In another thrilling game of the Indian Premier League 2021, former champion Sunrisers Hyderabad lost it from a winning position against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Match 6 at the MA Chidambaram (Chepauk) Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. While Glenn Maxwell's late blitz of 59 aided RCB, spinner Shahbaz Ahmed's three-for in the 17th over inflicted severe damage to SRH. Meanwhile, some records did tumble tonight.
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Maxwell ends an unwanted runMaxwell's half-century came after 40 IPL innings. It is the fourth-longest wait between two IPL half-centuries by a batsman after Dwayne Bravo (44), Deepak Hooda (48) and Yusuf Pathan (49).
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David Warner scripts a special oneDespite scoring a commendable 54, Warner ended up on the losing side. Nonetheless, his knock would remain special, as he scored his 834th run against RCB, which is the most by any batsman, going past MS Dhoni's 833.
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RCB defends a lowestThe RCB bowlers did a fine job to restrict the SRH batsmen. As a result, it was the fourth-lowest total defended by RCB, of 149, while its lowest happens to be 126 against Chennai Super Kings in 2008.Ahmed joins a unique list for 2021It was Ahmed's three-for in the 17th over that turned the game around. Meanwhile, he became only the third bowler after Harshal Patel and Andre Russell to do so this season.
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Match summaryElecting to bowl, SRH managed to restrict RCB to 1498, with Maxwell hitting 59 in the closing stages. In reply, Warner scored a praiseworthy 54, aided by Manish Pandey's 38. However, Ahmed's three-for in the 17th over opened the floodgates, as SRH succumbed to pressure and lost by six runs.Brief scores: RCB 1498 (Kohli- 33, Maxwell- 59; Holder- 330) beat SRH 1439 (Warner- 54, Pandey- 38, Ahmed- 37) by six runs.
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