IPL 2020, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs SunRisers Hyderabad: As it happened

The side’s have built-up an intriguing rivalry over the years especially since SRH won their maiden IPL crown by narrowly defeating RCB in the 2016 edition.

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Debutant Devdutt Padikkal and AB de Villiers hammered a half-century each before bowlers came to the fore as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat SunRisers Hyderbad by 10 runs to kick start their campaign at the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on winning note at the Dubai International Stadium on Monday.

Asked to bat first,Padikkal (56) provided a perfect start to Bangalore-based franchise as he not only smashed his maiden IPL fifty but also stitched a crucial 90-run partnership with Aaron Finch (29) to take his side close to 100-run mark.

Subsequently, AB de Villiers then hammered a quick-fire 30-ball 51to help RCB post 163 for five in their stipulated 20 overs.

In reply, wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow scored a significant knock of 43-ball 61 runs besides sharing a 71-run stand with Manish Pandey (34) to rebuild SunRisers Hyderabad's innings.

However, the two departed in quick succession off Yuzvendra Chahal's deliveries.Following the two's departure, the SRH fell like a pack of cards to get eventually bundled out for 153 in 19.4 overs.

Here are the highlights:

21 September 2020

23:26 IST

WICKET!! SunRisers Hyderabad have now lost their ninth wicket as Mitchell Marsh (0) was caught by Viat Kohli at long-on on the second ball of the 19th over by Shivam Dube. SRH 146/9 (19 overs)

23:17 IST

WICKET!! Navdeep Saini struck twice to reduce SunRisers Hyderabad to 142/8 in their chase of 164 runs. Saini clean bowled Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0) and Rashid Khan (6) on the fourth and last delivery of the 18th over. SRH 142/8 (18 overs)

23:04 IST

WICKET!! Sunrisers Hyderabad are now down by five wickets as Priyam Garg was clean bowled by Shivam Dube on the third ball of the 17th over to depart for 12 runs.SRH 129/5 (16.3 overs)

22:55 IST

WICKET!! Yuzvendra Chahal struck twice in the 16th over to remove Jonny Bairstow and Vijay Shankar for 61 and duck, respectively. While the SRH opener was bowled out on the second delivery of the over, Chahal dismissed Vijay in a similar fashion on the very next ball. SRH 123/4 (15.5 overs)

22:45 IST

FIFTy!! Jonny Bairstow (56) has brought up a half-century off 37 deliveries. The SRH opener reached the mark via a majestic short-arm pull towrads midwicket for four runs.SRH 108/2 (14 overs)

22:34 IST

WICKET!! A 71-run crucial partnership between Manish Pandey (34) and Jonny Bairstow (43) has come to an end after the former was caught by Navdeep Saini at long-off on the last ball of the 12th over from Yuzvendra Chahal. SRH 89/2 (12 overs)

22:23 IST

Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow continue to stay strong at their respective scores of 33 and 42 as the duo has brought up a 65-run partnership for the first wicket. The SRH now need 77 runs from 55 balls. SRH 83/1 (11 overs)

22:00 IST

Manish Pandey and Jonny Bairstow are currently both batting at 20 as SunRisers Hyderabad have crossed the 50-run mark in their chase of 164 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).Pandey hammered back-to-back boundaies off Umesh Yadav deliveries in the fifth  ove before Bairstow whacked the fourth ball of the sixth over from Navdeep Saini towards midwicket for four runs.SRH 48/1 (6 overs)

21:53 IST

Opener Jonny Bairstow (13) and Manish Pandey (9) look to rebuild SRH's innings after losing skipper David Warner cheaply for six runs. The duo has added 12 runs in the last two overs. SRH 30/1 (4 overs)

21:44 IST

Manish Pandey is the new batsman in for the SRH!

21:39 IST

WICKET!! Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) gets an early breakthrough as opener David Warner departed cheaply for six after getting run out by Umesh Yadav on the fourth ball of the second over.SRH 18/1 (2 overs)

21:31 IST

Skipper David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have walked down the crease to begin SRH's chase.Dale Steyn to open the attack for RCB.

21:23 IST

Innings Break!

