IPL 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad win comfortably by eight-wickets

23:41 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

 

A thorough professional performance by SRH who were helped by David Warner's initial blast.

Warner's half-century was backed up by sensible knocks from Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul which ensured that SRH registered their first win of IPL 8

Man-of-the-Match is David Warner for his spectacular half-century

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Over 17.2

SRH - 172 for 2 (17.2 ovr) win by eight wickets

Dhawan is unbeaten on 50 and Rahul leaves with a fine 44.

FOUR AND SIX! Rahul finishes the game with two in a row off Aaron.

Over 17

SRH are almost there!

SRH - 162 for 2

End of Over.

Five needed to win.

Well played!

SIX! Dhawan hammers that into the stands and reaches his fifty.

NO BALL! FREE HIT..what a time to concede it.

Dhawan is on 44 from 40 balls...take a bow mate!

And ABD twists his ankle post a good stop.

16 from 21 needed.

FOUR! And that sums up RCB's mood here...runs behind the keeper for a boundary..WIDE BALL.

21 from 21...all set for SRH to clinch this one.

RCB look desperate to somehow get a wicket here.

Ahmed in the attack.

RCB still have a slim chance provided they effect a sudden collapse.

Over 16

SRH - 142 for 2

End of Over. 

Gayle belongs to SRH, wearing orange cap  #RCBvSRH.. Black sheep

— siva (@sivasugumar) April 13, 2015

Dhawan is on 41 from 37 balls..fine knock.

28 from 27 needed.

Sadly even his efforts have come up short here.

Chahal has been RCB's best bowler of the evening...way to go!

Over 15

SRH - 137 for 2

End of Over.

Dot ball.

SIX! Dhawan's shot flies away..no chance for the fielder.

37 from 34 needed.

Ahmed cannot help but smirk.

FOUR! Glanced away by Rahul to fine-leg..good shot. 

It was an outstanding innings from #SRH captain @davidwarner31 #RCBvSRH

— Nayan Bhattacharjee (@nayan2194) April 13, 2015

Over 14

SRH - 124 for 2

End of Over.

Only a matter of time before SRH sew this one up.

It has been a cake walk for SRH so far...thanks to a cetain David Warner! 

#RCB missed Ishant Sharma Today . Target Would Have been 250 if Ishant Played Today #RCBvSRH

— Utkarsh Shenvi (@imshenvi) April 13, 2015

48 from 41 needed.

Abbott to bowl the over.

Over 13

SRH - 119 for 2

Single to end the over.

Dhawan has quietly reached 32 from 29 balls.

50 from 45 needed.

Aaron is the bowler.

SRH look good to close this one out.

Over 12

SRH - 113 for 2

End of over.

SRH are cruising here.

57 from 52 needed. 

One man who shut off the whole RCB fans at Chinnaswsmy stadium David Warner #RCBvSRH

— Raja Anadhan (@raja22281) April 13, 2015

FOUR! Rahul hits Chahal down the track...great shot.

Over 11

SRH - 105 for 2

WELL STRUCK! Rahul hooks that to square-leg for a fine boundary.

67 from 56 needed.

But SRH still have the momentum thanks to Warner's early blast.

Sedate over so far.

Sammy chugs in.

KL Rahul is the new batsman.

Over 10

SRH - 95 for 2

End of Over.

Single.

SRH - 94 for 2

He departs for 5.

WICKET! Williamson is stumped by karthik..good googly by Chahal.

74 from 63 needed.

Is it already too late for RCB?

Chahal runs in.

Over 9

SRH - 90 for 1

Single to end the over.

SRH are perfectly poised to win this match now. 

David Dhawan has left the movies and now open for Sunrisers Hyderabad. #RCBvSRH #IPL2015

— Sunil Saini (@sunilsaini) April 13, 2015

FOUR! Williamson gets his first boundary, flicks that behind the keeper.

84 from 72 needed..Warner has set this up perfectly for SRH.

Harshal Patel is the bowler.

Kane Williamson walks in

Over 8

SRH - 82 for 1

A fine 57 from the skipper.

WICKET! And the big man goes..Chahal traps him leg-before..Warner's sweep goes wrong.

True to form.

SIX! Warner hooks that into the deep-third man stands..fine shot.

Warner looks unstoppable tonight!

Chahal to bowl this over.

Over 7

SRH - 73 for 0

End of Over.

