Recent Match Report – Sunrisers vs RCB 52nd Game 2021

de Villiers had six points to take out the last two balls but this time the ace of the finish could not succeed

Hyderabad Sunrises 141 for 7 (Roy 44, Harshal 3-33, Christian 2-14) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore 137 for 6 (Padikkal 41, Maxwell 40, Malik 1-21) by four points

AB de Villiers was left at six on the last two balls. They were both full throws but he failed to hit them like he usually does so the Sunrisers Hyderabad were able to savor the victory by four points.

With 13 needed on the last ball, knocked down by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, de Villiers pierced the fourth ball for six, but ultimately failed. The loss means the Royal Challengers’ chances of finishing in the top two are almost over, as the eliminated Sunrisers claimed their third win of the season after contributions from nearly all of their bowlers, along with Jason Roy and Kane Williamson.

Harshal’s run continues
Harshal was introduced right after the power play ended, with the Sunrisers sitting at 50 for the loss of a wicket. His first pass rose to eight – including a limit from Roy, who pulled him into the deep midwicket – and he was called out after that.

By the time he came back for 12th, Sunrisers had managed to keep the momentum going, Roy and Williamson having added 67 points together. But two balls and three runs later, Harshal knocked down Williamson with an offcutter who landed a good length and took off to hit the top of the middle stump.

Sunrisers lost track once that 70-race pit was broken. They’ve only made 50 points over the last eight overs. There were also five counters. Two of them went to Harshal, bringing his tournament tally to 29. Taken to the bowl from two of the last three overs, he also beat Wriddhiman Saha with a lack of rhythm, as another offcutter landed in the hands. long-off. And after the last ball of the innings, he threw a slow, diving pitch at Jason Holder, who found it long with his slog.

Malik pushes the speed gun
Malik, recruited to replace Covid-positive T Natarajan in the short term, caught the eye with his fierce pace and precision. Like Harshal, he too started immediately after the restrictions on the field were lifted; but on the other hand, he beat the batters with his extra pace. Malik started with a speed of 141 km / h and conceded only one of his first four deliveries. The fifth produced a wicket, KS Bharat caught a short, hot ball.

Malik continued to operate the speedgun, pushing it up to 153 km / h. His first sur cost only one. His second only five. Williamson took it off at that point and brought it back with the Royal Challengers who needed 29 of the last three. The pressure was on, but Malik was able to handle it well, finishing 1 for 21 on his four overs.

Maxwell’s Great Show
Maxwell arrived at the fold with the Royal Challengers at 38 or 3 in seventh place. As Devdutt Padikkal on the other end took his time, Maxwell got stuck in Rashid Khan, throwing the second ball he faced – and the legpinner’s first – on the deep midwicket for six. This was followed by another long-lasting high on a pitched ball as well as a four-two-ball later when he again hoisted Rashid into the middle of the deep wicket.

Maxwell also dominated the pace, pulling Siddarth Kaul for four, and also stealing four more off Jason Holder’s inside edge. He tried to attack Bhuvneshwar in the 14th, but the bowler’s tight lines meant the Royal Challengers could only manage six points.

Then the game changed as Maxwell was 40 of 25 short. It happened when Padikkal tapped the ball to cover and the batters went off for a non-existent single. Williamson stood close enough and seized the opportunity, his acrobatic direct hit catching the batter short.