ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD LIVE SCORES INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2016 BENGALURU

LIVE SCORES | RCB vs SRH | IPL 2016 | BENGALURU

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FULL SCORECARD

  Good win for Royal Challengers Bangalore to start their campaign. They have a strong batting line-up and they used it well to post a big total on the board. Virat and ABD were fabulous today scoring at a good pace and stitching up a big partnership. Sarfraz Khan provided the perfect closing with a 10-ball 35 cameo. Sunrisers didn't bowl well. It is their strength and they failed at it. Gave away too many runs. David Warner provided a good start but they needed more batsmen to support him. SRH innings

• 20 overs: 9 runs from Watson's over. RCB have won the match by 45 runs.

• 19 overs: Patel has ended his quota with 9-run over. Sunrisers Hyderabad 173/6 (55 runs required from 6 balls).

• 18 overs: Karn Sharma is hitting a few run scoring shots here but it is too late. 12 run from Milne's over with a SIX and a FOUR. Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/6 (64 runs required from 12 balls).

• 17 overs: Harshal Patel almost got his first wicket there. But it was a good over nonetheless. 5 runs off it. Sunrisers Hyderabad 152/6 (76 runs required from 18 balls). Karn Sharma 4 (5b 0x4 0x6), Morgan 16 (12b 2x4 0x6), Patel 3-0-24-0, Watson 3-0-21-2.

• 16 overs: RCB has total control over the match. Sunrisers Hyderabad 147/6 (81 runs required from 24 balls).

• WICKET! Perfect in-swinging yorker and Reddy's stumps are uprooted. Watson ends his little cameo. Ashish Reddy b Watson 32 (18b 2x4 3x6).

• 15 overs: Reddy is hitting quite well today. He hit a FOUR and a SIX in the over to collect 14 off it. Sunrisers Hyderabad 139/5 (89 runs required from 30 balls). Ashish Reddy 31 (16b 2x4 3x6), Morgan 8 (7b 1x4 0x6), Parvez Rasool 4-0-31-1, Chahal 4-0-43-2.

• 14 overs: Finally, Sunrisers have a big over. Ashish Reddy smashed Chahal for two big SIXES in the over to collect 12 runs.  Sunrisers Hyderabad 125/5 (103 runs required from 36 balls).

• 13 overs: Rasool was back in attack and bowled a good, tight one. Just 7 runs off it. Sunrisers Hyderabad 113/5 (115 runs required from 42 balls).

• 12 overs: Good over by Chahal. 7 runs and a wicket. Sunrisers Hyderabad 106/5 (122 runs required from 48 balls).

• WICKET! Another wicket for Chahal. Hooda is gone. Deepak Hooda c de Villiers b Chahal 6 (6b 1x4 0x6).

• 11 overs: Successful over. 7 runs spent and a wicket earned. Sunrisers Hyderabad 99/4 (129 runs required from 54 balls).

• WICKET! Milne gets Henriques. Sunrisers are losing wickets too quickly now. Moises Henriques c Parvez Rasool b Milne 19 (23b 2x4 0x6).

• 10 overs: Good over by Chahal. Just 6 runs and a wicket. Sunrisers Hyderabad 92/3 (136 runs required from 60 balls). Henriques 19 (22b 2x4 0x6), Hooda 0 (0b 0x4 0x6), Chahal 2-0-25-1, Watson 2-0-13-1.

• WICKET! Yuzvendra Chahal has come back well from the thrashing he got at the hands of Warner. He has sent Naman Ojha back. Naman Ojha c de Villiers b Chahal 0 (4b 0x4 0x6).

• 9 overs: Watson has provided the big wicket. There were just 3 runs from the over. Sunrisers Hyderabad 86/2 (142 runs required from 11 overs).

• WICKET! And it's a big one. Shane Watson has snapped the dangerman Warner. RCB needed this wicket desperately. David Warner c Milne b Watson 58 (25b 4x4 5x6).

• 8 overs: Big over. Yuzvendra Chahal thrashed in his very first over by none other than Warner. 19 runs off it with two SIXES. Sunrisers Hyderabad 83/1 (145 runs required from 12 overs).

