SRH Outclass RCB but Fail to Clinch Top-Two Spot
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 255-run total and a 113-run stand between Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen secured the top playoff seed.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad secured a 55-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their final IPL league match after posting 255 runs on the board.
- Abhishek Sharma scored 56 runs off 22 balls before Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen launched a scathing attack with 79 and 51 runs respectively.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood went wicketless, conceding over 50 runs in their four overs while dropped catches hindered the Rajat Patidar-led side.
- Venkatesh Iyer scored 44 runs off 19 balls while Patidar was dismissed by Travis Head; Devdutt Padikkal added 21 runs as RCB suffered defeat.
- Despite the loss, RCB confirmed their berth at the top of the table and will face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1.
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SRH vs RCB, IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad wins big but misses out on top-two finish
Sunrisers posted 255 after winning the toss and needed to restrict the defending champion below 166 to secure a top-two finish. However, Patidar and Krunal recalibrated after early wickets to safeguard RCB’s spot in Qualifier 1.
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IPLT20NEWS.comIPL 2026: SRH outclass RCB but fail to clinch top-two spot
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) maintained their now familiar hell-for-leather template, but even a thumping 55-run victory couldn’t prevent Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) from topping the points table at the end of their IPL league stage engagement here on Friday, May 22. Abhishek Sharma’s bat-swing, Ishan Kishan’s daredevilry and Heinrich Klaasen’s brute muscularity took SRH to a meaty total of 255 for 4. For RCB, the primary target wa…
RCB suffer embarrassing defeat to Hyderabad in IPL 2026, yet seal spot in top two spot alongside GT
In their final league game of the season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered an embarrassing 55-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026. They were schooled with the ball in the first innings and multiple dropped catches only made it worse for the Rajat Patidar-led side. Hyderabad, on the other hand, opted to bat first after winning the toss and from the very first over, they decimated the visitors. Abhishek Sharma once again managed …
IPL 2026: Kishan, Klaasen, Abhishek shine as SRH reach 255/4 against RCB - The Tribune
RCB need to chase down 256 runs to end with 20 points at the top of the table, while SRH will need to seal a massive win to boost their net-run-rate to get a top-two finish and a Qualifier One match.
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