Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the IPL 2022 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Lomror replaces Shahbaz.

SRH 39/2 in 6 overs: Siraj comes into the attack. He continues to leak runs. An expensive over that includes a six over wide long-on by Tripathi. 11 off it. PowerPlay comes to an end.

SRH 28/2 in 5 overs:Shahbaz replaces Maxwell, around the wicket. Tripathi sweeps the third ball to backward square for four. Eight runs off it.

SRH 20/2 in 4 overs: Hazlewood. Tripathi moves to the off side and scoops the first ball over short fine for four. Good comeback from Josh. Just 1 off the next five balls.

SRH 15/2 in 3 overs: Maxwell continues. Markram steps down the track and launches Maxi over long-off for six. He had struck the first ball for four. 12 off the over.

SRH 3/2 in 2 overs: Josh Hazlewood comes into the attack. Tidy start from Josh. Just 2 from the over.

SRH 1/2 in 1 over: Glenn Maxwell with the bat. Abhishek Tripathi and Kane Williamson to start. Williamson is run out first ball! A direct hit by Shahbaz Ahmed at the striker’s end catches Williamson short by the barest of margins. Williamson goes without facing a ball. Rahul Tripathi in next. Maxwell clean bowls Abhishek now! What a start. Markram joins Tripathi.

START OF CHASE

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE 192/3 IN 20 OVERS

RCB 192/3 in 20 overs: Kartik Tyagi has walked off the field. Farooqi to bowl the last over. Low full-toss outside off and du Plessis thumps it down the ground for a couple. Full on off stump and du Plessis punches to wide long-on for a single. SIX! Short on leg, Karthik pulls this straight to deep square leg and Tripathi lets it straight through his hands and the ball lands on the full on the boundary cushion. SIX! This one goes the distance without help from the fielders. Full and lifted it over long-on, where the fielder leaped up but the ball was just out his reach of his fingertips. SIX! Three in a row as Karthik pulls this one over deep mid-wicket. FOUR! In the slot outside off and Karthik muscles it over the bowler for a boundary. 25 runs off the final over despite just three runs off the first two balls. Final over sequence – 2 1 6 6 6 4.

RCB 167/3 in 19 overs: Maxwell slashes hard outside off and only manages an toe end to the keeper. The buzzer goes off the that will be a no-ball. Free-hit coming up! Low full-toss on the toes and Maxwell drills it down to long-on for a couple. OUT! Maxwell pulls this flat over mid-wicket but picks out the fielder in the deep to perfection. Glenn Maxwell c Aiden Markram b Kartik Tyagi 33(24b 3×4 2×6). Kartik to Karthik as DK comes in next. He swings and misses outside off first ball. He fails to connect again as this slower one outside off beats his attempted reverse lap shot. Thumped down the ground for a couple at long-on. There was a direct-hit at the non-striker’s end but Karthik was easily in. SIX! Karthik kneels and creams this over deep mid-wicket for his first boundary.

RCB 156/2 in 18 overs: Bhuvneshwar bowls out. Full on the pads and flicked to the fine-leg fence by Maxwell. Single at deep mid-wicket and 150 up for RCB in 17.2 overs. FOUR! Yorker on leg-stump, du Plessis gets an inside edge that races away past the keeper for four runs. Lucky runs! Similar yorker, takes du Plessis’ inside edge again but this goes to the stumper on the bounce. Low full-toss on the stumps and du Plessis fails to connect well again and just one as the ball drops in front of him. Yorker on off-stump and Maxwell whips it to mid-wicket for one more and keeps strike.

RCB 145/2 in 17 overs: FOUR! Farooqi comes for his third over. du Plessis carves this full one outside off to the boundary behind point and the bowler is down right after the release. He seemed to have pulled a muscle. He resumes after a short break. More agony for Farooqi as du Plessis drives this straight onto the bowler’s shin. A wry smile from the bowler and du Plessis comes down to check on him. Slower back-of-a-length delivery angling across outside off and du Plessis leans back and guides this awkwardly to short-third for a quick single. Slower bouncer and pulled by Maxwell to deep square leg for one more. A bit of a fumble from Tyagi in the deep almost let through a second. Slower one on a length and one more with the pull shot to deep square leg. Farooqi continues to take the pace off the ball and Maxwell doesn’t connect the switch hit well and just gets one after the ball dribbles on the off.

RCB 137/2 in 16 overs: Bhuvneshwar returns with the ball. Yorker on the pads and Maxwell flicks it behind for a single. Another full one on leg-stump and driven to mid-wicket by du Plessis for one more. Slower one outside off and Maxwell can only thump it down to long-off for a single. Another one in the blockhole on middle stump and du Plessis digs it out to deep mid-wicket for a couple. Low full-toss now on middle stump and clipped to square leg for one more. Bhuvneshwar has been very consistent with his yorkers this over. He will hope to finish well. SIX! But alas, this is in the slot outside off and Maxwell finally connects it with the meat of the bat and sends it over the bowler for a maximum.

