IPL 2024 RCB vs SRH Highlights: SRH beat RCB by 25 runs in record-breaking run feast

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Allright then, time for what is surely, surely, undoubtedly, going to be a nail-biting chase. Virat Kohli is out there with Faf du Plessis, Abhishek Sharma opens the bowling for SRH. Just 288 to win. 

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: That is the second highest score in any T20 cricket, the highest being 314/3 which Nepal had scored against Mongolia at the Asian Games last year. The fourth ball was a dot (horror horror!) and then Samad pulls the fifth ball for a six. Then a wide and then Samad hits it nicely to deep midwicket for catching practice. However, Chauhan fails the catching practice miserably, lets it slip through his hands and kicks it away inadvertently as well to give the batters an extra run, as if they needed that today. How do RCB bounce back from that? Well the first thing their bowlers need to do is go was their faces and give their heads a good shake. Reece Topley has conceded 68 runs today, the third highest by any bowler in the history of the IPL. SRH hit a whopping 22 sixes today, the most by any team in the history of the IPL.

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Vyshak bowling the final over, his first ball is wide over Markram's head. Then Markram sends it behind square for a four. The next delivery is a bouncer and Markram smashes it over deep midwicket. A single after that and SRH break their own record for highest team total in the history of the IPL. In fact it is the highest team total in the history of any franchise cricket.

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: There we are, just 11 runs away from 277 now. Abdul Samad has taken Reece Topley to the cleaners here. Markram gets off strike first ball. Then two back to back fours from Samad, and that is followed by two back to back sixes and then a four to end the over.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 266/3 in 19 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abdul Samad ends the 18th with a four through deep third. He is on five off two, Markram is on 20 off 13. SRH's score of 277 broke the record for highest score by a team in the history of the IPL earlier this season. Well that record seems very much in sight now. 

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 241/3 in 18 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Klaasen hits the last ball of the 17th straight into the hands of the fielder at point. Normally, an innings like the one that he has played would be the headline. Not quite the case today but SRH fans won't care.

Klaasen c Vyshak b Ferguson 67 (31)

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 231/3 in 17 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: A good over, considering the circumstances and it is from Reece Topley. Markram gets off strike first ball and then Topley sends the second one nicely in the slot for Klaasen. The South Africa pummells that over long on for the millionth six of this match. Five runs off the rest of the over and Klaasen is on 60 off 27, Markram on nine off six.

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: He brings that up with a six, of course he does. That six also takes SRH past 200 in 15 overs. Klaasen sends the second ball of the 15th from Vyshak through midwicket for four. He then digs out a yorker and takes a single. Markram then gets into the act, sends the fourth ball through covers for a four. A single and then Klaasen hits the last one down the ground for a six and brings up his milestone.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 205/2 in 15 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen has joined the party now, at this rate RCB may have to chase something close to 300! Mahipal Lomror brought in for the 14th over. Singles off the first two balls and the third is wide. Then Klaasen sends the third ball into orbit, sailing over long-on for a six. Two back to back wides from Lomror after that and then his fourth delivery is too straight, too easy for Klaasen. He smashes that over long for another six. A single off the last ball and Klaasen is on 39 off 19, Markram on two off as many.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 189/2 in 14 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Third ball of the 13th by Lockie Ferguson, Head swings but this time the ball goes deep into the night sky above the Chinnaswamy. Du Plessis positions himself under and takes it reverse cup. That was a good catch and that ends one of the most unbelievable innings you would ever see in T20 cricket. This ground has seen a lot of extraordinary innings from the likes of Gayle, Kohli and AB de Villiers, this one is right up there. Head walks off to a standing ovation from the stadium, with the home fans appreciating him while also celebrating his dismissal. He walks off with a strike rate of 248.78. Just a ridiculous knock. 

