The Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. It was the last league stage game for both teams.
SRH gave it their best shot with their aggressive intent on a flat pitch in Hyderabad. Abhishek Sharma made 56 runs in just 22 balls, Player of the Match Ishan Kishan made 79 in 46, and Heinrich Klaasen made 51 in 24.
Although Virat Kohli had a quiet day, Venkatesh Iyer kept up the tempo in the powerplay, making 44 runs in just 19 balls. SRH's pace battery of Pat Cummins, Eshan Malinga, and Sakib Hussain executed their slower deliveries perfectly to restrict the RCB batters.
RCB are now the third defending champion team to finish first on the points table in an IPL season.
The Virat Kohli and Travis Head controversy
Their war of words continued into the fourth over when Virat Kohli's opening partner, Venkatesh Iyer, smashed 23 runs off left-arm wristspinner Shivang Kumar. When Kohli fell to Sakib Hussain in the 6th over of the innings, Head seemed to have more words for him.
In Indian cricket, it almost seems to have become a trend for fans of big players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni to spam the Instagram comments of any player who seems to cross the 'Big Three'.
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RCB and SRH next match
The winner will get a direct entry to the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 31. The loser will get another opportunity to qualify for the final in the second Qualifier. Qualifier 2 will be held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on 29 May.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have finished third and will play in the Eliminator in Mullanpur on 27 May. SRH do not know their opponents for that clash yet. The winner of the Eliminator will face the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2. The final will then be held between the winner of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.
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