Royal Challengers Bangalore bagged a great victory. It was a splendid match. Both teams tried their level best to win. Bangalore won the toss and opted to bat first. The strategy worked in their favour. Bangalore succeeded in defending their score. Wanindu Hasaranga was awarded the Player of the Match award for his efforts. Others who displayed commendable performance were Faf du Plessis and Rahul Tripathi.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis opened for Bangalore. The highest individual score for the team came from Faf du Plessis(73 not out). Others who helped in building the total were Rajat Patidar (48), Glenn Maxwell(33), Dinesh Karthik(30 not out). Virat Kohli was unable to score any runs. With 8 extras, Bangalore raked up a score of 192-3 in 20 overs. It was a decent first innings total, around the margins of a high target.
Hyderabad bowlers failed to restrict the run flow and get wickets. Bangalore lost only 3 wickets throughout the innings. J Suchith picked up 2 wickets while Kartik Tyagi got a wicket. Faf du Plessis and Rajat Patidar built up a great partnership that Hyderabad bowlers failed to break. By the time they got rid of Patidar it was too late.
Abhishek Sharma and Williamson opened for Hyderabad. The highest individual score for the team came from Rahul Tripathi(58). Others who joined the chase were Markram(21), Pooran(19), Shashank Singh(8), Bhuvneshwar Kumar(8), J Suchith(2), Fazalhaq Farookhi(2 not out). Abhishek Sharma, Williamson, Karthik Tyagi and Urman Malik failed to score any runs. The total score came to 125-10 in 19.2 overs with 7 extras.
Bangalore bowlers were very prompt on restricting runs and gaining wickets. Hasaranga took 5 wickets while Josh Hazlewood got 2 wickets Glenn Maxwell and Harshal Patel gained a wicket each. In the end, Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 67 runs.
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