• 50 up for Warner in just 21 balls.

• 7 overs: Better over by Harshal Patel. 8 runs off it. Sunrisers Hyderabad 64/1 (164 runs required from 13 overs).

• 6 overs: Rasool has bowled another good over. Considering that he is bowling in the powerplay, 7 runs is not much. Sunrisers Hyderabad 56/1 (172 runs required from 14 overs).

• 5 overs: Warner is fully charged for this chase. He is hitting the ball well. And he is Sunrisers best chance in this match. 11 runs off it. Sunrisers Hyderabad 49/1 (179 runs required from 15 overs). Warner 33 (15b 3x4 2x6), Henriques 3 (6b 0x4 0x6), Patel 1-0-11-0, Rasool 1-0-3-1.

• 4 overs: Excellent over by Rasool. Just 3 runs and a big wicket. Sunrisers Hyderabad 38/1 (190 runs required from 16 overs).

• WICKET! Parvez Rasool struck on the very first ball of his spell. Got the big wicket of Shikhar Dhawan. Clean bowled him. Shikhar Dhawan b Parvez Rasool 8 (9b 1x4 0x6).

• 3 overs: David Warner has got into the groove very early. 13 runs off Milne's over with a SIX and a FOUR. Sunrisers Hyderabad 35/0 (193 runs required from 17 overs).

• 2 overs: Another good over for Sunrisers. Shane Watson gave 10 runs in the over. Sunrisers Hyderabad 22/0 (206 runs required from 18 overs).

• 1 over: Good over to start with. 12 runs off Adam Milne's over. Sunrisers Hyderabad 12/0 (216 runs required from 19 overs).

• Players are in. Sunrisers openers -- David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan -- have a big responsibility.

• It is a really big target set by RCB. Let's see how Sunrisers go about it.

  RCB innings

• 20 overs: Sarfraz Khan was truly sensational in the death over. He smashed 35 off just 10 balls to take RCB to 227 for 4.

• 19 overs: No respite for Sunrisers. Sarfraz Khan has literally thrashed Bhuvneshwar in this over. 24 runs from the over. Four FOURs and a SIX. RCB 214/4.

• 18 overs: Best over of the innings so far. Just 3 runs and 2 big wickets. RCB 186/4. Jadhav 2 (2b 0x4 0x6), Sarfraz 1 (1b 0x4 0x6), Mustafizur 3-0-13-2, Karn Sharma 4-0-57-0.
• WICKET! Two on two. Mustafizur has stemmed RCB's march. Shane Watson is out. Mustafizur on hat-trick. SR Watson c Ojha b Mustafizur Rahman 19 (8b 0x4 3x6).

• WICKET! AB de Villiers gone. Mustafizur comes back and gets ABD. Good for Sunrisers that he is out. AB de Villiers c Morgan b Mustafizur Rahman 82 (42b 7x4 6x6).

• 17 overs: Shane Watson didn't take much time to settle in. Three consecutive SIXES off Karn Sharma. SHANESATIONAL! RCB 183/2. Watson 19 (7b 0x4 3x6), AB de Villiers 82 (40b 7x4 6x6), Karn Sharma 4-0-57-0, Kumar 3-0-27-2.

• 16 overs: Good over for Sunrisers after a long time. Just 8 runs and a big wicket. RCB 164/2.

• STRATEGIC TIME OUT.

• WICKET! Virat Kohli is out. Superb yorker by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. There was no way any batsman could get runs off it. Virat Kohli b Kumar 75 (51b 7x4 3x6).

• 15 overs: ABD you beauty! It's very difficult to bowl to him. He just creates too many chances to hit boundaries. Collected 16 off Reddy's over with two SIXES. RCB 156/1. AB de Villiers 81 (39b 7x4 6x6), Kohli 70 (47b 6x4 3x6), Reddy 1.5-0-25-0, Henriques 4-0-41-0.

• 14 overs: It seems Virat Kohli has taken the onus of hitting the boundaries on himself. Big over once again. 14 runs off Henriques' over. RCB 140/1.

• 13 overs: Karn Sharma was punished again, this time by Virat. 15 runs off the over. RCB 126/1.

