Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad wiped out Royal Challenger Bangalore in a close encounter

Sunriser Hyderabad once again proven that they are not playing the game as a underdog team. Their wins over Royal Challenge Bangalore clearly indicated their intention and enthusiasm. Despite of not having big names in the team, they settled down with two consecutive wins. Yesterday’s game had gone into Twenty20 cricket’s sudden death – the Super Over. Steyn had to defend 20 runs, thanks to Cameron White’s bolstering knock and phenomenal hits off Vinay Kumar and came out on top as Royal Challengers fell  five runs short.

It was a dog eat dog contest throughout the forty overs in the electrifying atmosphere of Hyderabad. Defending seven at last over was not a cup of tea for Royal Challenger Bangalore, Vinay bowled an impressive 20^th over for the second game in a row conceding only 6 runs, but could not continue the momentum in the tiebreaker. He was Virat Kohli’s go – to man after he had defended 10 runs off the last over against Mumbai Indians.

The seasaw battle began with Sunriser got big fish Gayle to part timer Hanuma Vihari's first ball in IPL cricket and Dilshan was bowled by Ishan Sharma, Kohli and Henriques had to resurrect the innings and added 43 runs  for the fouth wicket. Henriques’ calibrated innings 44 came off 40 balls with five boundaries finished when Ishant perplexed him by a slower delivery.

The Sunriser chase held together by newcomer Vihari’s unbeaten 44 off 46 balls but he never took the game away from Royal Challenger Bangalore albeit he ensured to keep scoreboard ticking inspite of losing wickets at a regular intervals. He would have expected someone to leading from the front like his captain Sangakkara and Perera unlike couldn’t happended in line with his expectations. The game boiled down to such a finish because of the 23 runs stand for the seventh wicket between Vihari and Reddy. Vinay who had merely invincible run out Amit Mishra, was smashed for 14 runs in 18^th over. Murali Kartik had to keep Royal Challenge Bangalore in the game and he conceded only 7 runs in the penultimate over before Vinay propeled to tie.

White and Perera were Sunriser’s preference for the Super over, and they outdid Royal Challengers’ Gayle and Kohli.