs so far.

On middle, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one more. Despite a boundary, just 7 off the over.

On a length and just outside off. Glenn strokes it to cover.

FOUR! Much needed! Length ball, on the line of the stumps. Maxwell pre-meditates and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Tyagi goes wide of the crease now. Maxwell swings again but misses.

Wide! Bangs a bouncer on middle and the ball shoots more off the deck. Nicholas Pooran does really well to get a glove on it and stop. Wided.

A full ball, outside off. Maxwell with a wild swing and a miss.

A length ball, outside off, it is hit to cover for a single.

DRINKS! Bangalore have lost Rajat Patidar but the youngster has set the platform for Glenn Maxwell and Bangalore to go big in this final phase of the innings. Faf du Plessis isalso well set and we all know how dangerous he can be at the death overs and with plenty of batting to follow, Bangalore are looking set for a big total. However, if Hyderabad manage to get wickets here, they can stem the run-flow and let's see how things pan out as Kartik Tyagi is back on.

NOT OUT! Malik serves a bumper, around middle. Maxwell makes room and tries to slash at it but misses. An appeal by Hyderabad but the umpire is unmoved. Kane Williamson asks if there was any sound and eventually takes the review but to no avail as UltraEdge shows nothing on it.

Review! Hyderabad have taken a review for a caught behind against Glenn Maxwell. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. So Glenn Maxwell will continue.

FOUR! Now a slower ball at 136 clicks, Malik's standards! Fuller and outside off. Glenn Maxwell drives it hard and past the cover fielder for a boundary.

Umran Malik gets to the 150 speed here. A widish yorker, outside off. Glenn fails to squeeze it out.

Angles a full ball, on middle. Maxwell tucks it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

This is on a length and outside off, good pace from Malik and Maxwell fails to get his bat on it.

Length ball down the leg side. Faf du Plessis whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Umran Malik is back on. He went for 20 runs in his first over.

Tossed up, outside off. Maxwell pushes it straight to covers.

SIX! HUGE! Top shot from 'The Big Show'!  Flatter and around off. Glenn Maxwell goes for the reverse hit and hits it well over point for a biggie.

On a length and on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

Flatter and on middle. Maxwell tucks it to square leg for a single.

Glenn Maxwell walks out at number 4.

OUT! TAKEN! Finally Hyderabad get the crucial breakthrough. Rajat Patidar misses out on his fifty as well. Again an arm ball from Jagadeesha Suchith, sliding around middle and leg. Rajat Patidar tries to heave it but does not connect well and Rahul Tripathi at deep mid-wicket takes a sharp catch.

This one comes with an angle, fuller and sliding on leg. Patidar misses his slog-sweep and gets hit on the pads.

Shorter and on off, Rajat pushes it through covers for one.

WIDE! Down the leg side this time. Wided.

Now takes one as this is pushed down to long off.

FOUR! This will release the little pressure that was building. Shorter and outside off, Faf slaps it over covers for a boundary. Fifty for Faf du Plessis!

Make that three! Outside off, shorter, Faf is early in the pull, he is beaten.

Two dots in a row! That is a rarity! Length around off, this one jags back in sharply. Faf looks to flick but misses. It goes just over the middle pole.

Length and outside off, stays a touch low. Faf looks to cut but misses.

Kartik Tyagi is back on.

Darts it on leg, Rajat Patidar flicks it towards deep mid-wicket and gets a single.

Fuller one and on off, Faf du Plessis flicks it towards mid wicket and rotates the strike.

Flatter one on off, this is flicked towards square leg for a single.

On the pads, darts it on leg, Patidar tries to sweep it but misses and the ball hits his pads. There is an appeal but it is going down leg.

Flatter one on leg, this is played towards covers for a single.

Flatter one on middle, Patidar plays it towards long on and gets a single.

FOUR! Carved away! The last ball spoils the over somewhat! Still though not a bad one when compared to the others. This is fuller and outside off, Faf opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a boundary.

Faf is not happy! He felt it was a wide! Not given! A slower one, well outside off, left alone.

Fuller and on off, Rajat pushes it down to long off for one.

This is short, a slower one, takes Rajat by surprise. He lets it go.

Around off, Faf plays it through point and takes one.

Two more! A full toss outside off, Faf carves it through covers for two.

On a full length and outside off, Faf du Plessis drives it towards covers and rotates the strike.

Flatter one on off, this it flicked towards mid-wicket.

Flatter one on off, Du plessis goes on the back foot and punches it towards covers. He rotates the strike.

Fuller and on off, Faf du Plessis defends it solidly.

On the pads, Fuller one on leg, Patidar tries to sweep it but couldn't connect it well. An appeal for LBW follows but nothing given. He gets a leg bye.