FOUR! Dhawan hits a fine boundary here.

And he gets there off 24 balls...well played skipper!

Warner needs one more for a fifty.

Sammy is the new bowler.

Over 6

SRH - 65 for 0

Dot ball to Dhawan. 

OMG!!! Wot a start by #SRH Jus wen u thot, #RCB was winning it easily, #SRH turns it around! Lovin it! Go @SunRisers #RCBvSRH

— Pooja (@PoohBear_Goa) April 13, 2015

He is on 47.

Warner is in ominous form.

SIX! Fine tuned over deep-extra cover..fine hit!

Ahmed is the new bowler.

Over 5

SRH - 58 for 0

End of Over.

Dot ball.

12.21 is the run-rate..impressive. 

Woah @SunRisers are on a mission . Amazing start #RCBvSRH #IPL2015

— Harsh Dhiman (@Tweet2Hd) April 13, 2015

14 off the over so far..good over.

SIX! Warner on fire..amazing hit..this one flies over square-leg..fine tuned!

Both were timed beautifully.

SIX and FOUR! Warner smashes two amazing shots off Aaron...the man is on fire.

Over 4

SRH - 43 for 0

End of Over.

Two off it.

Nechim's over has been a sedate one so far.

Very much achievable given Warner's form.

124 from 98 to win.

Warner is on 25 from 10 balls.

Nechim is the new bowler.

Over 3

SRH  - 41 for 1

End of Over.

Dot ball.

RCB are looking slip-shod in bowling..too many full tosses.

YORKER! That almost felled Dhawan...good ball.

RCB look shoddy in bowling.

FOUR! Dhawan easily glides a full-toss to square.

SRH have blazed away here.

Aaron to bowl this over.

Over 2

SRH - 36 for 0

SIX! That hook flies into the square-leg stand..amazing hit.

WHACKED AWAY! Warner hits a full toss through cover..good shot.

Warner is on 15 from 6 balls. 

Good start for #OrangeArmy #SRH #RCBvSRH

— Shruti #OrangeArmy (@iamshruti7) April 13, 2015

WIDE BALL.

FOUR AGAIN! smashed down the track for another boundary..Warner on fire!

FOUR! Warner's flick flies over the fielder at backward point...good execution.

Single by Dhawan.

Harshal is the new bowler.

Over 1

SRH- 16 for 0

Single to end the over.

EXQUISITE SHOT! Dhawan flicks that down the leg-side...fine shot.

Good over for SRH so far.

PUNCHED AWAY! Good shot by Dhawan...flies through cover again. 

ABD's Knock of 46 Was good bt not enough for RCB They needed much #RCBvSRH

— THe RCBian (@patilmayur1795) April 13, 2015

Dhawan on strike.

Single by Warner.

Two runs...flicked away to mid-wicket by Warner.

FOUR! Well connected..flies past covers for the first boundary of the innings.

Abbott to Warner.

SRH need an explosive knock from the skipper tonight.

David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan ahve walked in to bat.

21:45 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

Trent Boult's three wicket haul ensured that RCB did not run away with the game.

AB De Villiers' 46 and Virat Kohli's 41 were the highlights of RCB's innings though they could have scored much more than 166.

Can SRH chase this down with relative ease?

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Over 19.5

RCB - 166 all-out (19.5 ovr)

BOWLED! RCB are all-out...Bhuvi castles Ahmed. 

Good run..scrambled away for a single.

Three balls to go.

Chahal is the new batsman.

RCB - 165 for 9

BOWLED! And Bhuvi castles Aaron for 6...fine yorker.

RCB are going for the kill here.

SIX Aaron slams that over deep-extra cover..good shot.

Last over Bhuvi steams in.

Over 19

End of Over.

FOUR! Ahmed hits that to thirdman for a boundary.

RCB - 155 for 8

WICKET! Three in an over for Boult..Patel perishes for 2/

GOOD BALL! Flies over Patel's head.

Harshal Patel's single denies Boult his hat-trick.

RCB - 152 for 7

WICKET AGAIN! Abbott holes out to K Sharma at cover-point.

RCB - 152 for 6

ABD's adventure ends.

WICKET! And he perishes as Dhawan catches him at deep-point.

ABD is on 46 now.

FOUR! ABD looks in the mood...smashes Boult's first ball to long-on..fine shot.

