IPL 2021: Twitter Reacts As SRH Hold Their Nerve To Spoil RCB's Party

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a last-over thriller on Wednesday to deny their opponents a chance to enter the top two. With the loss, RCB is all set to finish in third place.

Chasing a target of 142 on a slow track, Bangalore got off to a poor start. They lost Virat Kohli and Daniel Christian inside the first four overs. Srikar Bharat joined Devdutt Padikkal in the middle and played a few crisp shots but fell to Umran Malik’s pace.

The in-form batsman, Glenn Maxwell, then began to script a counterattack. He took on Rashid Khan and won the battle against him. Padikkal at the other end was struggling to score runs. The turning point of the match came when Maxwell was run out by a brilliant direct hit from Kane Williamson.

The required rate was climbing and Padikkal succumbed to the pressure. His painful knock of 41 off 52 balls came to an end when Abdul Samad took a good running catch in the deep. Shahbaz Ahmed played a good cameo and took RCB close to the target. 13 runs were needed off the last over and Bhuvneshwar Kumar managed to hold his own against de Villiers to earn SRH’s third win of the season.

Earlier, Jason Roy and Williamson forged a 70-run partnership for the second half to set the platform for SRH. Williamson’s wicket was taken by Harshal which put the brakes on the scoring rate. Their middle-order batsmen couldn’t capitalize and the Bangalore spinners applied the chokehold.

Eventually, they ended up with 141 on the board which seemed like a par total on the surface and it certainly proved to be. Harshal took 3/33 in his four overs but his effort went in vain as the Royal Challengers fell to a 4-run loss.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the final-over thriller between RCB and SRH:

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— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Doesn’t matter where you are at the points table, you can beat any team. Beauty of this amazing game. Good win by @<!---->S<!---->u<!---->n<!---->R<!---->i<!---->s<!---->e<!---->r<!---->s good to see Bhuvi bowling difficult overs, He is getting better with each game he plays. #<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B<!---->v<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

You don’t see this very often – with someone like de Villiers at the crease you expect 13 off the last 6 a cakewalk! Well bowled @<!---->B<!---->h<!---->u<!---->v<!---->i<!---->O<!---->f<!---->f<!---->i<!---->c<!---->i<!---->a<!---->l #<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H<!---->v<!---->s<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Holder. That over set it up for Hyderabad. Good to see from an Indian standpoint Bhuvi defend the score in the last over. #<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B<!---->v<!---->s<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Woohoooo we won ???

— David Warner (@davidwarner31) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

I get they’ve qualified, but how on earth does RCB always leave AB to try and preform miracles

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Still backing them to go the distance 🙂 But ideally this was a great opportunity to push for top 2.. h<!---->t<!---->t<!---->p<!---->s<!---->:<!---->/<!---->/<!---->t<!---->.<!---->c<!---->o<!---->/<!---->T<!---->t<!---->X<!---->r<!---->n<!---->A<!---->F<!---->k<!---->z<!---->U

— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Only the second time in #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L that @<!---->A<!---->B<!---->d<!---->e<!---->V<!---->i<!---->l<!---->l<!---->i<!---->e<!---->r<!---->s<!---->1<!---->7 has remained Not Out in an unsuccessful chase.

First was vs MI in 2019, scored 70* (41) chasing 188 but #<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B lost by 6 runs. #<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B<!---->v<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

#<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B would need to beat #<!---->D<!---->e<!---->l<!---->h<!---->i<!---->C<!---->a<!---->p<!---->i<!---->t<!---->a<!---->l<!---->s by around 113 runs and require #<!---->P<!---->B<!---->K<!---->S to beat #<!---->C<!---->S<!---->K by the same margin to finish in the top two.#<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B<!---->v<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

AB de Villiers came in to bat when RCB had 35 balls left with 50 runs to get.

Played 7 balls in the 3 overs between 15th and 17th.

Played just 2 balls in the 18th and 19th over.

Got strike in the final over with equation being 12 needed off 4.

Sadly, couldn’t finish it!

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Umran Malik … ??????? #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1 #<!---->W<!---->h<!---->e<!---->e<!---->l<!---->s

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

Umran Malik bowling some serious ? ?? troubling everyone. Expect him to go big in next years @<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L auction #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1 #<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H

— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

It’s never over until it’s over. Well done #<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H #<!---->I<!---->P<!---->L<!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1. #<!---->S<!---->R<!---->H<!---->v<!---->s<!---->R<!---->C<!---->B

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) O<!---->c<!---->t<!---->o<!---->b<!---->e<!---->r<!----> <!---->6<!---->,<!----> <!---->2<!---->0<!---->2<!---->1

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