• Virat Kohli hits a huge SIX to complete 50. He took 40 balls.

• 12 overs: ABD has gone out of Sunrisers control. He is thrashing the bowlers. 12 runs off the over bowled by Henriques. RCB 111/1.

• 100 up for RCB in 11.1 overs.

• 11 overs: 11 runs off the over. RCB 99/1. AB de Villiers 56 (28b 5x4 4x6), Kohli 40 (34b 4x4 1x6), Reddy 0.5-0-10-0, Karn Sharma 2-0-24-0.

• 50 for ABD in just 26 balls.

• Nehra has just wobbled off the ground. His groin muscle is troubling him. Ashish Reddy to bowl the remaining five balls.

• 10 overs: Another big over. ABD launched Karn for two huge SIXES in the over to collect 15 runs from it. RCB 88/1. Kohli 39 (32b 4x4 1x6), AB de Villiers 46 (24b 3x4 4x6), Karn Sharma 2-0-24-0, Henriques 2-0-15-0.

• STRATEGIC TIME OUT.

• 9 overs: Henriques gave 12 runs in the over. RCB 73/1.

• 8 overs: Sunrisers have to take wickets otherwise they will have to chase a big target. 9 run from Karn Sharma's first over. RCB 61/1.

• 7 overs: Good over by Moises Henriques. Just 3 off it. RCB 52/1.

• 6 overs: Powerplay over and RCB are in a good position. Almost 50 runs in the powerplay. And ABD and Virat have just begun. But Mustafizur is proving to be a difficult bowler. RCB 49/1. Kohli 18 (16b 3x4 0x6), AB de Villiers 28 (16b 3x4 2x6), Mustafizur Rahman 2-0-10-0, Kumar 2-0-19-1.

• 5 overs: ABD has picked up the pace! He is thrashing everyone now. After Nehra, it was Bhuvneshwar in this over. 16 runs off it. RCB 43/1. AB de Villiers 27 (14b 3x4 2x6), Kohli 13 (12b 2x4 0x6), Kumar 2-0-19-1, Nehra 2-0-20-0.

• 4 overs: It was an expensive over by Ashish Nehra. ABD thrashed him all over the ground for 15 runs, including a SIX and two FOURs.

• 2 overs: Good over by Bhuvneshwar. Just 3 runs and a wicket. RCB 8/1.

• WICKET! Chris Gayle is out. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has provided a big wicket. Ball ricochetted off the thigh pad to hit the stumps. CH Gayle b Kumar 1 (4b 0x4 0x6).

• 1 over: Ashish Nehra bowled well. Boundary came off the last ball but it was also a close chance against Virat Kohli. RCB 5/0.

• Umpires just walked in followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad players and RCB openers -- Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle.

Teams RCB XI: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Sarfraz Khan, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Parvez Rasool, Harshal Patel, Adam Milne, Yuzvendra Chahal. SRH XI: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Ashish Reddy, Naman Ojha, Deepak Hooda, Eoin Morgan, Karn Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman.

• Toss time it is. Virat Kohli and David Warner are in the middle. Virat flipped the coin, Warner called HEADS. And Heads it is. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and Warner decided to bowl first.

• Yesterday, Dwyane Bravo became the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket. Here is the list of TOP 10 T20 Bowlers. CLICK

• David Warner is a dangerous batsman irrespective of the format. RCB will need to be wary of him.

 

.@SunRisers skipper @davidwarner31 gets a feel of the centre wicket before the game against @RCBTweets #IPL pic.twitter.com/UhGSWL0E3z

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 12, 2016

• It will be a battle between RCB's batting and Sunrisers' bowling. RCB have Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Shane Watson to boast while Sunrisers have Trent Boult, Ashish Nehra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mustafizur Rahman to be proud of.

• We are only half-an-hour away from the toss.

• Meanwhile, learn some moves from RCB Diva Chené Wiese.

#RCBDiva @Cheneki07 has choreographed some great moves to our #PlayBold anthem! Ready to dance this #IPL? #RCBvSRHhttps://t.co/kv9E4bxYln — Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 12, 2016

• We are two hours away from the toss. It's going to be an exciting contest. Both the teams are littered with big hitters.

