Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Mohammad Nabi bowled a terrific opening spell after David Warner, and Jonny Bairstow combined to post 231 runs to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 118 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Chasing a massive target, Royal Challengers Bangalore crumbled to pressure. Mohammad Nabi who is playing his first game of the season single-handedly ran down the Bangalore batting picking three wickets within four overs. Virat Kohli demoted himself to sent Shimron Hetmyer with Parthiv Patel at the top. However, it didn’t help as Mohammad Nabi’s off-spinner looked too difficult. He dismissed Parthiv, Hetmyer and AB de Villiers before Sandeep Sharma removed skipper Virat Kohli.
Striving at 30 at four, another wicket from Nabi and a runout pushed them to 36 for six within eight overs. Since then, Colin de Grandhomme and Prayas Ray Barman added 51 runs for the seventh wicket, and in the process, the debutant Barman showcased his authority with the bat. Sandeep dismissed Barman to claim his second wicket while a few runouts rattled Bangalore’s batting for 113 runs.
Warner and Bairstow power Hyderabad to 231
Previously, Jonny Bairstow and David Warner bolstered Sunrisers Hyderabad to 231 runs for the loss of two wickets. Both Warner and Bairstow notched up their individual hundreds to post a massive target on the board. The right-hand-left-hand combination didn’t spare any bowler and took them all over the part. Meanwhile, among the two, Bairstow was the aggressor one – a rare sight in T20 cricket. Bairstow looked all pumped up hitting debutant Prayas Ray Barman for two fours and a six to bring his half-century.
With 105 runs in ten overs, they increased the scoring rate to finish at 231 runs. While Bairstow scored his first IPL hundred, Warner brought his fourth – currently placed second with Virat Kohli in the list of most centuries after Chris Gayle. Although the English cricketer got out, Warner and Shankar ensured they post 231 runs.
Twitter reactions:
#RCB has avoided the follow-on…but innings defeat still looming large. #SRHvRCB #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 31, 2019
Ye kis mukaam pe aake mera RCB thehra hain,
Kunki unke team naa bowling coach Nehra hain#SRHvRCB #IPL2019
— Aakash Chopra (@poetic_aakash) March 31, 2019
Virat Kohli at the toss said "Pitch will play slower in the first half and will be better to bat in the second innings" #SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/zug0oRw7Hs
— Ashok Raghavan (@AshokRaghavan) March 31, 2019
#Rcb @imVkohli
Again? ?#SRHvRCB— Meet Ishaan ?? (@ishaanmeet) March 31, 2019
If William Shakespeare was to write "Comedy Of Errors" again in this era, he definitely would have written it keeping the RCB team in his mind??#SRHvRCB
— Bala Valluvan (@balavalluvan) March 31, 2019
Lagta hai RCB ko IPL me isi liye rakha hai taki dusri teams ko 2 points mil sake.#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/PEg3mopdfV
— Saurin Shah?? (@Saurin_Shah_) March 31, 2019
Its turning out to be the most humiliating defeat for Virat as a captain and for RCB as a whole team! #SRHvRCB #IPL2019
— Mohamed Multazim (@iam_Multazim) March 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/SanyamiSadhu/status/1112353293559320576
#SRHvRCB
Reporters to Virat : How's IPL going.??
Virat : pic.twitter.com/jXqRLFfiOR— Azhar Shaikh (@shaikh_azhar_1) March 31, 2019
This match is going to make sure RCB's NRR will be in -ve throughout IPL 2019. #SRHvRCB
— Amarendra Bandla (@ambandla) March 31, 2019
Nabi to Rashid:-
"Bhai, Aaj Teri zarurat nahi hai. Inko tho mein hi sambhaal lunga"#SRHvRCB— Shubham (@shubhampc54) March 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/Cricket_ka_baap/status/1112354002837139457
#SRHvRCB ???? ?? pic.twitter.com/6Tludo0LIU
— Lopamudra sahoo (@Lopamud986708) March 31, 2019
#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/RhzE6hQbkN
— . (@urstrulyJosh) March 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/_CosmoKramer__/status/1112338245839273984
RCB playing like a RCB , No surprises as usual ? #SRHvRCB #IPL2019
— prateek raj (@prateek99273095) March 31, 2019
6th wicket gone!?????
Dear @SunRisers please end this match soon so that I can go out with my mom for shopping??❤#SRHvRCB
— Amirtha (@Ungrammatically) March 31, 2019
#SRHvRCB RCB fans right now. pic.twitter.com/THqirK11BD
— Akash (@iakashs) March 31, 2019
Any one left inside ???#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/y2xnPHk3vd
— Jaggi (@rhumour_D) March 31, 2019
https://twitter.com/rituraj1912/status/1112338217750007814
Apna time ka to pata nahi…
Lekin underground hone ka samay jarur aa Gaya…#SRHvRCB— Saurabh Jayaswal (@criccrazy100rbh) March 31, 2019
ये सब RCB players जबरदस्ती मैच हारकर माल्या से बदला ले रहे हैं क्या ?? #SRHvRCB #IPL2019
— Berojgar Engineer (@bhatkatii_aatma) March 31, 2019
#SRHvRCB johnny bhai beat rcb by 1run
— piyush sharma (@iampiyushshrma) March 31, 2019
Slowly and slowly, every player will leave RCB, and then Mallya will have to come to India and play, or just close the team. #SRHvRCB
— Arpita Desai (@immatinyaff) March 31, 2019
#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/1SBUzmfC4r
— ⚠️ (@Virksayss) March 31, 2019
RCB Fans right now #SRHvRCB #orangearmy #SRH #RCB pic.twitter.com/rnm4yZWfdo
— anil b (@anilb147) March 31, 2019
I Think it's high time that @imVkohli should step down as captain of @RCBTweets. I think players are are trying too hard to to match kohli level. That is making their performance worst. Let just be themselves and not force them to be they are not. #RCB #RCBvsSRH #SRHvRCB #IPL
— Ayush Sinha (@AyushSi19846370) March 31, 2019