RCB 125/2 in 15 overs: Tyagi back into the attack after the break. Du Plessis starts off with a single at point. Swing and a miss outside off from Maxwell, who is now on 11 runs off nine balls now. Decked in short and this balloons over the batter outside off and called wide. Pooran does well to leap up and keep it from going to the  boundary behind. Maxwell goes for the reverse-sweep this time and again misses the connection outside off. FOUR! Length ball on middle at comfortable height, and Maxwell shuffles across his stumps and flicks this to the fine-leg fence. Fuller on the stumps and Maxwell miscues the heave. Single to end the over.

RCB 118/2 in 14 overs: Umran into his second over. Length ball onto the pads and flicked away by du Plessis for a single at fine-leg. A couple of dot balls to follow as Umran keeps it on a tight length. Third dot in a row now as Umran darts in a searing yorker outside off and Maxwell fails to connect. FOUR! This is full and in the slot outside off and Maxwell drives it through the covers for a boundary. Bouncer to end the over. Maxwell misses trying to swat it to the boundary. Williamson reviews for caught behind but there is nothing on UltraEdge.

RCB 113/2 in 13 overs: Suchith bowls out. OUT! Patidar clears his front leg and looks to clear the mid-wicket boundary with a big hit but doesn’t get the distance. It goes on a flattish trajectory to the man in the deep. Maxwell comes in next at number four. Turning into him and he collects a single off the backfoot. One more for du Plessis at long-on. SIX! Trademark Maxie as he unleashes his switch-hit to fetch a maximum over point. Dot to end the over.

RCB 105/1 in 12 overs: Slower and wide outside off from Tyagi and du Plessis misses trying to reach out desperately. Beaten! Jagging into du Plessis from a length on off-stump and goes past du Plessis attempted on-drive. Another swing and miss, closer to off stump this time. Three dot balls to begin Tyagi’s over. FOUR! Another length ball wide outside off but this time du Plessis connect and flays it over the covers for a boundary. That brings up du Plessis’ fifty off 34 balls and RCB’s hundred in 11.4 overs. Single next ball. Tyagi goes short again, just like his first over, and this is called wide for height. Length ball on middle, coming in with the angle, and Patidar leans back a bit to carve this to point for a single.

RCB 98/1 in 11 overs: Abhishek continues. A couple of singles to begin the over. Tossed up on middle and leg, Patidar clears his front leg and looks to launch this over mid-wicket but misses comprehensively. Shimmy down the track for a single at mid-wicket. Another couple of singles to end the over. Both batters tied on 47 runs.

RCB 93/1 in 10 overs: Du Plessis pierces the off-side field for a couple as he drills this full one outside off from Farooqi. One more for him next ball. Slower bouncer, angling across from outside leg to Patidar, and he just stands in his crease and lets it pass him harmlessly. Full outside off and punched to wide long-off by Patidar for a single. Angling across outside off, slower one, and du Plessis backs out from offering a shot. FOUR! A good over comes to a sour end for Farooqi. This was too full and wide outside off and du Plessis squeezed it behind point for four more.

RCB 85/1 in 9 overs: FOUR! Patidar swings outside off and gets a thick outside edge to short third, where Farooqi drops an easy one diving forward and the ball goes through him and to the boundary rope. Four singles after that first ball four and eight in total from this Abhishek Sharma over.

RCB 77/1 in 8 overs: Pace machine Umran Malik into the attack. Length ball outside off and du Plessis drives it for a single. FOUR! Short of a length and Patidar cuts it over cover and point for four runs. FOUR! Full this time, just outside off stump, and du Plessis clears his front leg and thumps it down the ground for a boundary. FOUR! du Plessis pulls this flat and Tripathi misses a tough chance at mid-wicket before the ball goes across the boundary cushion. SIX! Stand and deliver stuff from du Plessis as he pulls this convincingly over deep mid-wicket. 20 runs from Umran’s first over.

RCB 57/1 in 7 overs: Suchith into his third over. Tossed up on leg middle and leg and Patidar heaves this for a single at deep mid-wicket. One more for du Plessis behind square leg. SIX! Length ball on off-stump and Patidar slaps this over long-off for half a dozen. That also brings up the fifty for RCB in 6.5 overs. Two more to end the over.

