In an exciting match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday night, SRH upset RCB by a margin of 25 runs. At the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl. In 20 overs, SRH amassed 287 runs while dropping 3 wickets. Despite losing the match, RCB managed to score 262 runs in the second inning despite losing 7 wickets.
SRH batsman Travis Head reached his century in 39 balls and his 41-ball total in 102 runs. RCB's Dinesh Karthik scored 83 runs off of 35 balls. He also made a 108-meter six-swing. Star batsman Virat Kohli was bowled by Mayank Markande after only scoring 42 runs in 20 deliveries. Captain Duplessis made a mistake that resulted in Will Jacques being run out. Moments of Match...
1. Head-hit a four to get a century.
Travis Head, the SRH opener who made a century, hit a four to reach his half century. The fourth delivery of the 12th over was a longer-length ball bowled by Vijaykumar Vaishakh. Which Head played long on and took just 39 balls to reach his century?
2. Klaasen scored a 106-meter six.
Against RCB, Heinrich Klaasen scored a six at 106 meters. Clason struck Lockie Ferguson's ball for a straight six on the second ball of the seventeenth over. This is the IPL 2024 equivalent of the second-longest six. Earlier this season, 106-meter sixes were also hit by Nicholas Puran and Venkatesh Iyer. Puran scored this six on Bengaluru's own ground against the RCB. Dinesh Karthik shattered all three batsmen's records in the same match with a 108-meter six.
In the 19th over, Abdul Samad also scored a six, measuring 103 meters. Reece Topley delivered a six in the long direction to Samad on the fourth ball of the 19th over.
3. Markram wins the wicket; the referee calls for no ball.
On the second ball of the eighteenth over, after Klaasen is removed, Aiden Markram misplays Yash Dayal's full toss to short third-man, where Reece Topley dives. made an excellent catch. The squad celebrated the wicket right away, but the field umpire called no ball, meaning that Markram, who had hit 32 runs in 17 balls, would remain undefeated until the very end. Abdul Samad also had a fantastic inning, getting 37 runs on 10 balls, contributing to the team's final score of 287/7. enabled him to record a score of 3, easily surpassing his prior score.
4. Bowled Kohli by Markande.
RCB opener Virat Kohli was dismissed by SRH spinner Mayank Markande. On the second ball of the seventh over, Markande bowled a slow googly. Virat Kohli attempted a sweep but was unable to. As a result, the ball struck the stump exactly.
5. The longest six of the season was struck by Dinesh Karthik.
Dinesh Karthik, the RCB batsman, struck a six at 108 meters. The season's top six are this group. Kartin pulled towards the leg side in front of Natarajan on the opening ball of the 16th over, sending the ball skyward.
6. Will Jacques was eliminated by Duplessis' shot on a non-strike.
Without making a mistake, Will Jacques was forced to lose his wicket. He was sent back to the pavilion by Jaydev Unadkat on his own. Eighth over: Unadkat bowled a sluggish ball. When the ball went outside the off stump, strike-out batting player Faf du Plessis played it straight and with time.
But before the ball reached the stumps, it struck Unadkat's right palm. Jacques was way out of the crease at that point. Having scored seven runs in four balls, he was out. Once out, Unadkat was beaming and had a broad smile on his face, whereas Du Plessis was abrasive in his expression of displeasure.