• Welcome to the Live Coverage of Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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PREVIEW Desperate to break their title jinx, Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore would be hoping for a positive start to their campaign in the ninth season of the Indian Premier League against Sunrisers Hyderabad, here on Tuesday. Despite having a formidable side, RCB have never won the IPL title since the tournament's inception in 2008. On two occasions -- 2009 and 2011 -- they came closest to the title but ended up second best on both the times. Leaving behind all the off-field controversies surrounding former franchise chairman Vijay Mallya, this time around RCB would be hoping to break the jinx under the leadership of Kohli, who has been in sublime form. Kohli, who is considered as one of the best batsman in the world at present, is in supreme form and had amassed 273 runs in five ICC World T20 matches to bag player of the tournament award. Kohli would be eyeing to carry on the good form in the IPL for his franchise, which also has some of the big names of the game in its batting department. With the likes of Kohli, big-hitting Chris Gayle, dangerous AB de Villiers and seasoned Shane Watson up its rank, RCB possesses a mighty batting unit which on its day can tear apart any bowling outfit. Just-retired Australian Watson would be hoping to prove his worth by producing an all-round show after he became the costliest player in this year's IPL auction. He was fetched by RCB for a whopping Rs 9.5 crore. If needed RCB might also be prompted to utilise the services of Travis Head and Sarfaraz Khan, who have shown their capability in the T20 format. New incumbent Stuart Binny and Mandeep Singh would also be hoping to play important roles, as only four international players are allowed in the playing eleven. Having lost the services of their main strike bowler Mitchell Starc, New Zealand's Adam Milne is likely to lead the bowling attack in the company of Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Sreenath Arvind and Varun Aaron. But RCB would be missing the services of West Indies legs-spinner Samuel Badree for the first few matches as he is yet to recover from a shoulder injury suffered during the World T20. In Badree's absence, RCB would bank on Yuzvendra Chahal, who has had fairly good outings in a couple of previous IPL seasons by taking 15 wickets in 2015 and 14 wickets in 2014. Sunrisers Hyderabad, on the other hand, have been a major disappointment ever since their debut in 2013 when they reached the play-off stages. Nevertheless Sunrisers would like to leave behind the disappointments of previous seasons with an improved show this time around. Sunrisers would be hoping to ride on Yuvraj Singh, skipper David Warner and Ashish Nehra's experience to come good this year. But the Hyderabad outfit may miss the services of Yuvraj early on as the southpaw is injured. Besides, Sunrisers fortune will also depend on the performances of Eoin Morgan, Kane Williamson and Trent Boult, who are capable enough to win matches on their own. Nehra, who has been impressive in World T20 for India, will be spearheading Sunrisers' bowling attack in the company of Boult and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Leg-spinner Karn Sharma will be leading Sunrisers' spin department along side part-timers Deepak Hooda, Bipul Sharma, Tirumalsetti Suman and Yuvraj. Naman Ojha, who is a good stumper with good reflexes, would love to score quick runs, but he would have to battle it out against Aditya Tare for wicketkeeper's slot in the team. On paper, Sunrisers may not look as strong as RCB, but they have a side to meet all their needs. Teams Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Kane Richardson, Samuel Badree, Travis Head, Praveen Dubey, Vikramjeet Malik, Iqbal Abdulla, Sachin Baby, Akshay Karnewar, Vikas Tokas, K.L. Rahul, Parvez Rasool, Abu Nechim, Harshal Patel, Kedar Jadhav, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Ahmed, S. Arvind, Varun Aaron, Yuzvendra Chahal, A.B. de Villiers, David Wiese, Adam Milne and Chris Gayle. Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ricky Bhui, Trent Boult, Moises Henriques, Abhimanyu Mithun, Siddarth Kaul, Mustafizur Rahman, Naman Ojha, Karn Sharma, Tirumalsetti Suman, Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Ashish Reddy, Bipul Sharma, Ben Cutting, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Eoin Morgan, Vijay Shankar, Barinder Sran, Aditya Tare, Kane Williamson.