SRH posted 287/3, the second highest total in T20 cricket and the highest-ever in IPL.
Travis Head (102 in 41), Heinrich Klaasen (67 in 31), Aiden Markram (32* in 17), and Abdul Samad (37* in 10) took the RCB bowlers to cleaners on a batting beauty of a wicket at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Four RCB bowlers went for more than 50 runs in their 4-over quota, with Reece Topley yielding 68 and Vijaykumar Vyshak leaking 64.
During the SRH innings, Virat Kohli was seen disappointed, angry, and frustrated at his team’s bowlers. He was seen shouting at his bowlers, kicking dirt in frustration and even making gestures as RCB bowlers were being hit for runs.
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In reply, Kohli made 42 in 20 balls before being bowled by Mayank Markande. Faf du Plessis (62) kept the RCB in the hunt before they lost three quick wickets in the middle order. However, Dinesh Karthik played a knock of a lifetime, scoring 83 in 35 balls with 7 sixes and 5 fours to take RCB to 262/7 and reduced the margin of defeat to just 25 runs.
RCB now has lost 6 matches out of 7 played and is at the bottom of the points table.