Head c du Plessis b Ferguson 102 (41) 

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 165/2 in 12.3 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: He gets there with yet another four and then puts his helmet on the bat and raises it like Chris Gayle. He has played an innings that would remind fans here of the Universe Boss for sure. Head has just scored the fourth fastest century in the history of the IPL. He hits two fours off the first two balls, then two runs and then the four that got him to the landmark. Just extraordinary hitting and the Chinnaswamy gives Head a standing ovation.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 158/1 in 11.4 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Yash Dayal brought back for the 11th over and Klaasen joins the party second ball with a six over midwicket. two wides in that over and that makes it 14 in the over. Head is on 87 off 35, Klaasen on 14 off 9. 

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 142/1 in 11 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: A good over, considering the circumstances but Travis Head is not letting RCB have any kind of real joy here. Head squeezes the fourth delivery through deep third for a four. Then a yorker from Topley that Head digs out to the bowler. Then he hits the last ball through backward point for a four. Head is soaring at 79 off 30, Klaasen at the other end on one off two.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 119/1 in 9 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Reece Topley returns for the ninth over, his first ball is coming nicely on to Abhishek's pads and the batter ends up whipping it straight into the hands of deep square leg. SRH don't want to slow down at all though, they are sending in Heinrich Klaasen at No.3 instead of Aiden Markram. 

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 108/1 in 8.1 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Oh why would anyone want to be a bowler in a format such as this. Vyshak brought into the attack for the eighth over and Abhishek smashes the first ball over long off. Who cares about taking a look at the new bowler and stuff. Five singles after that makes this one of the more economical overs of the day, just 11 runs off it. They are slowing down SRH. What can they do now? Pannic stations!

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 108/0 in 8 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: SRH are three runs within reaching hundred and we have only played seven overs thus far in this game! 21 runs off the seventh over as Head goes berzerk on Will Jacks. The first delivery is wide and the the batters run a bye as well. Another single, which technically makes it three off the first ball. And then Head goes ballistic. He comes down the pitch next ball and sends it past backward point. The next ball is slog swept over midwicket for a six. The ball after that is sent over midwicket for a six as well. Two singles off the next two balls and Head is on 69 off 25 balls, Abhishek on 25 off 17.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 97/0 in 7 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Head is on 52 off 21 balls, Abhishek on 23 off 15. SRH have gone at 12.66 in the first six overs. RCB's body language is not encouraging at all at the moment. This is the third fastest fifty by an RCB player. The second is by Head himself, his 18-ball fifty against MI this season. The fastest is by Abhishek Sharma, also set this season against MI when he got there in 16 balls.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 76/0 in 6 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: He has got to the milestone in just 20 balls. RCB have been woeful in this powerplay, slot deliveries to Head all the way and the Australian hasn't let any of them go. 

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head has enjoyed a feast in this over. A lot of pace on the second ball but it is on the pads, Head sends it over square leg with exquisite timing for six. The next delivery is sent over midwicket for another six. Two singles after that and then Head smashes the last ball over long-off. One-bounce four. Head has moved 33 off 16.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 56/0 in 5 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Both openers choosing to bide their time against Jacks. Abhishek is on 16 off 10, Head on 15 off eight. 

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 31/0 in 3 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Head and Abhishek milk runs from the pacer, which is probably why RCB decided to start with Jacks. Abhishek takes a single off the first ball and then Head sends the second through the leg side for a four. Then he smashes the third ball down the ground for a six. Three runs off the next two balls and then Abhishek sends the last ball over backward square leg. Abhishek is on 14 off seven, Head on 13 off five.

RCB vs SRH IPL Live Score: SRH 27/0 in 2 overs

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark with the third ball, run two. Then he leans back and upper cuts the fourth ball over point for the first boundary of the match. A single after that and then a dot and Abhishek is on seven off five balls. Reece Topley to steam in from the other end. 

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head open for SRH, Will Jacks starts the bowling for RCB. Now that is something different. 

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins said that he is approaching the game with an open mind considering just how unpredictable the Chinnaswamy can be. “You never know here at the Chinnaswamy, (sometimes) 240 is par,” he said.

IPL Live Score 2024 RCB vs SRH, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: It's the same team for SRH.

SRH XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan