Sandeep Stars in Sunrisers' Win
Pushed to the wall, Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a clinical performance to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets and stay alive in the Indian Premier League Playoff race, in Sharjah on Saturday.
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RCB vs SRH 2020, IPL Match 52 in Pictures: Jason Holder, Sandeep Sharma Star as Sunrisers Hyderabad Beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
All-rounder Jason Holder on Saturday pulled a stumbling SunRisers Hyderabad over the line against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and took them closer to the playoffs with the five-wicket win in Sharjah. Sunrisers first produced a brilliant bowling effort to restrict a batting-heavy RCB to a modest 120 for seven and then chased down the target in 14.1 overs to zoom to fourth spot in the standings from seventh.
By Aditya Chauhan | Updated: November 1, 2020 12:33 PM IST
Holder Proves Worth With All-round Show
All-rounder Jason Holder pulled a stumbling SunRisers Hyderabad over the line against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, and took them closer to the playoffs with the five-wicket verdict.
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Skipper Warner Goes Past Kohli in Orange Cap Tally
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner is at the third spot with 444 runs in 13 matches. While, RCB captain Virat Kohli and his teammate Devdutt Padikkal occupy the fourth and fifth spots respectively - 431 and 422 runs.
Mentor Laxman - SRH's Guiding Light
Sunrisers now have 12 points from 13 games and need to win their last league game against table-toppers Mumbai Indians to stay in the hunt.
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RCB Fail to Seize Momentum vs Sunrisers
RCB, who needed a win to seal their playoffs berth, slumped to their third consecutive defeat in the tournament but stayed at second place in the table with 14 points from 13 games.
Pandey's Blitz Keep Hyderabad Ticking in Small Chase
After Warner's dismissal, Wriddhiman Saha and Manish Pandey - 26 off 19 - shared 50 runs for the second wicket in quick time to take control of the chase.
Sundar Removes Warner
The 121-run target was always going to be a walk in the park for SRH in a small ground like Sharjah unless RCB inflicted early damage which they failed to do. RCB removed SRH skipper David Warner - 8 early but they needed more wickets upfront to be in the contest.
Kohli Becomes 'Sandeep's Bunny'
Young Devdutt Padikkal - 5 and skipper Virat Kohli - 7 departed in quick succession, falling to Sandeep Sharma - 2/20. Sandeep has now dismissed Kohli for a record seven times in IPL.