IPL 2018: Big Stats from RCB’s 14-Run Win Over Sunrisers Hyderabad
Courtesy his 69, AB de Villiers has now also become the highest-scoring overseas cricketer for RCB.
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Kane Williamson's 81 off 42 balls proved in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore won a run-fest against Sunrisers Hyderabad to keep its Indian Premier League playoff bid alive on Thursday.
AB de Villiers scored 69 and Moeen Ali made 65 to power Bangalore to 218-6. Hyderabad then stayed in the game until the last over before finishing on 204-3 to lose by 14 runs.
Courtesy his 69, AB de Villiers has now also become the highest-scoring overseas cricketer for RCB.
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Put into bat in a must-win game, Bangalore lost openers Parthiv Patel and Virat Kohli cheaply but De Villiers and Moeen added 107 off 57 balls for the third wicket.
Rashid Khan (3-27), who clean bowled Kohli earlier, got rid of De Villiers and Moeen before Colin de Grandhomme (40) blasted one four and four sixes in 17 balls.
In reply, Shikhar Dhawan (18) and Alex Hales (37) provided a solid platform for Hyderabad.
The score was 64-2 after eight overs when Moeen dismissed England teammate Hales thanks to a brilliant flying catch by De Villiers at deep mid-wicket.
Williamson took over and caressed his way to a quickfire half-century. Overall, he hit seven fours and five sixes while Manish Pandey kept him company with 62 not out off 38 balls in a stand of 135 for the third wicket.
Williamson finally holed out to fine leg off the first ball of the final over and Pandey was unable to take his side home.
Hyderabad’s Basil Thampi’s 70 runs conceded in the match was also the most expensive in T20 cricket by an Indian bowler.
Hyderabad has already qualified for the playoffs but needs to win on Saturday against Kolkata Knight Riders to finish top of the standings.
Bangalore must win against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday to have any hope of making it to the playoffs on run-rate.