The 2nd match of the day: Match 52 - RCB vs and SRH at Sharjah.
RCB are on the 2nd spot on the table with 7 wins from 12 matches. On the other hand, SRH, are on the 7th spot in the table, having registered 5 wins from 12 matches.
Head-To-Head Record
The two teams have faced each other 15 times in the IPL so far. SRH has dominated the fixture by winning it 8 times.
RCB cannot afford to lose both their last two games as it will affect their NRR , resulting in their elimination if other teams on 14 points have higher run rates.
Hyderabad also need to win their remaining two matches (against RCB and MI) to reach 14 points to stay in the race.
A clinical performance from Warner team on the field. SRH win with more than 5 overs to spare.
RCB scored 120 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Josh Phillippe was the top run-scorer, accumulating 32 runs off 31 deliveries. AB de Villiers was the second-highest run-scorer, scoring 24 runs from as many balls.
Pacers Sandeep Sharma and Jason Holder accounted for two wickets apiece. Thangarasu Natarajan, Shahbaz Nadeem and Rashid Khan picked a wicket apiece as well.