Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) faced Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2020 Eliminator clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday (November 6).
Asked to bat first, RCB posted 131/7 in 20 overs. It was a disappointing batting performance as none of them besides AB de Villiers (56 off 43 balls) managed to touch the 35-run mark.
For SRH, Jason Holder was the stand-out bowler, claiming 3 wickets by conceding only 25 runs in his four overs. T Natarajan was also brilliant with the ball, taking 2 for 33, including the prized scalp of De Villiers, in his four-over quota.
In reply, SRH overhauled the target in 19.4 overs with 6 wickets in hand. After losing the top three wickets early, Kane Williamson anchored the chase and remained unbeaten on 44-ball 50 while Holder played a valuable cameo of 20-ball 24* to see the team through.
With this victory, SRH set up a clash against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Qualifier 2 while RCB got knocked out of the tournament.
Cricket experts lauded Holder’s all-round brilliance and Williamson’s composed knock in Sunrisers' impressive win over RCB.
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