Over 18

RCB - 148 for 5

FOUR! Abbott smashes that away to square-leg for a boundary. 

AB to turn into Atom Bomb for a decent target! C'mon AB. Go #RCB #RCBvSRH

— Rockr MJ (@rockrmj_6) April 13, 2015

GOOD BALL. Abbott cannot connect to one that swings away.

RCB look to acclerate.

SMASHED AWAY! Abbott glances that down leg for a big one..fine shot.

ABD is on 42...good knock by him.

Praveen is the new bowler.

Over 17

RCB - 134 for 5

FULL TOSS AND FOUR! ABD disptaches that with ease to square leg.

SRH have swung momentum in their favor with a flurry of wickets.

Sean Abbott keeps him company at the non-strikers end.

AB De Villiers is on 37 from 23 balls.

Bhuvaneshwar comes in to bowl. 

"Darren Sammy goes for a big heave but he's bowled by Ashish Reddy! #RCB 125/5 in 15.5 overs #RCBvSRH

— YOYO (@idsbjr) April 13, 2015

Over 16

RCB - 125 for 5

That was a great ball...Sammy goes for 6.

BOWLED! Reddy's yorker shatters Sammy's off -stump..big wicket for SRH.

11 off the over so far.

GOOD BALL..ABD misses that one on leg.

SIX! That was launched over square..good hit ABD.

ABD is on 29...good knock so far.

AB De Villiers looks to get on top of him.

Reddy is the new bowler.

Over 15

RCB - 114 for 4

End of Over. 

AB and Sammy must try and keep the ball on the ground now. #RCB #PlayBold #AB #RCBvSRH

— Rajas (@rajas_black) April 13, 2015

De Villiers has to step up the gas now.

7.81 is the current run-rate.

K Sharma back in the attack.

Over 14

RCB - 110 for 4

End of Over.

SIX! Dhawan catches AB De Villiers..sadly it was over the ropes.

INNOVATIVE! Great chip by De Villiers that flies towards square-leg...good shot.

And he has struck when it mattered most for SRH.

Bopara comes in to bowl.

Over 13

RCB - 98 for 4

Single to end the over. 

David Warner, what a beauty of a catch!!! #RCBvSRH

— Jude Niroshan (@jude8899) April 13, 2015

Warner plucked that out of nowhere!

Darren Sammy is the new batsman.

SRH are rocking here.

Over 12

RCB - 93 for 4

Mandeep goes for a first ball duck.

AMAZING CATCH! Warner takes what is probably the catch of the tournament.

RCB - 93 for 3

He goes for 41.

Bopara is elated.

BIG WICKET! Kohli is castled by a slower one..SRH have their man!

Kohli is on 41..good knock by him so far. 

Abd.. God.. #RCBvSRH

— Praveen (@praveenjammy) April 13, 2015

FOUR..cut behind the keeper for another boundary..CLEVER.

PUNCHED AWAY! De Villiers hits Bopara for a fine boundary to deep-cover.

Over 11

RCB - 84 for 2

FOUR! Kohli's shot rockets away to deep-cover,,fine shot.

He gets off with a single.

AB De Villiers the new batsman.

RCB - 77 for 2

K Sharma the bowler.

WICKET! Karthik's seep goes horribly wrong...lapped up by Williamson at Gully.

Over 10

RCB - 77 for 1

SLOWER ONE..Praveen ends the over with a fine delivery.

Kohli is on 36 now.

Single.

TEN OFF THE OVER! Kolhi smashes a four and six off Praveen..MAXIMUM!

Over 9

RCB - 65 for 1

End of Over.

Single.

DROPPED! Karthik banged that straight into Sharma which he drops.

Single.

K Sharma to Karthik.

Over 8

RCB - 59 for 1

End of Over.

Dot ball.

Two dot balls by Kumar.

Kohli opts for a fresh pair of gloves.

Single by Kohli.

P Kumar back in the attack.

Over 7

RCB - 57 for 1

Single to end the over.

Kohli needs to get set fast if RCB are to shrug off Gayle's dismissal. 

Gayle departs and silence takes over the stadium.. #RCBvSRH

— Ashwin mane (@BravimMane) April 13, 2015

Single.

Kohli had nothing to do at all.

WIDE and FOUR! That one swung wickedly and raced away behind the keeper.

Bopara to bowl this over.

