Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Highlights & Results

Onto the next one - That wraps up a batting spectacle filled with big hits and plenty of runs. Despite the defeat, Royal Challengers Bengaluru still head into the playoffs with two chances to reach the final, while Sunrisers Hyderabad finish with a morale-boosting win. The action in the Indian Premier League 2026 now moves to the Ekana Cricket Stadium, where Lucknow Super Giants face Punjab Kings in a crucial clash. Punjab need a win to stay alive, while the hosts will play for pride. It will begin at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but do join us early for all the build-up. Until then, goodbye and take care!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Ishan Kishan wins the award for his brilliant knock of 79 off 46. He says that he is taking one match at a time and not complicating things for himself. Adds that he just feels a bit more confident while playing against RCB. Mentions that he looks to understand the pitch and play every ball on its merit, and it is working out for him. Kishan shares that even when he was leading in the absence of Pat, he was looking to win the games then and keep SRH in the hunt for the playoffs, and when Pat came in, it gave the side one of its best bowlers and an undoubted skipper who knows how to win key moments and carry the team ahead. Ishan ends by saying that skipper Pat and the support staff are the reason behind the side's aggressive approach, as they have backed the entire team in playing the natural way.

The victorious skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad - Pat Cummins says that it was pretty impressive to get to the score. Adds that there were some excellent batting performances and the bowlers did a fine job as well. Mentions that they threw everything at them to try and get into the top-two spots, but it wasn't to be. Cummins mentions that it is still a big win. Praises the bowling attack and says that he has also learned a few things from them. Shares that having the likes of Malinga and Sakib is a captain's dream. He ends by saying that they still have 5-6 days before the Eliminator, they will know who they will play in a couple of days, and prepare according to the team and conditions.

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A chat with one of SRH's quicks - Sakib Hussain says that the plan was to bowl according to the understanding of the deck. Sakib mentions that Varun Aaron (Bowling Coach) said that the ball was sticking into the pitch, and he bowled slower cutters based on that input. Sakib says that Virat's wicket was a dream wicket for him. He reckons that he is looking to improve every time and the spirit of the side is really high and everyone is looking to give their 100 percent.

The captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru - Rajat Patidar says the top five batters played really well for SRH and dominated his bowling unit. Rajat mentions that the pitch did not slow that much in the second innings, but the opponents bowled really well. Patidar shares that their priority was to stay at the top, but they gave away a touch too many runs for the liking of this deck. Rajat reckons that the slower bouncer and variations into the deck were the way to bowl on this track, and SRH did that perfectly.

Hyderabad gain momentum at the right time - Sunrisers Hyderabad will take plenty of confidence from this bowling performance heading into the playoffs. They struggled to contain the scoring in the Powerplay, but Eshan Malinga and Sakib Hussain struck crucial blows by removing both the openers. Although wickets dried up in the middle overs, the bowlers adjusted smartly to the conditions, mixing up their pace and reducing the boundary flow to halt Royal Challengers Bengaluru's momentum. Once it was confirmed that SRH would finish third, Pat Cummins tossed the ball to Travis Head, who even chipped in with a wicket, as Hyderabad wrapped up a comfortable win in the end.

SRH batters run riot - Earlier in the game, Sunrisers Hyderabad piled on a massive total courtesy of blazing fifties from Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma, while Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy chipped in with quick cameos. However, it was Ishan Kishan who top-scored with a blistering 79 off 46 balls. It was a tough night with the ball for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, as all three frontline pacers conceded over 50 runs each, with only Rasikh Salam managing a couple of wickets. Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma picked up one each, but barring the last couple of overs, RCB struggled badly to contain the flow of runs.

RCB settle for top spot - Royal Challengers Bengaluru came out with aggressive intent in the Powerplay, with Venkatesh Iyer blazing away to a 19-ball 44, although Virat Kohli struggled to find fluency as they reached 75/2 in the first six overs. However, the momentum dipped in the middle phase and the focus gradually shifted from chasing the target to securing a top-two finish. Devdutt Padikkal chipped in with a handy cameo, while Rajat Patidar and Krunal Pandya stitched together an 84-run stand, with the skipper bringing up a classy half-century. Tim David then provided the late fireworks to ensure RCB finished the league stage at the top of the table, despite ending well short of the target.

SRH crush the defending champions - Sunrisers Hyderabad sign off from the league stage in style with a massive win over the defending champions, making it even more special in front of their loyal Orange Army. However, despite the 55-run victory, they finish third on the table and will now head into the Eliminator. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 and will want to quickly move past this heavy defeat before that crucial clash.