21:20 IST

AB de Villiers (51) and Devdutt Padikkal (53) smashed a half-century each as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) posted a score of 163 for five in their stipulated 20 overs against SunRisers Hyderabad. Shivam Dube (7) and De Villiers departed in the last over after getting run out. RCB 163/5 (20 overs)

21:02 IST

17 runs off the last two overs. AB de Villiers (31) and Shivam Dube (6) are currently batting at the crease at the crease and looking to guide RCB past 150-run mark with just two overs remaining. RCB 141/3 (18 overs)

20:49 IST

WICKET!! Virat Kohli fell cheaply for 14 runs after being caught by Rashid Khan at deep midwicket on the fifth ball of the 16th over from Natarajan. RCB 123/3 (15.5 overs)

20:44 IST

Skipper Virat Kohli and swashbuckling batsman AB de Villiers are currently batting at the crease as RCB have crossed the 100-run mark in their first IPL 2020 outing against SRH.De Villiers (7) got off the mark by hitting the third ball of the 12th over from Abhishesk Sharma towards long-off for two runs, while Kohli (11) punched off the back foot to deep midwicket on the very next ball to open his account with a single. RCB 108/2 (14 overs)

20:38 IST

Ab de Villiers and skipper Virat Kohli have now walked down the crease to resume RCB's innings. 

20:35 IST

WICKET!! RCB openers Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal who were looking good at the crease ended up departing in quick succession for their respective scores of 56 and 29. While Padikkal was clean bowled by Murali Vijay on the last ball of the 11th over, the Australian skipper was caught leg before wicket on the first ball of 12th over from Abhishek Sharma.As a result, a 90-run partnership for the opening wicket has also come to an end. RCB 95/2 (12 overs)

20:22 IST

FIFTY!! Debutant Devdutt Padikkal has brought up his half-century off just 36 balls. He reached the mark by picking up a boundary on the third ball of the 10th over by Abhishek Sharma. Finch (23), on the other hand, cleared the midwicket on the fourth ball of the ninth over from Rashid Khan to score first boundary in four overs before he lifted the very next ball over  the fielder at deep square for a maximum. RCB 86/0 (10 overs)

20:13 IST

Devdutt Padikkal is looking solid at the crease as he is steadily approaching his half-century for the RCB. The opener has notched up 43 runs off just 32 balls besides also stitching a 65-run stand with Aaron Finch (17) for the first wicket. SunRisers Hyderbad, on the other hand, need to break this partnership as quickly as possible in orde to avoid the Virat Kohli-led side put up a huge total. RCB 64/0 (8 overs)

20:06 IST

Openers Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal continue to stand strong at the crease at their respective scores of 12 and 37 as Royal Challengers Bangalore have crossed the 50-run mark without a loss of any wicket after six overs against SunRisers Hyderabad. RCB 53/0 (6 overs)

19:42 IST

19 runs off the last two overs. Finch (2) got off the mark by by smashing a Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivery down at third man for two runs before Padikkal hammered T Natarajan for three boundaries in the next over.Padikkal first notched back-to-back fours on the second and third delivery of the fourth over before clubbing the fifth ball over midwicket for another boundary. RCB 32/0 (4 overs)

19:40 IST

The RCB are off to a decent start as they notched 13 runs off the first two overs. Devdutt Padikkal got off the mark by tapping the fourth ball of the first over to mid-on's left for a single, while Aaron Finch is yet to open his account.RCB 13/0 (2 overs)

19:18 IST

Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch have walked down the crease to begin RCB's innings.Bhuvneshwar Kumar to open the proceedings for SunRisers Hyderabad.

19:13 IST

RCB skipper Virat Kohli will don a jersey with name Simranjeet Singh written on the back, while his South African teammate AB de Villiers will wear the jersey with a name of  Paritosh Pant as their tributes to COVID-19 warriors.

Notably, Paritosh Pant is a Mumbai-based restauranteur who began ‘Project Feeding from Far’ with lawyer Pooja Reddy in a bid to feed meals to the needy amid coronavirus crises.Meanwhile, Simranjeet Singh, a hearing-impaired, along with his friends raised Rs 98,000 to help the needy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19:11 IST

Lineups:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:  David Warner (capt), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Mitchell Marsh, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (capt), AB de Villiers, Josh Philippe (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal

18:56 IST

SunRisers Hyderbad win the toss, opt to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore. 

18:49 IST

The toss for the match will take place shortly!

18:46 IST

Meanwhile, SRH skipper David Warner and batting coach VVS Laxman could be seen engaging in some intense talk ahead of clash against RCB.

Some intense talk before the big clash between @VVSLaxman281 and @SunRisers captain @davidwarner31
#Dream11IPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/ZlqZsDuikc

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 21, 2020

18:44 IST

RCB skipper Virat Kohli is warming up ahead of his side's IPL opener against David Warner's SRH.

#KingKohli is in the house #Dream11IPL #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/6mvqhBVwjn

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 21, 2020

18:42 IST

The players of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have arrived in Dubai for opening IPL tie against SunRisers Hyderabad.

The @RCBTweets have arrived here in Dubai for #SRHvRCB#Dream11IPL pic.twitter.com/EhPw2yvcub

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 21, 2020