Over 6

Gayle's wicket is a big one for SRH.

RCB - 47 for 1

End of Over.

FOUR! Glanced away to fine-leg by Karthik.

Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman.

RCB - 43 for 1

He goes for 21..SRH have got their danger man.

WICKET! Gayle is gone...flicks that to deep-cover point in Ashish Reddy's hands.

FOUR..Gayle pummels that to deep-extra cover..good shot.

P Kumar to bowl this over.

Over 5

Great start for RCB so far.

RCB - 39 for 0

End of Over.

GOOD BALL..Kohli swings and misses at one that swung wildly.

FOUR...Kohli whips that away to deep-square leg for another boundary.

WIDE...that swung massively away from Kohli.

BOULT FROM THE BLUE!

Boult looks smug.

GREAT SHOT! Kohli smashes that over mid-on for a six..fine hit.

Over 4

RCB - 28 for 0

End of Over.

Dot ball.

WELL LEFT..Gayle leaves another out-swinger alone...are SRH trying to entice him to edge one?

CRACKED AWAY! Gayle hits that through extra-cover..races to the boundary...fine shot.

GOOD BALL...Gayle leaves alone a fine out-swinger.

Single.

B Kumar to Kohli.

Over 3

RCB - 23 for 0

Single off the last ball.

Kohli escapes.

WIDE BALL.

CLOSE! SRH appeal for a lbw appeal..but the umpire is reluctant to give it against Kohli.

GOOD BALL! Kohli is beaten up by one that just misses the stumps.

Boult looks menacing as he is swinging it around.

SRH have packed the off side in a bid to control run-flow.

WIDE to Kohli.

Boult back in the attack.

Over 2

Fine start for RCB.

RCB - 20 for 0

End of Over.

And no run off the last ball.

FOUR! Whipped away to deep-mid off by Gayle..fine shot. 

Usssssshhhhh!! GAYLE is batting.. #RCBvSRH #PepsiIPL #eit20 #RCBForLife

— CHETHAN MURALI S V (@chethanmuralisv) April 13, 2015

No run.

FOUR..Hit thorugh covers with panache...great hit.

B Kumar to Kohli.

Over 1

Good start for RCB.

RCB - 11 for 0

End of Over.

GOOD BALL! Boult fires in a fine yorker.

WELL LEFT...Gayle leaves a ball that swung well on off.

WELL CONNECTED! But it falls just short of the fielder at deep...two runs for Gayle.

SIX! And Gayle responds with one that files over Boult's head...MAXIMUM.

GOOD BALL! Boult beats Gayle with another swinger.

Boult is making it swing.

Boult to Kohli...WIDE and a run.

Boult swung that one wickedly.

Single.

Trent Boult to Gayle.

Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli to open the batting for RCB...another 'Gayle Storm' tonight?

19:48 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

Starting XI for both teams - 

RCB XI - Gayle, Kohli (C), Karthik(WK), De Villiers, Mandeep, Sammy, Abbott, Harshal, Chahal, Ahmed, Aaron

SRH XI - Warner (C), Dhawan, Rahul, Ojha (WK),Bopara, Williamson, Ashish Reddy, KV Sharma, P Kumar, B Kumar, Boult

19:43 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

No Dale Steyn for Sunrisers tonight.

19:38 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

TOSS TIME - David Warner (SRH) wins the toss and has opted to bowl first.

19:30 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

There was fear of rain halting proceedings which has now been eased off...all clear to start now.

18:40 IST Monday, 13 April 2015

Welcome to LIVE Coverage of IPL 8, which has Royal Challengers Bangalore facing Sunrisers Hyderabad in Game Eight.

The match will begin at 20:00 IST and will be played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Here is the Match Preview for the big game.

Chris Gayle's amazing knock was the highlight of RCB's previous game, which they memorably clinched by three-wickets against KKR.

Sunrisers on the other hand are looking for their first win of the tournament, which will be hard to come thanks to the plethora of talent that RCB possess in their ranks.

Though the game is overshadowed by RCB, thanks to their superb win against KKR and of course home support counting, you still cannot count SRH out, as they definitely can upset the Bangalore apple-cart.

Sunrisers will look to put behind the loss they suffered at the hands of a Brendon McCullum inspired Chennai and it remains to be seen as to whether they can halt mighty RCB in their tracks.

So will RCB unleash another 'Gayle Storm' in this game?

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