RCB 47/1 in 6 overs: SIX! Tyagi into the attack and du Plessis pulls him over mid-wicket for a six. It was just short of a length outside off and du Plessis was quick to get into position and clobbers this one. Another short one, angling into his midriff and du Plessis pulls this to deep square leg for one. FOUR! Back of a length moving away outside off and Patidar slashes it hard and gets it just over the keeper to fetch four more. More short stuff from Tyagi, this is closer to off-stump, and Patidar dabs to short third-man but cannot clear the fielder. Fuller on the pads and flicked behind square leg for just one. Length ball very wide outside off and he will need to reload that one. FOUR! Length delivery sprayed on the pads and du Plessis swivels and pulls this with ease to the boundary behind deep square leg. 17 runs from the over.

RCB 30/1 in 5 overs: Debutant Farooqi with the ball. Starts with a full delivery on middle and off and Patidar defends it back to the bowler. FOUR! This one is straying on the pads and Patidar flicks it away behind square for a boundary. One more for him with a push to long-off. Du Plessis heaves this length ball angling across outside off straight to mid-off. Loose ball outside leg-stump and du Plessis runs it down fine-leg for a single. Driven by Patidar straight to mid-off. Six runs from the debutant’s first over.

RCB 24/1 in 4 overs: Bhuvneshwar continues. Du Plessis gets an inside edge onto his thigh pad as he looks to step out and swing through the line on the leg-side. He steps out again next ball for a single at mid-off. Another single for Patidar through the off-side next ball. Slapped down to long-off for another one by du Plessis. SIX! Patidar goes his big over deep mid-wicket. This was on a length on middle and Patidar picked it up with ease. Single to end the over.

RCB 14/1 in 3 overs: Angling in and going down leg with the angle for wide ball. The batters collect a single to make it two without a legal delivery bowled in the over. A couple more for Patidar – this time off the bat. He flicks the next one through mid-wicket for a single. Du Plessis pushes to mid-on for a dot ball. FOUR! Du Plessis steps out, gets to the pitch of the ball, and drags this from outside off to the long-on boundary. Fuller on the stumps and driven through the covers for a single. Almost caught! Patidar got a leading edge that was just wide of Suchith, who leaped to his left to take it.

RCB 4/1 in 2 overs: Bhuvneshwar from the other end. Length ball in the channel and defended from the crease by Patidar. He dabs this one down to third-man for a single. Fuller outside off and du Plessis drives to extra cover for a quick single to get off the mark. Three dot balls to end the over. Just two from it.

RCB 2/1 in 1 over: Kohli and du Plessis are out in the middle to open the innings for RCB. OUT! Kohli pats this full ball on the pads from Suchith straight to mid-wicket fielder for another golden duck. Virat Kohli c Kane Williamson b Jagadeesha Suchith 0(1b). Suchith keeps it tight on the stumps on a good length. Just a single and wide ball from the over. Patidar is in at number three.

RCB VS SRH PLAYING XI

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Kane Williamson (c), Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shashank Singh, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

TOSS: Royal Challengers Bangalore wins the toss and elects to bat and Faf du Plessis confirms the team in unchanged. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Fazalhaq Farooqi will make his IPL debut, coming in for Sean Abbott. Shreyas Gopal makes way for Jagadeesha Suchith.

SRH AT WANKHEDE STADIUM IN IPL 2022

Lost to Gujarat Titans by five wickets

RCB AT WANKHEDE STADIUM IN IPL 2022

Beat Delhi Capitals by 16 runs

Beat Rajasthan Royals by four wickets

LAST FIVE MATCHES AT WANKHEDE STADIUM IN IPL 2022 (RESULTS)

Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets

Lucknow Super Giants beat Delhi Capitals by six runs

Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets

Gujarat Titans beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets

MATCH PREVIEW

Sunrisers Hyderabad believes in momentum. When Kane Williamson’s men win, they win serially. When they lose, they lose serially.

After winning five games in a row, they lost the next three. Their last victory came against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The teams face off again, on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium. Royal Challengers though is in the top four of the IPL table with 12 points, while Sunrisers, on 10 points, will be desperate to break into it as the race for places in the playoffs gets close.

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When the two sides met a fortnight ago at the Brabourne Stadium, Royal Challengers were bundled out for a mere 68 on way to a nine-wicket defeat. Most of the damage was done by two left-arm seamers Marco Jansen and T. Natarajan who picked up three wickets each. Since then the Tamil Nadu bowler got injured while the South African became too expensive.

Umran Malik, too, proved expensive in the last two matches, but his explosive pace has also won games for Sunrisers this season. The captain’s form with the bat has been a worry, but Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran have been amongst runs.

Like Williamson, RCB’s batting superstar Virat Kohli too has been going through a season to forget. But the likes of skipper Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik have had good outings with the bat. The franchise has a balanced attack, in which spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and seamer Harshal Patel have been the most successful.

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