Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is back to winning ways under the leadership of Faf du Plessis. After 6 consecutive defeats in this season, RCB has registered their first win. RCB defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 35 runs in the match on Thursday (April 25).

The match was played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, in which RCB had set a target of 207 runs. In reply, Hyderabad managed to score only 171 runs for the loss of 8 wickets at home and lost the match.

Not a single batsman could leave his mark for Sunrisers. Shahbaz Ahmed played the highest unbeaten innings of 40 runs. While Abhishek Sharma and captain Pat Cummins scored 31-31. Apart from this, not a single batsman could reach the figure of 20.

3 Spinners strategy effective

Every bowler performed well for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore went into the match with 3 spin bowling options. The strategy paid off from the very first over as Will Jack dismissed Travis Head. Meanwhile, Karn Sharma took 2 wickets for just 29 runs in 4 overs. Third spinner Swapneel Singh conceded 40 runs in 3 overs, but he took the wickets of Aidan Markram and Henrik Klaassen to make the match one-sided for RCB. Yash Dayal took 1 wicket and Cameron Green 2 wickets in this match.

RCB's innings

Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar scored half-centuries in this match for RCB. Rajat Patidar scored 50 runs in just 20 balls. King Kohli scored 51 runs in 43 balls. In the end, Cameron Green returned unbeaten with 37 off 20 balls. While Jaydev Unadkat took the most 3 wickets from Hyderabad.