Royal Challengers Bangalore prevail over Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinched a humdinger of a match to keep themselves alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) with a 14-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their final home game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday. Needing 20 runs off the last over while chasing a monumental target of 219, SRH ended at 204/3, managing to score just five off the last six balls. SRH skipper Kane Williamson’s 81 and 135-run stand with Manish Pandey (62 not out) went in vain as the table-toppers slipped in the closing stages of the game.

Updated on: May 18, 2018 9:54 AM IST

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 14 runs in their IPL 2018 clash in Bengaluru on Thursday. (BCCI)

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SRH won the toss and asked RCB to bat first. (BCCI)

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AB de Villiers (L) and Moeen Ali unleashed some powerful strokes with their bats to put RCB in a strong position. (BCCI)

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Moeen Ali hit six sixes as RCB built on his and De Villiers’ fifties to post 218/6. (BCCI)

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Despite a poor bowling performance from the team, Rashid Khan put in an impressive shift for SRH with figures of 3/27. (BCCI)

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In response, skipper Kane Williamson led SRH’s chase. (BCCI)

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Manish Pandey also scored a fifty to bring SRH within reach of RCB’s total. (BCCI)

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De Villiers’ incredible catch to dismiss Alex Hales was one of the biggest talking points of the match. (BCCI)

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Eventually RCB held on to win by 14 runs and stay in the running for a play-off spot. (BCCI)