SRH were up and there throughout the chase. However, they failed to pull the gears in the end. RCB kept their nerves during the run chase and didn't let the game slip away at any time. Here, we end our coverage. Do join us tomorrow for another IPL match.
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Siraj to bowl the last over. Williamson looks to do a 'Misbah, ala T20 WC 2007' but finds a fielder as he is CAUGHT OUT! Siraj is pumped up. A top class inning from Williamson here. FOW: 199/3: K Williamson 81 (42).
Pandey tries to be too cheeky, he misses; a dot ball. Another full toss missed; only a single. SRH lose the match as they aren't able to score a boundary in the last over. RCB Wins And is Still in Hunt of Playoffs!
Tim Southee to bowl the penultimate over. The first ball bowled is a WIDE! Another full delivery hit over the bowler's head; Mandeep Singh misfields for a FOUR!
Pandey stays back in the crease and dispatches an inside out cover shot for another FOUR! A single is taken next ball.
A comedy of errors. Another misfielding instance in the night, as it concedes one run. Pandey lets go of the next delivery, thinking it would be a WIDE, but it is not. The last ball is blasted through the covers for FOUR! SRH requires 20 runs off 6 balls.
Exposes all his three stumps, slog sweeps it over the fine-leg region for a spectacular SIX! Another ball, another boundary. Pandey sits down to scoop again, paddles it between the short-third man for FOUR! Next ball, Pandey tries to clear the midwicket, but fails to; a single taken.
Williamson looks for a scoop now; LEG-BYE! taken. Siraj under pressure as he bowls an outside-off WIDE-BALL!
Pandey looks to play an unorthodox shot again, fails this time; a dot ball. A single on the last ball will see Pandey being on the strike, next over. SRH requires 35 runs off 12 balls, now!
Tim Southee is back. A single and a dot ball next. A couple of runs on the next ball as Umesh Yadav misfields. Another couple of singles on the next balls.
Chahal brought back. A single is followed by a FOUR! on the next ball. SRH score 7 runs on the next 4 balls dealing in single & doubles. The Partnership of 100 comes up! TIME-OUT! called.
Colin continues. Pandey welcomes with a couple of FOURs! The first one was misfielded by Kohli. Bad fielding skills there. A single on the next ball brings KW on strike.
It is again NZ vs NZ! Colin bowls to his national captain and is hit for a huge SIX! over the long on region. A single is taken on the next ball. Pandey joins the party in style as he hits the last ball for a SIX! over the long-on boundary.
Umesh Yadav brought back. A dot ball and a single on the next ball brings Williamson on strike. There he goes again. The point fielder is a spectator as the ball races away for FOUR!
A couple of singles next. Williamson hits another SIX! in the night.
Colin de Grandhomme introduced. A couple of singles on the first two balls. A couple of runs on the next ball. Williamson brings up his IPL FIFTY! His Eighth this season!
A couple of singles next. Williamson hits this over the deep midwicket boundary for a SIX! on the last ball.
Mohammed Siraj is back. A couple of dots is followed by a SIX! over deep midwicket and a FOUR! sliced through the point region. Williamson is on fire tonight! A single and a dot ball to end the over.
Chahal is back. A dot ball is followed by a couple on the next. Another dot ball, another single on the next ball. A dot ball next. Manish Pandey misses the ball as it eventually beats him to hit the pads. Chahal makes a half-heart appeal; Umpire turns it down!
Ali to continue. Williamson on strike. FOUR! FOUR! SIX! Williamson is on fire here tonight. A hattrick of singles, next.
Tim Southee into the attack. A couple of dot balls. A single on the next ball.
It is Southee vs Williamson. NZ vs NZ. The beauty of IPL at its best. Williamson hits a couple of FOURs! on consecutive balls. A single to end the over!
Moeen Ali introduced. A couple of singles is followed by a dot ball. A couple of singles again, as SRH look in no hurry to chase the mammoth target.
Alex Hales looks to go after Ali on the last ball. Almost hits a Six, but ABD happens to appear from nowhere and pulls off a blinder of a catch; Hales is CAUGHT OUT! Manish Pandey is the new man in. FOW: 64/2: Alex Hales: 37 (24).
A night of splendorous catches!
Yadav brought back. A couple of dot balls followed by a single. Consecutive singles on the next three balls, as over ends. the TIME-OUT! is called.
Chahal continues. Dhawan steps down, fails to connect; lobs up a simple return catch to Chahal as he is CAUGHT-OUT! Kane Williamson is the new man in. FOW: 47/1: Shikhar Dhawan: 18 (19).
A dot ball next is followed by a FOUR! through the mid-on region. A single and a dot ball. Hales hits a boundary over the short third man fielder for FOUR! on the last ball. End of POWERPLAY!
Mohammed Siraj introduced. A fullish delivery is dispatched over the boundary ropes in the midwicket region for SIX! A sensible single on the next ball. Hales takes another single. Dhawan looks to pull the slower ball; fails to connect; the ball hits him on the thigh pad, a single taken.
Kohli drops a spectacular half-chance at the mid-on region, next ball. Hales hits the last ball for a SIX! over the deep-square-leg region boundary.
Yuzvendra Chahal introduced. A dot on the next ball is followed by a hattrick of singles. Dhawan tries to go big, but fails to connect; a run scored. A dot ball on the last delivery.
Yadav continues. Hales hits a FOUR! and a SIX! on the first two balls. A couple of dot balls next. Hales looks to pull the ball and hit it out of the park again but finds Southe lunging forward and taking a low diving catch. The Umpires call for the THIRD UMPIRE! Hales has a reprieve as replays suggest the ball had touched the ground while completing the catch; a single taken. A dot ball to end the over.
Southee to share the new ball. Dhawan welcomes him with a SIX! over the long-on region. A couple of dot balls is followed by a single on the next ball. Hales launches one in the stands now over the bowlers head for SIX! A single to end the over.l
Mumbai, May 17: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will clash against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), in a do-or-die situation, in a crucial match on Thursday. The 51st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see the Virat Kohli’s team play a virtual semi-final, as they would looking towards nothing less than a win, later tonight.
SunRisers Hyderabad, led by Kane Williamson is on the top of the IPL Points Table at the moment. Also, they were the first team in this IPL to qualify for Playoffs this season. On the other hand is RCB, who is on the second last position on the points table, but still, have a chance to qualify for the top 4 spots.
Come Thursday, it will be interesting to see which side has the last laugh in the night. Which captain has a trick or two up his sleeve? We take a look at the teams of both Royal Challengers Bangalore & SunRisers Hyderabad.
Full RCB Team in IPL 2018:
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Sarfaraz Khan, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Quinton De Kock, Mohammed Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin De Grandhomme, M. Ashwin, Parthiv Patel, Moeen Ali, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, Pawan Negi, Tim Southee, Kulwant Khejroliya, Aniket Choudhary, Pavan Deshpande, and Anirudha Ashok Joshi.
Full SRH Team in IPL 2018:
Kane Williamson (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, Shakib Al Hasan, Manish Pandey, Carlos Brathwaite, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddhiman Saha, Rashid Khan, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda, Siddarth Kaul, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Sharma, Sachin Baby, Chris Jordan, Billy Stanlake, Tanmay Agarwal, Shreevats Goswami, Bipul Sharma, and Mehdi Hasan.
The crucial match is a must-win for RCB tonight. If they lose, they will be out of the Playoffs contention. For SRH, they will be looking for the top-slot finish in the IPL points table. You can catch all the live streaming details and ball-by-ball commentary here.
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