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RCB 189/10 (Over 19.5): Dayal holes out and it's a healthy 42-run win margin for SRH.
RCB 167/3 (Over 15): Strategic Timeout! Reddy and Dubey have both bowled two overs each, so Cummins has the option of just sticking with his frontline pacers for the remaining overs. Can SRH restrict the Bengaluru boys?
RCB 148/3 (Over 13): Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma eye to take RCB over the finish line
RCB 116/1 (Over 9.4): Salt marks his return with a fifty!
RCB 80/1 (Over 6.6): Harsh Dubey strikes in his first over. The left-arm spinner has done the trick and he's pumped after picking Virat Kohli's wicket.
RCB 72/0 (Over 6): Strategic Timeout! RCB are off to a great start but they still have a long way to go as it's a huge target. Kohli in particular has found the boundaries consistently while Salt is also starting to open up.
RCB 53/0 (Over 4.4): 50 up for RCB!
RCB 10/0 (Over 1): Virat Kohli and Phil Salt punish Pat Cummins with two fours off his first over.
Welcome back for the run-chase! Phil Salt and Virat Kohli are at the crease for RCB and Pat Cummins will open the attack for SRH.
SRH 231/6 (Over 20): A blazing batting performance from SRH has propelled them to a massive score, courtesy a fighting knock from Ishan Kishan (94* off 48).
SRH 188/6 (Over 17): Shepherd gets his second wicket! Another slower shortish delivery on off, Abhinav Manohar backs away and goes for the pull but miscues it towards deep mid-wicket.
SRH 144/4 (Over 11.4): A six off the previous delivery and he departs then, courtesy a comfortable catch by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
SRH 132/3 (Over 11): 19 runs from that over! Two sixes and a four and Suyash Sharma goes for 19.
SRH 102/3 (Over 8.5): Suyash Sharma has the last laugh! After conceding a number of boundaries, Sharma bounces back and removes the set batsman.
SRH 102/2 (Over 8.5): 100 up for SRH in the 9th over!
SRH 71/2 (Over 6): A six to complete that powerplay and SRH race to 71.
SRH 54/2 (Over 4.2): Another one bites the dust. Travis Head joins Abhishek Sharma in the dugout after a 10-ball 17, courtesy a simple catch by Romario Shepherd.
SRH 54/1 (Over 3.6): And that partnership comes to an end. Ngidi breaks the opening partnership as he sends Abhshesk harma back to the pavilion after a 17-ball 34.
SRH 50/0 (Over 3.3): Another maximum from Abhishek Sharma and 50 comes up for SRH! This is the joint quickest team 50 in IPL matches in Lucknow along with SRH's effort against LSG in the last match.
SRH 26/0 (Over 1.6): 118 runs off that over! Abhishek Sharma unleashes his prowess with a maximum off the fifth delivery, which leave TATA Curv's windshield in shatters.
SRH 8/0 (Over 1): Yash Dayal bowls a fiery over of fast bowling, generates extra pace and bounce, but his radar wasn't completely right as he conceded eight runs.
Toss: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma wins the toss and decides to field first against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow in the match 65th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
