Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) annihilated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday (April 23).

Opting to bowl first, SRH bundled out RCB for a paltry 68 in 16.1 overs. It was a shambolic batting display from the Bangalore-based franchise as only two batters managed to cross the double-digit mark. Suyash Prabhudessai was the top scorer in the innings with 15.

Marco Jansen wreaked havoc on RCB’s top-order with the excellent figures of 3/25 while T Natarajan (3-10), J Suchith (2-12), Umran Malik (1-13) and Bhuvneshwar (1-8) ran through the middle and lower order.

In reply, SRH rode on Abhishek Sharma’s 28-ball 47 and skipper Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 16 to overhaul the target with 72 deliveries to spare.

Abhishek got out to Harshal Patel when the Sunrisers needed 5 runs to seal the deal. In the end, Williamson and Rahul Tripathi (7*) took the team over the line.

With this victory, SRH climbed to the second spot on the points table while RCB slipped to the fourth position.

Brief Scores:

RCB – 68/10 in 16.1 overs (Suyash Prabhudessai 15; Marco Jansen 3-25; T Natarajan 3-10) lost to SRH – 72/1 in 8 overs (Abhishek Sharma 47; Kane Williamson 16*) by 9 wickets