IPL 2024 RCB vs SRH Highlights: Most runs in a T20 match ever as Hyderabad beats Bengaluru

Indian Premier League 2024 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad highlights: Chasing 288 to win, RCB ended up at 162/7, thereby making this game the T20 match with most runs scored ever

7:40 PM

Topley taken to the cleaners

 

Over Summary: 1 4 6 2 1 6; SRH Score 27-0 after 2 overs

Travis Head (13), Abhishek Sharma (14); Reece Topley 1-0-20-0

 

Reece Topley has been taken to the cleaners here as he has been hit for 20 runs in the second over. 

 

7:36 PM

Hyderabad start off well

 

Over Summary: 0 0 2 4 1 0; SRH Score 7-0 after 1 overs

Travis Head (0), Abhishek Sharma (5); Will Jacks 1-0-7-0

 

Sunriser Hyderabad have started well with seven runs coming from the first over. 

 

7:16 PM

SRH playing 11 for tonight's match against RCB

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

 

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Anmolpreet Singh, Mayank Markande, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tripathi

 

7:15 PM

RCB playing 11 for tonight's match against SRH

 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan, Dinesh Karthik(w), Mahipal Lomror, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Reece Topley, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal

 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Suyash Prabhudessai, Anuj Rawat, Swapnil Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma

 

7:05 PM

Maxwell, Siraj dropped by Bengaluru

 

Faf du Plessis informed that Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj are sitting out and Lockie Ferguson is coming into Bengaluru playing 11 for tonight's game

 

7:02 PM

Faf du Plessis wins toss, Bengaluru opts to bowl first

 

Faf du Plessis, skipper of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl first at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

 

6:58 PM

Kohli has the chance to become first player in IPL to hit 3000 runs at a single venue

 

Kohli is set to become the first player in the IPL to score 3000 runs at a single venue. With 2882 runs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, he is just 118 runs short of the milestone
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Player               Ground                                Runs

Virat Kohli        M Chinnaswamy Stadium      2882

Rohit Sharma   Wankhede Stadium               2107

AB de Villiers   M Chinnaswamy Stadium     1960

David Warner   Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium 1623

Chris Gayle       M Chinnaswamy Stadium  1561

 

6:50 PM

Bengaluru weather forecast during RCB vs SRH IPL match

 

According to accuweather.com, the weather in  Bengaluru is expected to be good for the game of cricket. The temperature is expected to be around 25°C on the match day with 30% humidity, which means dew might not play a huge role on Monday.

 

6:49 PM

Bengaluru pitch report for RCB vs SRH match

 

The side batting second has an advantage on the M Chinnaswamy pitch. In the first two games of the season, this was evident. On March 25, the Royals defeated the Punjab Kings with 176 runs in 19.2 overs. RCB's 182 was overcome by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 29 in just 16.5 overs.

6:49 PM

How has Virat Kohli improved his strike rate in middle overs this year?

 

Virat Kohli has scored 319 runs in 6 innings. Kohli has a strike rate of 138 in the middle overs which is his highest strike rate in this phase in the last 7 IPL seasons. The only season in his IPL career when he had a better overall strike rate (SR of 152) was back in 2016 when he scored an incredible 973 runs.

 

6:44 PM

M Chinnswamy Stadium key stats

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium IPL Stats
Matches	91
Matches won batting first	38
Matches won batting second	49
Average first innings total	166.03
Runs per over	8.72
Runs per wicket	27.96
Highest total recorded	263/5 by RCB vs PWI in 2013
Lowest total recorded	82 by RCB vs KKR in 2008

6:33 PM

RCB vs SRH venue-wise head-to-head

Venues	Matches played	RCB won	SRH won	Abandoned
Brabourne Stadium	1	-	1	-
Dubai International Cricket Stadium	1	1	-	-
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	8	5	2	1
MA Chidambaram Stadium	1	1	-	-
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	8	2	6	-
Sharjah Cricket Stadium	1	-	1	-
Sheikh Zayed Stadium	2	-	2	-
Wankhede Stadium	1	1	-	-

6:30 PM

RCB using a lot of players without a lot of success

 

RCB have used a total of 19 players already in IPL 2024. In the five games since their opening fixture, RCB have made a total of 10 changes to their playing XI

 

6:27 PM

The top five bowlers of IPL 2024 so far

Top five highest-wicket takers in Indian Premier League 2024
POS	Player	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1	Yuzvendra Chahal (RR)	6	6	22	163	11	11/3	14.81	7.80	12	0	0
2	Jasprit Bumrah (MI)	6	6	24	146	10	5/21	14.6	6.08	14.4	0	1
3	Mustafizur Rahman (CSK)	5	5	20	183	10	29/4	18.3	9.15	12	1	0
4	Kagiso Rabada	6	6	24	191	9	18/2	21.22	7.95	16	0	0
5	Khaleel Ahmed (DC)	6	6	24.0	211	9	21/2	23.44	8.79	13.75	0	0

6:25 PM

The top five batters of IPL 2024 so far

Top five highest run-getters in Indian Premier League 2024
POS	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s
1	Virat Kohli (RCB)	6	6	2	319	113*	79.75	216	141.77	1	2	29	12
2	Riyan Parag (RR)	6	6	2	284	84*	71	183	155.19	0	3	18	18
3	Sanju Samson (RR)	6	6	2	264	82*	66	170	155.29	0	3	25	11
4	Rohit Sharma (MI)	6	6	1	261	105*	52.2	156	167.3	1	0	28	15
5	Shubman Gill (GT)	6	6	1	255	89*	51	168	151	0	2	19	9
5	Sai Sudharsan (GT)	6	6	0	226	45	37.65	177	127.68	0	0	23	3