Sakib Hussain to Krunal Pandya, 2 runs.Sakib delivers it on a length, onto the pads, Krunal Pandya tucks this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs. 200 up for RCB but SRH win by 55 runs.

Sakib Hussain to Tim David, 1 run.Short and into the batter, on middle and off, Tim David pulls this towards the deep mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Sakib Hussain to Tim David, Four!FOUR! A boundary this time from the bat of Tim David. Short and wide of off, Tim David sets himself for another big one and hits this powerfully over extra cover for a boundary.

Sakib Hussain to Tim David, Six!SIX! Even the mishit from Tim travels over the fence. Back of a length, on middle and off, Tim David stands still and hammers this up and over the fielder at long on for a biggie.

Sakib Hussain to Tim David, No run.On a length, around off, Tim David hits this directly towards mid off.

SRH have been handed a slow over rate penalty.

Sakib Hussain to Tim David, 2 runs.On a length, around the pads, Tim David flicks this towards short fine leg. A fumble allows the batters to take two runs.

Travis Head to Tim David, 1 run.Tossed up, around middle and leg, Tim David tucks this through mid-wicket for one.

Travis Head to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Full and on off, Krunal Pandya drives this through covers for a single.

Travis Head to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! Tossed up, full and on middle, Krunal Pandya goes down and sweeps it to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Travis Head to Tim David, 1 run.Fuller around off, Tim David drills this towards long off for a single.

The next batter in is Tim David.

Travis Head to Rajat Patidar, OUT! c Ravichandran Smaran b Travis Head.OUT! CAUGHT! Head-master, at it with the ball this time. Not a great delivery though. Short of a length, spinning into the batter. Rajat Patidar rocks back and heaves it. Gets more elevation than distance and the ball has gone straight into the hands of Ravichandran Smaran at the deep square leg fence.

Travis Head to Krunal Pandya, Leg bye.Floated into the pads of KP. The batter goes for a slog sweep but misses out and gets this deflected off his pads towards the short third fielder for a leg bye. With that, RCB have locked their top spot on the table heading into the playoffs.

Oh..wow! Travis Head will roll his arms here.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, Six!SIX! Muscled away for a biggie. On a length, around middle and leg, Rajat Patidar goes down in his knee and slog sweeps this from the middle of his bat for a biggie towards the deep mid-wicket region.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Harshal goes full and in line of the stumps. Krunal Pandya rolls this towards long on for one.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, No run.Bouncer, around middle and off, Krunal Pandya sways away from it.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, No run.Good length, on off, Krunal Pandya punches this towards extra cover for a dot.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.FIFTY FOR RAJAT! Back of a length, around middle and off, Rajat Patidar hits this away towards the deep mid-wicket region and takes a single to bring up his half-century. Not the most fluid of knocks from the RCB skipper but he has done what the situation demanded him to do.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Slower one, short and wide of off, Krunal Pandya pulls this towards the right of the fielder at deep mid-wicket for one.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, Leg bye.LEG BYE! On a length, drifting down the leg, Krunal Pandya goes for a flick but misses out. Gets hit on the front pad and the ball rolls away in the gap for a leg bye.

Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Good length, on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar milks this through mid-wicket for one.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have reached the 166-run mark, which means that they will finish in the top two. They need 12 more runs to ensure that they go into the playoffs being the league leaders. With that, Qualifier 1 is also confirmed, and it will be between RCB and Gujarat Titans at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.

Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, Four!FOUR! RCB WILL FINISH IN THE TOP 2! Back of a length, around off, Rajat Patidar arches back and opens the face of his bat. Hits this up and over the fielder at backward point for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Full and wide of off, Krunal Pandya drives this to wide long off for a single.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, No run.Slower one, short and wide of off, Krunal Pandya swings really hard and wild at it. Gets it under-edged towards the left of the keeper.

Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.On a length, around off, Rajat Patidar chips this in front of long off for a single.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Full toss, on middle, Rajat Patidar miscues his slog towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, Four!FOUR! Salt to the wounds for Eshan Malinga! Pace off, short of a length and outside off, Rajat Patidar gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through covers for a boundary.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, Four!FOUR! Put down again! Fuller delivery, on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar looks to whip it across the line but gets a top edge. The ball goes miles in the air behind short fine, where Sakib Hussain runs backwards but never really settles under it. He does not even get a hand on it as the ball bounces and rolls over the fence for a boundary.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, No run.DROPPED! That should have been taken. Back of a length and around off, Rajat Patidar stays back and spanks it hard and uppishly towards extra cover. Pat Cummins crouches low and tries to take it with a reverse cup, but the ball bursts through his hands.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, 2 runs.Much fuller and around off, Rajat Patidar drives it square wide of point for a brace.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, No run.Dug into the surface, outside off, slower as well, Rajat Patidar tries to cut it away but misses.