FOUR! Ohh...another tough chance goes down! A fuller one on middle, Patidar looks to go big down the ground but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes towards short third man and an excellent effort by Umran Malik as he runs forward and dives but fails to reach it. The ball goes through him and races away for a boundary towards the third man fence.

Abhishek Sharma is into the attack.

SIX! Just over the fence and Umran Malik starts off with a very expensive over! He has been way too short in his last few games and has not learned the lesson. Goes short again and this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

DROPPED AND FOUR! It was a sharp chance but when you are chasing the game, you need to hang on. Would have been a huge wicket and much-needed one. This is short and on middle, It is pulled hard, to the left of the mid-wicket fielder. Rahul Tripathi dives to his left, he gets two hands to it but it bursts through. The fielder at long on runs to his right and dives but does so over the ball.

FOUR! Umran put under pressure early on yet again! This is powered! This is on a length and around off, Faf clears his front leg and thumps it past mid off for a boundary.

Superb batting! Now takes one as he pushes it through covers.

FOUR! Up and over! What a shot again! This guy has played a few shots which are just so astonishing. This though is not a good length on this wicket. It is shorter, it sits up to be hit, he stands tall and lifts it over cover for a boundary.

Good start by Umran! Length and on off, Faf pushes it through covers for one.

DRINKS! Bangalore have done really well to recover after losing an early wicket. They will look to continue to score big while Hyderabad will look to keep a lid on the run flow and find some wickets. The speedster, Umran Malik will bowl now.

Two more to end and the runs continue to flow for Bangalore now! On middle, this is whipped through mid-wicket for two.

SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! That is a top shot. That shot just shows the quality of this player. This is flatter and on off, Rajat stands tall and tonks it over the long off fence for a biggie. The fifty run stand is also up. A much-needed one and they have laid the platform for a good score.

Rajat comes down the track, Jagadeesha Suchith sees that, he shortens the length and bowls it outside off, it is guided to point. Good adjustment in the end by Rajat.

Flatter and on middle, this one holds its line. Defended.

Angled into the pads, Faf works it through square leg for one.

On middle, fuller, this is slog swept, all along the ground through mid-wicket for one.

Jagadeesha Suchith is back on.

FOUR! End of a huge over and Bangalore have recovered really well after losing an early wicket. They are 47 for 1 after the first 6. This is shorter and on the body, it is pulled behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

WIDE! Looking to bowl it away from Faf! Ends up bowling it very wide outside off. Left alone.

Just the one again! Angled into the pads, Rajat works it through square leg and takes one.

Shorter again but closer to the body, Rajat guides it to point.

EDGY FOUR! This is just the kind of over Bangalore needed to shift the momentum. 11 from the first three balls. This one is a fortunate boundary. It is short and outside off, Rajat throws his bat at it, it flies off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.

Goes short again, this time a touch quicker, Faf pulls it through square leg, this time more off the higher part of the bat for one.

SIX! BANG! This should get Faf going! This over needed to be targetted, last 6 balls of the Powerplay and it has began well. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Kartik Tyagi is into the attack now.

Pitched up, around off. Rajat Patidar drives it firmly to the mid off fielder.

Goes shorter and around leg. Faf du Plessis pulls it to fine leg for a single.

A slower length delivery, around off. Faf du Plessis hits it straight to mid off this time.

A fullish delivery on middle. Rajat Patidar drives it wide of mid off for a single.

FOUR! Rajat Patidar with another boundary! Fazalhaq Farooqi drifts on the pads. Rajat Patidar is quick to pick the line and length of the ball and clips it towards the backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Fazalhaq Farooqi starts well! Serves a full ball on middle. Rajat Patidar drives it back to the bowler.

Change of bowling. Fazalhaq Farooqi on his debut...

Quick single to end the over! A fullish delivery on off. Rajat Patidar pushes it to mid on for a single. So 20 runs from the last two overs now.

SIX! This young man has been quite impressive in the last couple of games and he has started well yet again today. Shorter length delivery on off. Rajat Patidar stands tall and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Goes fuller and slower outside off at 119.4 kph. Faf du Plessis drives it to long off for a single.

Back of a length, outside off. Rajat Patidar punches it to deep cover for a single.

On a length, on off. Faf du Plessis walks down the track and pushes it to long off for a single.

Back of a length, around off. Faf du Plessis skips down the track and looks to heave it away but gets no timing on it.

Almost another wicket! Pulls his length back a bit and the ball holds on the surface. Rajat Patidar is into his drive a bit early and the ball goes in the air and left of Jagadeesha Suchith. He dives but fails to catch it. A single taken towards long off.

This is pushed quicker on off. Faf du Plessis drives it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Great use of the feet from Faf du Plessis! It is fuller on middle again. Faf du Plessis shimmies down the track and slams it over mid on for a boundary.

