Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Credits: BCCI)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar defended 11 runs off the final over to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to yet another impressive victory. The Kane Williamson-led side beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by runs to register their eighth win of the season.

Chasing a modest 147, the Royal Challengers were off to a quick but shaky start. Parthiv Patel, fresh off his fifty in the last game, raced away to 20 off just 12 balls before being sent packing by Shakib Al Hasan. However, Manan Vohra and Virat Kohli did not let the hosts capitalise on the early breakthrough. The duo took the score to 55 for 1 at the end of the powerplay. With the match fast drifting away from their clutches, Sandeep Sharma gave them some hope by dismissing Vohra. Shakib then dismissed Kohli soon to reduce the visitors to 74 for 3. 6 runs later, Rashid Khan accounted for AB de Villiers to put the hosts well on top.

The downward slide continued as Moeen Ali failed too, leaving his side reeling at 84 for 5. Colin de Grandhomme and Mandeep Singh then stopped the rot, taking the score past the 100-run mark. The duo went on to stay till the end but could not score the required 12 runs in the last over as the visitors were restricted to 141 for 6.

Earlier in the game, Kane Williamson waged a lone battle to power his side to a respectable total. The Sunrisers skipper scored his fifth fifty of the season to help the hosts post 146. Apart from Williamson, only Shakib Al Hasan (35) and Yusuf Pathan (12) managed to cross the double-digit mark.

Asked to bat first, the Sunrisers were off to a shaky start and were reeling at 48 for 3 before Williamson and Shakib steadied the ship. The duo took the score past the 100-run mark and went on to add 64 runs for the fourth wicket. Umesh Yadav broke the stand by accounting for Williamson who scored 56. Williamson’s departure opened the floodgates as the hosts kept on losing wickets at regular intervals before being all out for 146 on the last ball of the innings.

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