More scenarios as informed by Murali Kartik on air. If RCB score between 166 and 177, then it will be GT first and RCB second, while if RCB score between 154 and 165, it will be GT first and SRH second with RCB dropping down to third. If RCB score between 178 and 256, they will retain their top spot on the points table. Calculator cricket at its finest.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Krunal Pandya, 2 runs.Third full toss in a row, outside off, Krunal Pandya drives it wide of sweeper cover for a brace. RCB need 17 runs to ensure a top-two finish.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Another full toss, down the leg side, Rajat Patidar fails to get it away and only manages to flick it to deep square leg for just one.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rajat Patidar, No run.Low full toss, on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar clips it straight to mid-wicket.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Pace off, full and around off, Krunal Pandya lofts it with not much timing towards deep extra cover for a run.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Good length and on middle, Rajat Patidar clips it through square leg for a single.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rajat Patidar, Wide!WIDE! Tries the slower bouncer, but this is too high for the batter, Rajat Patidar lets it go. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters.

Nitish Kumar Reddy to Rajat Patidar, Four!FOUR! Easy pickings! Slower, into the surface but down the leg side. Rajat Patidar gets inside the line of it and hooks it to the fine leg fence for a boundary. RCB need 113 runs in 35 balls to win.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.On a length, around middle and leg, Rajat Patidar nudges this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, Four!FOUR! Full toss, around off, Rajat Patidar gets up on his toes, gets on top of the bounce and cuts this in front of the fielder at point. The ball bounces awkwardly in front of Travis Head towards his right and he tries to field this with his eyes off the ball. The ball goes past Head and races to the fence for four.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, No run.Slower one, around off, Rajat Patidar goes for a slog but gets it miscued off the cue end back towards the bowler.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Yorker, on the pads, Krunal Pandya flicks this through square leg for a single.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 2 runs.Slower one, short and around off, Krunal Pandya goes for the pull. Gets hit high on his bat and the ball lands in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! Full toss, around middle and off, Krunal Pandya shuffles across the stumps, ramps this behind the stumps towards the fine leg region for a boundary.

Sakib Hussain to Rajat Patidar, No run.A slower bumper now, on middle and leg, Rajat Patidar steps across to pull it away but fails to connect. It's time for the Strategic Break now.

Sakib Hussain to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Pace off again, good length and on off, Krunal Pandya almost gets decieved by it and checks his push towards long off for one.

Sakib Hussain to Krunal Pandya, No run.Touch fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya tucks it to mid-wicket.

Sakib Hussain to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! A much-needed boundary! Back of a length but down the leg side this time, Krunal Pandya helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for four runs.

Sakib Hussain to Krunal Pandya, No run.Excellent slower delivery! Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, gives no pace at all, Krunal Pandya shuffles a long way across to play the scoop but is beaten all ends up.

Sakib Hussain to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.On a length and on leg, Rajat Patidar nudges it through backward square leg for a single.

Shivang Kumar to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! Powered away! This is short and well outside off, Krunal Pandya stays inside the crease, reaches out for it and crashes it through extra covers for a boundary.

The way Rajat and Krunal Pandya are going, it is giving an impression that RCB are targeting 166 first to cement their position in the top two before going all guns blazing after the total. Meanwhile, there is an animated exchange of words between the umpire and Cummins. Not sure about the topic.

Shivang Kumar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Dragged back, on off, Rajat Patidar guides it to point for one.

Shivang Kumar to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Flighted, full and on middle, Krunal Pandya drills it to long on for a run.

Shivang Kumar to Krunal Pandya, 2 runs.Flatter, full but turns down the leg side, Krunal Pandya goes down for the sweep but misses. Ishan Kishan also fails to stop it. Sakib Hussain from short third gives it a good chase and pulls it back just in time. Saves a couple of runs for his side.

Shivang Kumar to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.A loopy full toss, on leg, Rajat Patidar looks to swipe it away but gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a single.

Shivang Kumar to Rajat Patidar, No run.Slider, around off, Rajat Patidar looks for the sweep but gets beaten and is hit on the front pad. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Pat Cummins has sent this upstairs, though. Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have missed the stumps and the on-field decision stays.

Shivang Kumar (1-0-23-0) comes back into the attack.

Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.On a length, around middle and off, Rajat Patidar pushes this down the ground towards long on for a single.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Hard length and outside off, Krunal Pandya flat-bats it to long off for one. Nothing much on the Free Hit then.

Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, No ball!Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, gives no pace again. Rajat Patidar sways away and upper cuts it towards third man for one. Uh..oh! The umpire signals a No Ball as SRH have only three fielders inside the circle. Free Hit up next..

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Much fuller and on middle, Krunal Pandya bunts it out towards long on for one.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, No run.Pace off, on a length and outside off, very close to the tramline, Krunal Pandya has a go at it but fails to connect. It is called a wide, but Cummins takes a review after a chat with his keeper. The replay comes up with Ball Tracking and shows that some part of the ball is inside the revised wide guideline. The on-field call is changed to a fair delivery.

Pat Cummins to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Back of a length and on off, Rajat Patidar runs it down to third man for a single.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, 2 Wides!Two wides! A slower bumper, outside off, too high for the batter, Krunal Pandya leaves it alone and Ishan Kishan fails to gather it cleanly. A wide given and a bye taken.

Pat Cummins to Krunal Pandya, Four!FOUR! Good shot! Fuller delivery, around off, Krunal Pandya shuffles in his crease and drills it down to the vacant long off fence for a boundary.

Pat Cummins is back on. Just 15 runs from the last three overs and that has multiplied the pressure on RCB.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.On a length, around off, Krunal Pandya hits this with a straight bat towards the right of the bowler. Harshal gets a good chunk of his outstretched right hand behind the ball and deflects this just past the stumps on the other end and towards Pat Cummins at mid off. The batters take a run. It would have been interesting had the ball hit the stumps after a deflection from Harshal's hand as Rajat Patidar might have been backing up a bit too much. 100 comes up for RCB and they'll need to go at 15.6 in the last 10 overs.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Harshal continues to bowl short and this time around off, Rajat Patidar keeps the pull down and hits this to the deep mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Short and around leg, Krunal Pandya pulls this on the bounce towards the right of the fielder at deep mid-wicket and takes one.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Slower one, full toss on middle and off, Rajat Patidar flicks this towards long on for a run.

Harshal Patel to Krunal Pandya, 1 run.Bouncer on middle and leg, Krunal Pandya pulls this flat towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single.

Harshal Patel to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Short and into the batter, on off, Rajat Patidar pulls this towards deep square leg for one.

Change of ends for Harshal Patel.

Eshan Malinga to Krunal Pandya, No run.A quick bumper, around off, Krunal Pandya sways back but has a flash at it while doing so. The ball goes past the batter and Ishan Kishan gathers it with his right hand behind the stumps. No appeal of any sort from any SRH player, barring the bowler himself. Eshan Malinga convinces Pat Cummins to send this upstairs. UltraEdge shows a flat line as the ball passes the bat and SRH lose a review. The sound that Eshan heard must have been the flicker of the handle of Krunal's bat. End of a top over from the Lankan speedster.

Another timely wicket for SRH. Krunal Pandya joins his skipper out in the middle now.

Eshan Malinga to Devdutt Padikkal, OUT! c Abhishek Sharma b Eshan Malinga.OUT! CAUGHT! Well, the boundaries dried up and this was always on the cards with RCB chasing 256. A pace on, fuller delivery around middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal picks it up with a flick and hits this straight into the hands of Abhishek Sharma at the deep mid-wicket fence. Sharma moves in from the fence a few steps and settles himself well underneath it to grab hold of it. RCB are 94 for 3.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Slower one, banged short and around off, Rajat Patidar helps this towards the third man region for a single.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, No run.A well-directed short one, around middle and leg, Rajat Patidar leans inside the line of the ball and looks to play the hook but gets beaten. Ishan Kishan gathers this and appeals for a caught behind but the umpire turns it down.

Eshan Malinga to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.Slower one, around off, Devdutt Padikkal smashes this towards the long on region for a single.

Eshan Malinga to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Good length, around off, Rajat Patidar plays this close to his body and guides this to the third man region for a single.

Pat Cummins brings Eshan Malinga back into the attack.

Sakib Hussain to Devdutt Padikkal, No run.Short and around off, going across the southpaw. Devdutt backs away and looks for the square cut but misses out.

Sakib Hussain to Rajat Patidar, 1 run.Good length, on middle and off, Rajat Patidar gently pushes this towards backward point and rotates the strike again.

Sakib Hussain to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run.Full toss, around off, Devdutt Padikkal punches this down to long off for a single.

Sakib Hussain to Devdutt Padikkal, No run.Excellent from Sakib as he fires in a short one at 135.6 kph now, around off, Devdutt Padikkal was expecting a slower one and couldn't even move his bat till the ball sneaks past him.