A quicker and fuller one on middle. Faf du Plessis pushes it to mid on.

A fullish delivery on middle. Rajat Patidar works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A fuller delivery on middle. Rajat Patidar heaves it towards deep square leg off the inside half of his blade. The fielder does well to cut it off with a dive in the deep and the batters run couple.

TWO WIDES! Darts down the leg side. Faf du Plessis looks to clip it away but misses. The keeper misses it too and the batters run a bye behind the keeper.

Short of a length, around off. Patidar is squared up as he tries to work it away.

On a length and on middle. Patidar pushes it to mid on this time.

Touch fuller and around off. Patidar pushes it to covers.

Top shot but will get only a single! Full ball, outside off. Faf du Plessis drives it nicely but straight to mid off. A single.

Length ball, outside off. Patidar dabs it to third man for a single.

A length ball, around off. Patidar blocks it to covers.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start from the other end.

Brilliant over by Jagadeesha Suchith to start the proceedings! He serves this on the off pole line and flatter. Faf du Plessis just defends it off the front foot again.

Good line again, not giving anything to the batter to work with, on middle and fuller. Faf du Plessis works it towards short mid-wicket.

Quciker again and flatter on middle. Faf du Plessis defends it calmly towards the leg side.

A flatter and quciker one on middle. Faf du Plessis blocks it out.

Goes slightly shorter on middle. Rajat Patidar works it to deep mid-wicket for a single. First runs off the bat and Rajat Patidar is underway!

WIDE! Darts this down the leg side. Rajat Patidar lets it go.

Rajat Patidar is the next man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! GOLDEN DUCK for Virat Kohli! Ohh dear! Virat Kohli walks back with a smile on his face thinking what have I just done! Again! Suchith serves a full ball, from 'round the wicket and down the leg side, it just holds on the surface. Virat Kohli leans a bit and flicks it uppishly and straight to short mid-wicket where Kane Williamson takes it. Hyderabad with a superb start. This is Virat Kohli's third golden duck this season.

We are all set to begin! Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis walk out to the middle in green jersey today as a part of their Go Green initiative. Hyderabad players are also there in the middle and it will be spin to start the proceedings. Jagadeesha Suchith will start for Hyderabad. Here we go...

Hyderabad (Playing XI) - Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (C), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Shashank Singh, Fazalhaq Farooqi (In place of Sean Abbott), Jagadeesha Suchith (In place of Shreyas Gopal), Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik.

Bangalore (Unchanged Playing XI) - Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.

Kane Williamson, the skipper of Hyderabad, says he was due to lose one, he was undecided but is happy to chase as they have done that well. Informs they have two changes, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Jagadeesha Suchith come in. Mentions they will look to stay positive and not overthink, they have done well in the tournament and they will look to do well here.

Faf du Plessis, the skipper of Bangalore, says it is good to win a toss against Kane Williamson who has been winning a lot of tosses. Informs it seems a dry wicket, they have the same team and want to put a score on the board. Mentions the last win was needed and he hopes they can get better with the bat. Adds they have a lot of options in the bowling department, Siraj is working hard and the performances will come. Ends by saying they are just trying to score a win and if an opportunity comes in the game, they will look to improve their NRR.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Bangalore. They have elected to BAT first.

Pitch report - Hayden is down for the pitch report. He says it’s scorching down as it is so hot. Adds that the dimensions will play a key role as it is short on the square side. Tells that there is a lot of dryness in the middle, not rough and that will help the ball hold and spinners will come into play. Informs the pacers have to use cutters and slower balls more. Feels like a 175 wicket but he admits his prediction can be wrong. Tells that the captain winning the toss will opt to bat first.

Hyderabad, on the other hand, have lost three games in a row now and desperately need a win to get their campaign back on track. Their bowling which is usually their stronger suit has been leaking runs in the last couple of games and they would hope for a better show against a team who they bowled out for just 68, earlier this season. Can Hyderabad beat Bangalore for the second time this season? Or will Bangalore avenge their loss and notch up two important points? We shall find out. Toss and team sheets in a while.

Bangalore are coming into this game on the back of an important win against Chennai but it has been their inconsistency that has let them down this season. The top order has not exactly fired the way they would have hoped but there are some positive signs with Virat Kohli getting back in form. The bowling was top-class in the last game and Bangalore would hope to produce a similar performance here.

It's Super Sunday and it comes with a double dose of entertainment. Welcome everyone to the afternoon game between Hyderabad and Bangalore. It is game number 54 and the race for the playoffs is heating up quite nicely. A win or a loss here can go a long way in affecting the overall chances of a playoff berth, so expect both teams to give their all in this crucial encounter.

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