Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered tough luck as SunRisers Hyderabad edged past by four runs in Wednesday's IPL 2021 clash in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, quite a few records were achieved.
It was a bad day for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the office. It was marginally beaten, by four runs, by former champion SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 52 of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sheikh Zayd Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. As RCB's hopes of a second-spot finish diminish, here are the records that were accomplished during the match.
Harshal Patel goes to the top
Patel has claimed 29 wickets in the tournament. As a result, he is now the highest Indian wicket-taker in an IPL season, surpassing Jasprit Bumrah (27 in 2020). Overall, he is the third-highest after Dwayne Bravo (32 in 2013) and Kagiso Rabada (30 in 2020).
Yuzvendra Chahal joins an outcast list
Chahal conceded his 150th six in the IPL. Consequently, he has become the fourth bowler to do so after Piyush Chawla (181), Amit Mishra (175) and Ravindra Jadeja (159).
AB de Villiers joins a hated list
RCB lost the game despite de Villiers staying unbeaten. It was only the second instance of ABD involved in the same after against Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2019.
Match summary
Winning the toss, RCB opted to bowl, as SRH posted an average total of 141/7, courtesy of Jason Roy's 44, while pacer Harshal Patel claimed a three-for. In reply, the SRH bowlers defended it, thanks to a consolidated effort from all the five bowlers, and won it by just four runs.
Brief scores: SRH 141/7 (Roy- 44, Williamson- 31; Harshal- 3/33) beats RCB 137/6 (Padikkal- 41, Maxwell- 40; Malik- 1/21) by four runs.